WJC at the Wellington Jazz Festival 2021

Award-winning international pianist Duncan Haynes curates another instalment of his Directions in Jazz project, this time concentrating on the classic Hard Bop repertoire of the 50s and 60s. Featuring the hard-blowing, all-swinging lineup of Mike Costeloe, Umar Zakaria, and Mark Lockett.

Food Available at the venue.

Doors open at 6.30pm. 1st set starts at 7.30pm, 2nd set approx 8.30pm

Pre-purchasing tickets highly recommended. Door sales if available $20/$15

PLEASE NOTE: some seating has restricted viewing

Directions in Jazz: The Hard Bop Sessions
Featuring: Duncan Haynes (p), Mark Lockett (d), Umar Zakaria (b), Mike Costeloe (t), Roger Manis (s)
Date: Thur 10 June 2021, 7.30pm
Venue: Lovebite, 2 Forresters Lane
Price: Tickets available on Eventfinda, Door sales: General $20, WJC members $15, and Students with ID $10

For more than fifty years the tenor saxophone has been the sound of jazz. Think Sonny Rollins or John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter or Michael Brecker, Chris Potter or even a young Kenny G. So, what could be better than a jazz combo fronted by a tenor saxophone? Easy … one fronted by three!

But three-tenor line-ups in jazz are rare. That’s one reason why the jazz combo TTTenor is so special. Another is that the saxophonists of TTTenor are John Mackey, Roger Manins and Andy Sugg. Based in Canberra, Auckland and Melbourne respectively, these tenorists represent the very best of contemporary jazz in the southern hemisphere — and on stage together they make the most exciting three-tenor jazz combo performing anywhere in the world today.

These powerhouse players shine at the very thing that makes jazz so unique and special – great solo and collective improvising. Mackey, Manins and Sugg’s experience is wide — they’ve worked with a veritable who’s who of the international jazz scene — and their understanding of the language is deep. Each pays homage to the tradition while at the same time driving it forward in exhilarating ways. Each has a strong distinctive voice, and whether using it to blend smoothly together or stand out on their own, when they appear on stage together something very special happens.

When you hear TTTenor perform you understand why jazz has had such an impact all around the world and why it’s still the most exciting music to see and hear today.

TTTenor
Featuring: Andy Sugg (s), John Mackey (s), Roger Manins (s), Kevin field (p), Cameron McArthur (b) and Mark Lockett (d).
Date: Thur 6 June 2019, 8pm
Venue: The Third Eye, Upstairs at 30 Arthur St. Te Aro
Price: General $30, WJC members $25 and Students with ID $20
Tickets available on Eventfinda

Since leaving behind the lush, verdant countryside and rolling hills of Drury, north of the mighty Waikato for the hot, suburban sprawl of Sydney in 2011, guitarist Peter Koopman has become a regular fixture on Australia’s music scene. This jaunt to NZ will see him reunited with long-time and long-suffering housemate, bassist Thomas Botting. Both Tom and Pete were award-winners on their respective instruments at the prestigious National Jazz Awards at the Wangaratta Jazz Festival, which included a cash prize but this, alas, has been spent. Recent releases include “Honest Oblivion”, the second album from djazz pioneers Scoredatura and the self-titled debut from COAST.

Peter Koopman Trio
Featuring: Peter Koopman (g), Thomas Botting (b) and Shaun Anderson (d). 
Date: Wed 06 June 2018
Venue: Pyramid Club, Level, 272 Taranaki St.
Time: 8pm
Price: Tickets available on Undertheradar.co.nz