Contemporary Jazz - “A highlight of emerging jazz of Australia and New Zealand"
Australia:
10 Sept - Art Space Wodonga, 3pm, WODONGA
11 Sept - Lebowski’s Cross St, East Brunswick, 5pm, MELBOURNE
14 Sept - Ireland's House, 7:30pm, BEGA
15 Sept - Smiths Alternative, 7:30pm, CANBERRA
16 Sept - Bohemium Grove, 7:30pm, SYDNEY
18 Sept - Hotel Blue, 6:30pm, KATOOMBA
New Zealand:
28 Sept - CJC Albion Hotel, 8pm, AUCKLAND
29 Sept - 151 K Road, 8pm, AUCKLAND
30 Sept - The Third Eye, 8pm, WELLINGTON
03 Oct - NCCC, 8pm, WELLINGTON
05 Oct - Dim 7th, 8pm CHRISTCHURCH
06 Oct - Orange Studio, workshop 5.30pm, concert 7.30 pm CHRISTCHURCH
07 Oct - Dharma Bums, 8pm BLENHEIM
08 Oct - Fairfield House, 8pm NELSON
09 Oct - Mussel Inn, 8pm, GOLDEN BAY
Described as “a great blowing band with dense heads, occasional free and floating segments, room for solos and some great grooves” (Canberra Jazz) this leading Australian-New Zealand jazz band draws from modern New York jazz to Swedish indie pop and European free improvised music. Audiences are first drawn in by introspective, timbral improvisations and then set to foot-tapping with danceable beats, songlike melodies and fiery solos.
Antipodes was formed after a chance meeting of some of the members at a jam session in Berlin in 2013. The musical connection became immediately apparent and they began writing and performing original compositions together. This years Freedman Jazz finalist, Sweeting from Sydney is a pianist known for his indelible work with jazz-improv group the Grey Wing Trio. Saxophonist Baxendale, a key force behind the burgeoning Kiwi band The Jac, is one of the most energetic forces coming from the Wellington jazz scene. Guitarist Callum Allardice is achieving overdue recognition as a performer and composer of note, having received the inaugural APRA Best Jazz Composition Award. The band also features formidable musicians from the Sydney jazz scene: National Jazz Awards Finalist Tom Botting on double bass and Sydney’s leading drummer Tim Geldens.
Jake Baxendale - saxophone
Callum Allardice - guitar
Luke Sweeting - piano
Tom Botting - double bass
Tim Geldens - drum kit
STREAM MUSIC: https://jakebaxendale.bandcamp.com/album/antipodes-live
WATCH VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6XwsO4uRLA