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Adam Page, James Brown, John Psathas
The Harvest [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 16/Nov/2012 ] The Harvest is comprised of two suites, two continuous 30-minute compositions broken into 8 and 9 parts respectively. The Harvest Suite (composed by Adam Page and John Psathas) features Adam on solo tenor saxophone played through various looping... |
Al Campbell / John Rae / Paul Dyne
Storm in a Teacup [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 14/Nov/2011 ] 'Storm in a Teacup' exudes one of the fundamental qualities of good jazz - joy. The playing is superb, the recording is excellent, and the music is honest and infectious. |
DAVE LISIK
Machaut Man and A Superman Hat Alex Sipiagin / Donny McCaslin / Dave Kikoski / Boris Kozlov / Donald Edwards [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 6/Mar/2015 ] Recorded with some of New York's greatest jazz musicians, Dave Lisik's Machaut Man and a Superman Hat is contemporary jazz at its most assured. This masterful album is exceptional on every level, a strong, fully focused statement from one of Rattle's... |
Alexis French
The Cut [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 13/Jun/2014 ] Trumpeter Alexis French celebrates his debut with the stellar album THE CUT. Recorded at McGill University's MMR and Studio A in Montreal, Canada, the album features rising stars of the Montreal jazz scene, David Bellemare (tenor sax), Nicolas Ferron... |
Amy Rempel
Chatter [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 12/Sep/2011 ] With Chatter, the Rattle Jazz Series introduces the extraordinary talent of Amy Rempel. With a background in contemporary new music and improvisational jazz, Amy's musical sensibility is broad and adventurous. Strongly supported by bassist Jeremy... |
Anita Schwabe
Eat Your Greens [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 8/Jun/2018 ] "Making music with Anita Schwabe is always a special occasion for me and has been from the beginning when as a 17 year old student at the Wellington Polytechnic Jazz Course she demonstrated a formidable talent as a pianist and very skilled composer.... |
Antipodes
Good Winter [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 7/Sep/2018 ] Antipodes is a collective of New Zealand, Australian, and European jazz musicians co-led by pianist Luke Sweeting and saxophonist Jake Baxendale. Their compositions are drawn from diverse influences - modern New York jazz meets Swedish indie pop and... |
Auckland Jazz Orchestra
Inverted: the music of Phil Broadhurst [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 20/Oct/2023 ] A programme of classic compositions by the late great Phil Broadhurst, arranged especially for the Auckland Jazz Orchestra. |
JOHN PSATHAS
Diálogos Chris Mason-Battley Group [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 9/Oct/2015 ] Interpretations of the music of John Psathas. "Diálogos is a revelation. I don't know what the language is that properly describes what the guys are doing, but they're somehow creating new works. This isn't 'arranging' or 'adapting' - I feel it's... |
Darren Pickering Small Worlds
Volume One [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 15/Jul/2022 ] Apart from continuously composing new material, a lot of Darren Pickering's compositions have been around for years in chart form, performed in concerts, or as demos. After performing one of the 'Live at Alex's' YouTube episodes and being impressed... |
David Friesen Trio
Another Time Another Place [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 18/Aug/2017 ] Recorded live in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the CJC jazz club in Auckland at the end of their 2015 tour, Reuben Bradley (drums), Dixon Nacey (guitar), and American bass playing legend David Friesen deliver a 70 minute set of full-on... |
Dog
Dog [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 2/May/2014 ] Dog is an Auckland quartet featuring four of New Zealand's most highly regarded jazz musicians/composers, and with DOG, their superb first album, they mark their Rattle Jazz debut. The music is fresh and vibrant, composed and performed by four... |
Dog
No Dogs Allowed [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 8/Jun/2018 ] Following their Tui Award-winning Jazz Album of the Year Rattle debut in 2014, Auckland powerhouse Dog return with another stunning album, this time featuring legendary guitarist James Muller. Roger Manins (saxophone) Kevin Field (piano) Olivier... |
