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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... |
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. |
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... |
Darren Pickering Small Worlds
Three [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 30/Apr/2025 ] Following their critically acclaimed Volume One (2022) and Volume Two (2023), Darren Pickering Small Worlds continue their through-composed improvisational explorations into the melding of jazz and song-based structures, incorporating the "cinematic... |
Dave Lisik
The Curse of the Queen's Diamond [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 11/Apr/2011 ] Works composed by Dr. David Lisik for a small chamber ensemble of improvising musicians, featuring scholar and performer of traditional New Zealand Māori instruments, Dr. Richard Nunns. |
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... |
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... |
Ron Samsom
Session 23 [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 4/Jul/2025 ] This collaboration began with a series of sonic sketches written on guitar and roughly recorded on a cell phone. This "sound journaling process" is a great way to engage with creativity without constraints. Documenting short improvisations compels me... |
Unwind
Embers [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 19/Feb/2025 ] Working this time as a trio, Unwind's fifth recording for Rattle offers a set of elegant, unabashedly lyrical new works that explore the open, contemplative landscapes they have coursed since their self-titled debut in 2017. The space-conscious... |
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... |
Walkabout / Dave Lisik
A Place For Visions [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 14/Dec/2012 ] Under the artistic direction of Conservatorium Staff member, David Theak, the Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra commissioned Canadian composer Dr. David Lisik to write an extended composition for jazz orchestra, featuring US jazz luminaries Alex... |
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... |
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... |
Benny Goodman
Rattle & Roll [ Jazz Characters New Series / 3 CD - released 1/Sep/2015 ] Benny Goodman will probably always be the most famous representative of white swing, which is different from black swing in the subtle way it includes harmonic elements from European music, and particularly classical music. His dynamic style and... |
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 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... |
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... |
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... |
Hayden Chisholm and Jonathan Crayford
Release and Return [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 4/Jul/2025 ] "Hayden and I don't talk much. I can't recall saying anything to Hayden about how things should be played, nor he to me. We simply play. Everything flows, and we immerse ourselves in the music. While I love playing in larger groups, duos allow me to... |
