Dear friends,
Christmas is drawing near, and here in Australia, December is known as the silly season. It's strange to think that we celebrate Christmas during summer here in the southern hemisphere in the style of northern hemisphere celebrations -…
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November 2015 - Wangaratta Jazz Edition
Dave Goodman Music News
We enjoyed playing at Foundry 616 in October. Click the photo for some footage from the gig. We're looking forward to playing the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues in St Patrick's …Read more
October 2015
Dear friends,
This month I have some exciting news to tell you about the Dave Goodman Quartet, including discount ticket offers, but first I want to congratulate Australian jazz legends Mike Nock and John Pochée for each reaching their…
Read moreSeptember 2015
Dear friends,
I trust all is well with you and yours!
Today marks five years since the day that I sent my doctoral thesis away to be marked. It took nearly six years to write, and the final product wound…
July 2015 - A Tribute to Allan Browne
Dear friends,
I hope you enjoyed June as much as I did! The fun, however, was not enjoyed without loss. The passing of Melbourne's Allan Browne - drummer, improviser, band leader and poet par excellence - cut deeply through Australia's…Read more
I hope you enjoyed June as much as I did! The fun, however, was not enjoyed without loss. The passing of Melbourne's Allan Browne - drummer, improviser, band leader and poet par excellence - cut deeply through Australia's…Read more
Prized for his Talent
Article by Robert Kennard originally appearing in Northern District Times, 17th Nov 2011
WEST Ryde drumming maestro Dave Goodman (pictured) won a third prize of $2000 in the 2011 National Jazz Awards. The award comes less… Read more
WEST Ryde drumming maestro Dave Goodman (pictured) won a third prize of $2000 in the 2011 National Jazz Awards. The award comes less… Read more
Musical Exploration of Life
Article by Robert Kennard for Northern District Times, 7th Oct 2011
FOR drumming maestro Dave Goodman, playing music is more than just time-keeping.
“I’m a musician because I think music is the one profession that has everything in…
Q&A with Dave Goodman – 2011 NJA finalist
Article by Miriam Zolin for AustralianJazz.Net, 24th September 2011
Each year since 2005, in the month leading up to the jazz festival in Wangaratta, Miriam Zolin interviews the finalists in the National Jazz Awards. The awards are decided…