Jazz: The Australian Accent

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Jazz: The Australian Accent explores the unique developments in Australian jazz over the last twenty years. Through interviews, anecdotes, analysis, and a companion CD, leading music journalist John Shand provides a fascinating insight into the innovative, cutting-edge scene that is Australian jazz. He argues that the jazz has become a defining force in our cultural landscape and that it is as lively and innovative as any overseas.

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John Shand is music critic, author, playwright, and librettist. He is the resident critic at the Sydney Morning Herald and has written about jazz in more than a dozen publications. He is the author of Don't Shoot the Best Boy: The Film Crew at Work.