Jazz Local 32

Submitted by John Fenton on 2 July 2011 - 1:53pm

John Fenton blogs about jazz and poetry in Auckland. 

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Articles from Jazz Local 32

The ‘Troubles’ – John Rae & Lucien Johnson interview
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...
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‘The Troubles’ – Review
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....
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‘Dr Dog’ takes the Jazz Pulse of Auckland
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 (...
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Kevin Field – ‘Field of Vision’ gig & album
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...
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Alan Brown Trio @ CJC
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...
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Craig Walters/Mike Booth Project
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...
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Dan Kennedy Quintet at CJC
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...
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Phil Broadhurst Quartet at CJC
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...
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Callum Passells, trio, quartet, quintet
25 March 2012 - John Fenton - Jazz Local 32
A few days ago the CJC presented the Callum Passells group.   Callum is a third year student at the Auckland University School of Music (Jazz Studies) and so are his band mates.  If anyone harboured the briefest thought that this group should be cut some slack on account of age...
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Jazz Cats – Facing a world without Plum
22 March 2012 - John Fenton - Jazz Local 32
Plum This morning my small sleek black and white cat Plum died while I stroked her silky old head.   This cat had been deeply loved by my family and she always appeared to share my love of Jazz.   Whether scientific or not I will continue to believe in Jazz Cats; magical animals who occupy a...
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