Frank Talbot
Mundane Life Updates [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 6/Jan/2023 ] You may wonder why Frank Talbot called this album "Mundane Life Updates", especially as the music is far from mundane! It's a term he and his partner use when they share the small quotidian details of their day. Many of Frank's compositions are based... |
GRG67 & Roger Manins
The Thing [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 23/Mar/2018 ] On December 10, 2016, GRG67 performed 'recital no.3' as part of Roger Manins's Doctor of Musical Arts requirements. This album represents just some of the music performed that afternoon. KungFu Alto, Bicycle Buddies, Dark Bright, Chook 40, and Psalm... |
Hayden Chisholm / Norman Meehan / Paul Dyne
Unwind [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 18/Aug/2017 ] A programme of contemporary music for improvising piano trio featuring Hayden Chisholm on saxophone. |
The Jac
The Green Hour [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 9/Oct/2015 ] Formed in late 2010, The Jac started out as a rehearsal band for students and tutors at the NZSM jazz school in Wellington, transcribing and performing charts by New York and San Francisco composers. Before long they began writing and performing... |
The Jac
Nerve [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 10/Jan/2014 ] The Jac started out as a rehearsal band for students and tutors at the NZSM jazz school in Wellington, transcribing and performing charts by New York and San Francisco composers. Before long they began writing and performing their own music, and... |
Jim Langabeer
Secret Islands [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 16/Jun/2017 ] Jim Langabeer's debut on Rattle, Secret Islands is also his first release as bandleader. When asked to comment on the general quality of the players emerging from the Jazz Schools, a seasoned New York veteran (who shall remain nameless) said, "Man,... |
Jonathan Crayford
Dark Light [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 6/Jun/2014 ] This exceptional piano trio recording marks the Rattle debut of Jonathan Crayford. The album was recorded by Mike Marciano at Systems Two in New York City, and features Ben Street on bass and Dan Weiss on drums, two of the most remarkable (and highly... |
Jonathan Crayford
East West Moon [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 9/Sep/2016 ] Teaming up once more with the same killer rhythm section on the critically acclaimed Dark Light (2014), Jonathan Crayford returns with another beautiful album. Recording again with engineer Mike Marciano at Systems Two Studio in New York, East West... |
Kevin Field / Ron Samsom / Olivier Holland
Irony [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 21/Dec/2009 ] Having played together for five years, this NZ trio have developed a unique musical identity, rich with intimacy, energy, lucidity and risk, all captured in this exceptional debut recording. |
Roger Manins, Ron Samsom, Michel Bénébig, Carl Lockett
Shuffle [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 28/Nov/2018 ] This project started with the news that jazz organist Michel Bénébig had finally located the legendary San Francisco guitarist, Carl Lockett. Michel had wanted to play with Carl since hearing him play with Jimmy Smith and Jimmy McGriff. Soul jazz... |
Mantis
Music Of Drew Menzies [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] MANTIS is a celebration of the music and memory of Drew Menzies. Although by no means definitive, these recordings are an example of how open Drew's compositions are, and a representation of the collective response to his music from the assembled... |
Mark Lockett / Joel Frahm / Orlando Le Fleming
Sneaking Out After Midnight [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 11/May/2012 ] A fresh, joyful, and thoroughly modern sound, a successful merging of the unique character of jazz from 'down-under' with the esteemed rigour and pedigree of New York edge. |
BILL CUNLIFFE / PROKOFIEV / MIKE NOCK
Concerti Michael Houstoun (piano) and the Roger Fox Big Band [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 25/Jun/2015 ] It may seem an incongruous pairing on the face of it, but Michael Houstoun and Rodger Fox have something vital in common - a passion for music, and it shows. |
Nick Granville Group
