laneways in melbourne are tightly packed with all sorts of quirks, pleasant surprising and best kept secrets. bennetts lane isn’t exactly a kept secret, but its located at the dead end of a narrow alley, off little lonsdale. its not a place what you can stumble upon, but one that has to be deliberately sought after, or brought to by a fellow jazz aficionado.
bennetts lane offers nightly performance to discerning jazz fans, its where the best selection of traveling and local musicians gather. vibe begets vibe which resonates the music beyond the confines its the small capacity.
last night, the barney mcall septet was playing, featuring kurt rosenwinkel on jazz guitar. they played their own instrumental compositions, no vocals. as a team, they were more coordinated then improvisional which accounts for how they managed to be very tight yet seamless.
kurt rosenwinkel was nothing i’ve ever heard before. his exquisite playing plucked at my heartstrings. i should try to look for a recording at basement discs.
