Held on a deck at a house in Auckland’s western suburbs. This is a performance of New Zealand folk music accompanied by aslide show of photos from the webside “Papers Past”. This was presented by Chris Priestly and friends(the duo Celtic Ferret),Adam and Emily. First up “My man is gone” a song from the great […]
23rd April 2025 Adrian Cox – clarinet, vocals leader. Honey Boulton – guitar, vocals. Alex Gilson – double bass. This band is very different…. drawing from ragtime and early jazz.. They started with an Arthur Marshall tune from 1906 “King clips”. It was like looking through a window in time into a black and white […]
Pah Homestead 16/4/25 Lukas Fritsch – alto sax and bass clarinet Joe Kaptein – piano Robin Baek – guitar Tyler Diprose – bass Maxmillian Crook-drums and leader. Manitoto…( this is a place in Central Otago).opened with audible bass and understated drumming … the piano soloing like ripples sparkling on dark waters ,touching on Eastern European […]
LIVE AT THE PAH HOMESTEAD 2/4/25 Felix Hayes-Tourelle – tenor sax Charlotte Barrand – alto sax Robin Baek – guitar Connor McAneny – piano Hank Trenton – bass Alex Freer – drums Felix opened with a powerful fluid Coleman influenced solo ,also reminding me of Ernie Watts. Robin showing a Hiram Bullock influence ,finding free […]
AT THE PAH HOMESTEAD 5 March 2025 Manjit Singh – Tabla and percussion Daljeet Kaur-vocals Olivier Holland – bass Micheal Howell-guitar Alan Brown-piano with special guest….Shalu Garg- sitar. The concert opened with tabla’s and sitar(reminding me of the Rolling Stones “Paint it Black” ) but so much western music has been influenced by India. An […]
Ramsey Lewis has been written off by some jazz critics as “Not a jazz musician” due to his sixties pop hits “Wade in the water” and the “In crowd”( very good music too). Here I look at a record by the Ramsey Lewis trio from 1972 “Upendo ni Pamoja. Ramsey Lewis (grand piano and electric […]
PAH HOMESTEAD 26/2/25 Adrian Brown – guitar Ryan Tomov – organ Tyler Diprose – bass Jeffrey Garus – drums/leader William Rout – saxophone. This band is a tribute to the music of the great Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery and Kenny Burrell. The concert started on a funky soulful blues tinted groove, Jeff leading from the […]
Joe Lovano’s Paramount quartet: Joe Lovano: tenor and soprano saxes, alto clarinetJulian Lage: guitarAsante Santi Debriano: double-bassWill Calhoun: drums Live at Luxembourg Philharmonie, Salle de Musique de Chambre, February 03, 2025 A collaboration between saxophone Joe Lovano and guitar virtuoso Julian Lage has been in the air since their first meeting in 1999. Lage – […]
This is the first Europlane Orchestra recording from the 1990s.This marked Roberto Magris return to straight ahead jazz, after three years of playing acid jazz with his band DMA. This band was funded by the EEC… is based in Trieste and has Roberto Magris as pianist,composer,and leader. The other musicians are Julius Baros(trumpet),Marko Lackner(alto sax),Marco […]
FREEDOM IS PEACE This recording features five Magris compositions and three standards.There is the expansive, positive feel reaching back to the first 1990s EuroplaneOrchestra recording. The Magris composition “Freedom is peace” introduces the musicians…..Tony Lakatos on tenor and soprano sax…. a fluid Colmanesqe solo.Trumpeter Lukas Oravecs Davis/Hubbard flavored solo.Alto and baritone saxist Florian Brambock (an […]