hear & now | reviews – books

Artists’ decisions, intuitions and visions are sometimes more important than the breadth of their skills, argues John Clare. This is something Peter Ind doesn’t acknowledge in his analysis of Lennie Tristano’s contribution to jazz.

In the second review of Sounds From the Corner, a new book on contemporary jazz on CD, Martin Jackson argues author Roger Dean should be congratulated for documenting and assessing Australian contemporary jazz recordings. But he also says there’s plenty of work yet to be done.

Is jazz still a vibrant and evolving art form or a music that has had its day. John Clare examines Stuart Nicholson’s provocative new book.

John Clare shares his pleasure and puzzlement at reading this important book on Australian music by Roger T. Dean.