New Zealand Jazz Blogs
Syndicated items from several NZ jazz blogs
13 May 2012 - John Fenton - Jazz Local 32
This e-interview was conducted over the 7th and 8th May 2012 – interviewer John Fenton for Jazz Local 32. Those interviewed were John Rae (drummer, composer, arranger) and Lucien Johnson (alto & soprano saxophones, flute, composer, arranger). ’The...
12 May 2012 - John Fenton - Jazz Local 32
This is part one of two posts on ‘The Troubles’; An interview with John Rae and Lucien Johnson to follow in a day.
When I received a brief email from Steve at Rattle Records informing me that he was sending me two very interesting disks I sensed that he was excited about what was on offer....
7 May 2012 - Graham Reid - Jazz in Elsewhere
Previously Elsewhere has sympathised with those for whom jazz can be a bewildering array of names, and specifically when it comes to groups on the ECM label who seem little more than temporary coagulations of talent.
So this ...
Source: Billy Hart: All Our Reasons (ECM/Ode)
7 May 2012 - John Fenton - Jazz Local 32
Animal lovers, children and Jazzers alike were delighted to learn that the ‘Dr Dog’ Jazz quartet would be performing in the Creative Jazz Club (CJC). This was somewhat of a dream band as it featured ‘I cani popolari‘ from the halls of academia; Roger Manins (tenor), Kevin Field (...
2 May 2012 - John Fenton - Jazz Local 32
Some die-hard Jazz fans complain that the modern jazz scene doesn’t produce enough music that sounds like that of the ‘classic era’. This mythical era that they remember so fondly didn’t exist in the way they thought. They forget that Louis Armstrong accused Dizzy Gillespie...
23 April 2012 - John Fenton - Jazz Local 32
When ever Alan Brown brings a band to the CJC, the club fills to capacity. Alan is well-known, deeply respected and he swings like crazy. The ‘KMC Live’ release was always going to be a significant musical occasion, but on this night the sparks of inspiration flew between the band...
21 April 2012 - John Fenton - Jazz Local 32
During Jazz Week it was appropriate that the Creative Jazz Club (CJC) featured a band that was in some ways a metaphor for the greater Auckland scene. Jazz week is about Jazz in our neighborhoods but it also about how we connect to the wider Jazz community.
The co-leader of...
14 April 2012 - John Fenton - Jazz Local 32
I have known Dan Kennedy for some time now and I have always enjoyed his propulsive energetic drumming. He has played at the CJC on a number of occasions and most often as drummer for the late night jam sessions. Dan is popular on the New Zealand scene and he has played beside...
4 April 2012 - Graham Reid - Jazz in Elsewhere
At the launch of this classy album recently, the graphic designer Andrew B White -- who had done the cover for both this and Kevin Field's Field of Vision -- made an interesting aside.
He noted that Haines' new album -- all acoustic -- sounded more like Field's previous one...
3 April 2012 - John Fenton - Jazz Local 32
I last saw this band at the launch of Phil’s ‘Delayed Reaction’ album. That was September 25th 2011 and things have moved on apace since than. For a start the album has had universally good reviews, reasonable airplay and attracted interest from offshore.
For a number of reasons it was bound...