Refractions [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 1/Nov/2013 ] Refractions is the first outing on Rattle Jazz for Wellington-based guitarist Nick Granville, here joined by the Auckland dream-team of Roger, Oli and Ron. All of the tunes for this album were the result of Nick's study of (and respect for) the... |
Phil Broadhurst Quartet
Flaubert's Dance [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 19/Apr/2013 ] Flaubert's Dance continues the work started with the Phil Broadhurst Quartet's 2011 album Delayed Reaction. Having compiled and presented the radio programme 'The Art of Jazz' for more than 20 years, Broadhurst has listened to a diverse range of... |
Phil Broadhurst Quartet
Panacea [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 9/Oct/2015 ] This new album from Phil Broadhurst is the third instalment in what he loosely describes as his 'Dedication Trilogy'. Where Delayed Reaction celebrated the life and career of Michel Petrucciani, and Flaubert's Dance paid homage to a number of the... |
Reuben Bradley
Cthulhu Rising [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 19/Jun/2015 ] Dark and mystical, the nightmarish tales of famed horror author H. P. Lovecraft set the tone for Reuben Bradley's bold new album on Rattle Jazz Cthulhu Rising employs a musical language that is markedly different to those demonstrated on Reuben's... |
Reuben Bradley
Resonator [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 6/Sep/2010 ] NZ drummer, Reuben Bradley presents his debut album. This is eclectic original jazz music for the modern ear: energetic, expressive and conceptually inviting. |
Reuben Bradley, Roger Manins & Brett Hirst
Shark Variations [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 16/Jun/2017 ] One of New Zealand's most revered drummers and jazz composers, Reuben Bradley teams up with Roger Manins (sax) and Brett Hirst (bass) for his fourth Rattle release. Recorded after their New Zealand tour in September 2016 (by Rattle's in-house... |
The Rodger Fox Big Band
Plays New Zealand [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 25/Mar/2016 ] The Rodger Fox Big Band follow their 2015 Michael Houstoun collaboration (Concerti) with this collection of big band arrangements of nine pieces by contemporary New Zealand composers, including Nick Granville, Norman Meehan, Phil Broadhurst, Fat... |
Roger Manins
Hip Flask 2 [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 17/Sep/2014 ] Hip Flask is an Australasian ensemble formed in the early 2000's by Kiwi saxophonist, Roger Manins. Their first album (included as an extra disc in this package) was recorded in 2001, and this new recording features the same line-up of Australian... |
Roger Manins
Trio [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 26/Jul/2010 ] Saxophonist and New Zealander Roger Manins comes with passionate New York inspired, consummate, virtuosic, humourous ideas that are forged from a depth of tradition and tempered by an openness to change. |
Samsom Nacey Haines
Cross Now [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 14/Jun/2013 ] This second Rattle Jazz release from Samsom Nacey Haines is a strikingly original work from one of New Zealand's finest jazz ensembles: Ron Samsom (drums), Dixon Nacey (guitar) and Kevin Haines (bass). |
Samsom Nacey Haines
Oxide [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 11/Apr/2011 ] This self-penned set of very fine compositions marks the debut Rattle release of Auckland guitar trio, Samsom Nacey Haines. Formed in 2008, this intimate trio features three of New Zealand's premiere musicians. Playing original material with... |
Sumo
Shiko [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 15/Jun/2018 ] Sumo was formed in 2007 as a quartet with Richie Pickard on acoustic bass, Daniel Kennedy on drums, Gwyn Reynolds on sax, and Darren Pickering on piano. Dan chose the name, and their motto was 'heavy, sweaty jazz'. The band performed every week at... |
Tim Hopkins
Seven [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 10/Oct/2011 ] If you need proof of the current renaissance New Zealand jazz, and of Tim's place within it, look no further than Seven. This album is slightly unusual in that it was conceived as a bass-less trio of saxophone, guitar, and drums, a choice that... |
The Troubles
The Troubles [ Rattle Jazz / 2 CD - released 27/Apr/2012 ] The Troubles' debut album is a moment of magic, a never to be repeated snapshot of one of New Zealand's most original and engaging jazz ensembles. |
