Callum Allardice at the Pah Homestead 23/10/24

Callum Allardice guitar; Thomas Botting bass; Luke Sweeting piano; Hikirangi drums; The concert opened with a gentle grandeur, guitar sounding fresh and new…notes soaring into the night sky. Luke took the theme …. playing subtle like Alan Broadbent…. I felt the piano, bass, and drums were providing great support to Callum. Listening to the guitar …

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HIGH QUOTE – ROBERTO MAGRIS AND THE JM HORNS

Roberto Magris ; pianist writer, and arranger. The JM horns are…Matt Otto tenor sax , Jim Mail alto sax ,Jason Goudeau trombone, Josh Williams trumpet, Ariana Nemati baritone sax, Elisa Pruitt bass, Brian Steever drums, Pablo Sannueza congas and percussion, Monique Danielle vocals on tracks two and three only. Of the eight tracks on the …

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TAKADIMI – LIVE AT THE PAH HOMESTEAD AUCKLAND 31-7-24

Manjit Singh-Tabla drums Daljeet Kaur-vocalist Alan Brown-piano Nigel Gavin-guitar Mostyn Cole-bass guest drummer This concert opened with free jazz and fusion meeting the rhythms of the sub continent…Manjit showed his mastery…a call and response with the guest drummer(electronic drums and cymbals.)…. guitar ,piano and bass came in full force…in which was to be a high …

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THE CIRCLING SUN: Pah Homestead, 22/9/24

Ben Turua: bass, Julien Dyne: drums percussion, JY Lee: saxophone/flute , Joe Kaptien: keyboard /trumpet, Cameron Allen: saxophone /keyboard, Finn Scholes: vibes /trumpet, Matt Hunter: percussion and choir. Finn opened with an electric Carl Djader vibe…. JY Lee took off on a hard urban Micheal Brecker groove…. very impassioned…The choir reminded me of the Quincy …

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TITIRANGI FOLK CLUB -12/10/24

This club celebrates not only the English Celtic heritage, but other traditional music is celebrated too. Paul and Jennifer presented acapella harmony…one sea shanty dating from the Napoleonic wars ,and “Cluttering clattering” about coal miners going to work in the 19th century …. their wooden clogs making that sound on the cobblestones. Warren and Fi …

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HERBIE HANCOCK: Aotea Centre, Auckland NZ 8-10-24

Herbie Hancock: piano and keyboards, Terence Blanchard: trumpet and keyboards, James Genus: bass, Lionel Loueka: guitar, Jaylen Petinaud: drums. Herbie came on stage joking with the audience,acting like a man thirty years younger than his 84 years. Introducing “Overture”(many pieces of songs performed over the years). Opening with a trumpet serenade… Blanchard referenced Freddie Hubbard …

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