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about Introducing the Mace Francis Orchestra
"Mace Francis deserves recognition as a big band leader with his own vision and his own sound."
Bill Donaldson - Cadence Magazine - www.cadencebuilding.com
"His themes are melodically pleasing and rhythmically strong. Francis has definite goals in mind, and has assembled a first class ensemble to help him reach them."
Jack Bowers - allaboutjazz.com
“Lyrical, beautifully-textured, unrushed…
a little-big-band that sounds bigger than its twelve-member-strength.”
Doug Spencer – Weekend Planet – ABC Radio National
"This is a very auspicious start for a great new band and the begining of a long journey for and excepional new talent - Mace Francis" - Ed Partyka
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about Chinese Whispers
“an inspiring performance… show-casing the extremely diverse creative approaches of each of the composers to this challenging compositional task and made for an absorbing, exciting and very entertaining evening.” Alan Corbet JazzWA.
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about Mace
"new compositions in jazz and improvised music is alive and in very good health in this country and Mace is leading the charge into the future. I fret less knowing that the future is in the very best of hands" - Graeme Lyall AM (M.Mus.)
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