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Darren Pickering Small Worlds
Volume Two [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 24/Nov/2023 ] Following their acclaimed debut, VOLUME ONE, Darren Pickering Small Worlds continues their investigation of the intersection between cinematic aesthetics and electronic textures within the framework of contemporary jazz. Electronic textures are... |
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. |
Unwind (Hayden Chisholm, Norman Meehan, Paul Dyne)
Daylight [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 17/Feb/2023 ] Daylight is the fourth outing for Unwind on Rattle, and like their previous releases, this beautifully recorded and performed collection of new works is as poignant and soulful as ever. Hayden Chisholm (saxophone, sruti box, throat... |
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... |
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... |
Unwind (Hayden Chisholm, Norman Meehan, Paul Dyne, Julien Dyne)
Saffron [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 28/Feb/2020 ] Saffron marks the third Rattle release for Unwind, this time as a quartet featuring the excellent musicianship of drummer Julien Dyne. Like its predecessor (the excellent Orange), Saffron also features a DVD with concert material performed and... |
Dixon Nacey
The Edge of Chaos [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 25/Oct/2019 ] With this album guitarist Dixon Nacey has produced a knockout debut as bandleader. Seven superb compositions beautifully played by a stellar line-up, The Edge of Chaos is a stunner. "The edge of chaos is the constantly shifting battle zone between... |
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... |
Unwind (Hayden Chisholm, Norman Meehan, Paul Dyne)
Orange [ Rattle Jazz / CD/DVD - released 26/Oct/2018 ] Hayden Chisholm, Norman Meehan, and Paul Dyne follow their award-nominated debut, Unwind (2017), with this beautiful CD|DVD set. Recorded at Orange Studio in Christchurch, the accompanying DVD features 30 minutes of material from a live... |
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... |
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... |
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.... |
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... |
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... |
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... |
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. |
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,... |
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... |
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... |
Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra
Fiddes vs Tinkler [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 27/May/2016 ] Following their 2012 Rattle Jazz debut on Dave Lisik's excellent Walkabout, Sydney-based Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra return with an album penned by contemporary jazz composer & conductor, Andy Fiddes. The project was written as an extended work... |
