New Music Collective August gig guide.
New Music Collective (NMC) is a local body of Christchurch musicians that create and facilitate performance opportunities for original/creative/new music.
This happens with two bands performing every fortnight. NMC works in alongside other main centres and help host national and international touring acts with the aim of expanding the creative music community, creating opportunities and collaborations and providing inspiration.
Heaps coming up this month!
THIS THURSDAY we have at the WUNDER BAR in LYTTELTON all the way from NORWAY.....
Frode Gjerstad 8.30pm at the Wunderbar, Lyttelton with local group the Oscillators to open! $10
New Music from the North!
Pioneering Improvising reedsman FRODE GJERSTAD! has been active in Adventurous new music for 40 years playing with such innovators as Derek Bailey, John Stevens, William Parker, Johnny Mbizo Dyani, Rashid Bakr, Louis Moholo-Moholo, Hamid Drake, Peter Brotzmann. This is his first visit to Aotearoa!PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE toured NZ last year as drummer with awesome power trio THE THING. He is Norways leading modern drummer and collaborates regularly with Mats Gustaffson, Peter Brotzmann, Neneh Cherry, Sten Standell,
Lasse Marhaug and Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten.Jon Rune Strøm is one of Norways leading young double bass players, this is his first visit to NZ.
The FRODE GJERSTAD TRIO – free jazz, improvised music, new music, jazz, adventurous sounds, fire music, ecstatic jazz, soul jazz, good times!
www.frodegjerstad.com
Next week...
Monday 13th August 6:30pm Concert @ DCCR CPIT Jazz School Christchurch
Simon in concert with local musicians
Simon Barker (drums)
Mike Story (double bass)
Reuben Derrick (Saxophone)
Adults $10
(free to Jazz school students)
WORKSHOPS for all musicians (not just drums!)
Monday 13th August 2:30pm @ DCCR CPIT Jazz School Christchurch
Adults $10
(free to Jazz school students)
Tuesday 14th August 9:30am @ DCCR CPIT Jazz School Christchurch
Simon in concert with local musicians
Simon Barker (drums)
Mike Story (double bass)
Reuben Derrick (Saxophone)
Adults $10
(free to Jazz school students)
“Barker has few peers worldwide for flexibility, resourcefulness, imagination and a complete absence of rhythmic clichés.” John Shand (SMH 2010)
Trans-Tasman collaboration - Simon Barker Project
“Barker has few peers worldwide for flexibility, resourcefulness, imagination and a complete absence of rhythmic clichés.” - John Shand (SMH 2010)
Simon has performed and conducted workshops throughout Australia, Europe, Asia and the USA with a wide range of artists including his two internationally recognised ensembles Daorum and Chiri which have performed at numerous international arts festivals and prestigious venues including the Lincoln Center for the Arts (NY) and the Smithsonian Institute (Washington DC). Simon also performs regularly with many of Australia’s most established ensembles including Vince Jones, Phil Slater Qt, the Australian Art Orchestra, Katie Noonan, Paul Grabowsky Quintet, Showa 44, and the Matt McMahon Trio.
Tuesday 14th August at the Darkroom
Simon Barker (Syd/NZ) 8:30pm
Simon Barker – drums
Reuben Derrick — Tenor Sax ( ChCh)
Roger Manins — Tenor Sax
Mike Story — Bass ( ChCh)
Trans-Tasman collaboration
Simon Barker Project
Simon will be joined by Reuben Derrick, Roger Manins (Auck) and Mike Story, three of New Zealand’s finest improvisers, for a night of creative music.
www.newmusiccollective.co.nz
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