Festivals can throw up all sorts of wonderful surprises. At the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Ms. Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton was a prime example. We began the night with Audrey Powne (vocals, trumpet) fronting...

YID! promised to take “centuries-old Yiddish songs” and present them in a variety of musical styles, from 1930s Big Band to modern-day Electronica. The ensemble of 20+ musicians certainly achieved some memorable moments....

It’s stunning to think that the George Gershwin-composed Rhapsody in Blue was first performed in 1924. Many of his songs from stage and screen, such as Someone to Watch Over Me, have become Jazz standards. Even a limited...