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Waiheke Jazz 2010
LOOK OUT for jazz events and Jazzy Sundays in February and March 2011!
HOT CLUB SANDWICH VISIT WAIHEKE!
Saturday 7 August 2010, 7.30pm at Morra Hall (doors open at 7.00pm)
Cost: $25 per person
Cash bar for wine by the glass or bottle, food available
Pre-booked groups of six or more receive preferential reserved table seating (limited)
Venue: Morra Hall, Ocean View Road Oneroa, Waiheke Island - an easy bus ride from the ferry
Booking: 09 372 4272 or info@waihekejazzandblues.co.nz
Tickets also available at the door and Shop The Rock, Oneroa
To download a flier in PDF format click here
Topical lyrics and lyrical musicianship – AOTNZ Hot Club Sandwich tour
8 July - 8 August 2010
Youth culture, lifestyle farmers, household appliances, male insecurities, weddings, rugby, coffee…Hot Club Sandwich pokes fun at the everyday concerns of kiwi life. Sandwiched in between the wit is the superb musicianship of this Wellington based trio.
Improvised solos, finely crafted three-part vocal harmonies, tight arrangements and infectious rhythms characterise their style which owes its origins to the 1930s Hot Club swing music of gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli.
Bass player Terry ’The Engine Room’ Crayford, saxophonist James Tait Jamieson and guitarist songwriter Andrew London have played at Arts and Jazz festivals all over Australasia and have released seven CDs and a live DVD. Their 2004 album ‘Toasted’ rated a four star review in Downbeat USA, the world’s most widely read jazz publication.
“…warmly appealing with eccentric edges...having the time of their lives getting a handle on bluegrass, country blues, jug band, pop-rock, vaudeville music and jazz a la Quintette du Hot Club de France, then adding devilishly clever wordplay for an old-time music of their own. “
HOT CLUB SANDWICH: Wallpaper - CD Review
Everyone likes a good sandwich, and they don't get much gooder than the Hot Club variety. On their seventh release 'Wallpaper', Terry Crayford demonstrates his usual tasteful bass and piano, contributing lead vocals to one song. Nils Olsen sings a few, and his sax weaves melodically through the mix. But what's this? A distorted guitar sound? Yes, the Sandwich take an unusual direction on My Daughter's Got a Boyfriend, in keeping with the song's subject matter. Don't worry, they're still a fair distance from Slipknot territory. Andrew London debuts his banjo skills, and shows us yet again that he's one of the wittiest songwriters NZ has produced, although for a change he sounds a little bummed on the title track, which bemoans the plight of a band that's been hired to blend into the background. Next time you see HCS, make sure you at least make eye contact with them every half hour or they might give up. Seriously, there's little chance you'll be ignoring musicians this good, no matter what the venue. As usual, they have made an album that's easy to listen to without being twee – full of top quality musicianship, good vibes and good humour.
-- Bing Turkby
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Briar Ross sings Samoa, 12-14 November 2010 Briar Ross will be singing at the Samoa International Jazz & Blues Festival, 12-14 November 2010. To find out more visit www.samoajbfest.org |
CONTACT US
To find out more about jazz on Waiheke you can contact Briar Ross
e :: info@waihekejazzandblues.co.nz
w :: www.briarross.com
m :: 021 954 792