Update
Posted: April 30, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized Comments Off on UpdateThanks a lot to everyone who came to our launch at Jazzgroove last night! Great crowd and a whole lot of positive feedback.
If you missed the launch, but would like to buy or download the album, you can do that at www.captainkirkwood.bandcamp.com
Our next gig will be on Sunday, May 26th as part of the Kinetic Jazz Festival! Click on that link for more details. Hope you can come!
New Album Review and Q&A
Posted: April 25, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized Comments Off on New Album Review and Q&AThe wonderful John Hardaker has written a great review of the new album, which you can read at Australianjazz.net. He also sent Ellen a bunch of questions about the album, about her inspiration for writing “Theseus,” the writing process, and jazz and music in general. Check it out here.
Album Launch April 30th at Jazzgroove!
Posted: April 22, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: "album launch", gig details, jazz, jazzgroove, music, story, sydney, theseus and the minotaur Leave a comment
Captain Kirkwood’s new album “Theseus and the Minotaur” will be launched at Jazzgroove on Tuesday, 30th April. It features the 5 part “Theseus and the Minotaur” suite – a narrated “music story” based on the Greek myth, plus 3 other original tracks by bandleader Ellen Kirkwood.
Gig Details:
Date: Tuesday 30th April
Address: Jazzgroove at 107 Redfern St, Redfern, NSW
Time: Random Acts of Jazz 8pm, Captain Kirkwood 9:30pm
Prices: $15 or $8 for Jazzgroove members
“Ellen Kirkwood’s ‘Theseus’, already highly attractive as a recording, is especially appropriate for live performances, its programmatic vehicle supplying a value-added cultural and dramatic experience to music that is never less than expressive, evocative and joyous.” – David Sampson
Preview the album at soundcloud.com/capnkirkwood
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