Event
MIJF18: "Sweet Sweet Spirit"
- Date: Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 7:30pm
- Venue: Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre — Cnr Bell St & St Georges Rd, Preston, VIC
- Series: This event is part of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2018 series
- Tickets: Full: $33 | Concession: $28 (booking fees may apply) — Tickets can be purchased online
Event Details
This world premiere performance features Barney McAll’s arrangements of music by the great gospel composer Doris Akers. Akers was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2001 and was honoured by the Smithsonian Institution as “the foremost black gospel songwriter in the United States”.
Featuring stellar vocalists Gary Pinto and Belle Bangard this will be a unique take on the music and spirit of one of the most treasured gospel composers of our times.
Personnel
Barney McAll - arrangement / Hammond / piano / voice
Belle Bangard - voice
Gary Pinto - voice
Sam Anning - bass
Leigh Fisher - drums
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on (03) 9001 1388 or by email to info@melbournejazz.com
Featured artists
- Jazz/improvisation by Barney McAll
- Jazz/improvisation by Belle Bangard
- Jazz/improvisation by Gary Pinto
- Jazz/improvisation by Sam Anning
- Jazz/improvisation by Leigh Fisher
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