Kiwijahzz

24/07/2024

AUCKLAND!

Exploratory jazz trio The Melancholy Babes, bring their New Jazz from the Big City tour to CJC. Featuring Jeff Henderson, Tom Callwood, and Anthony Donaldson. $40/$30 BUY TICKETS

01/07/2024

Kiwijahzz favourites The Melancholy Babes announce a North Island tour...friends and fans in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Gisborne & Rotorua spread the word!

Aotearoa avant-jazz trio are playing in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Rotorua and Gisborne.

19/01/2024

First Kiwijahzz release of 2024, an epic programmatic work by Trioglodyte with Roger Manins and Kat Tomacruz.

Tales of a Master Mariner is a suite of music which follows the journey of a ship on a doomed voyage.

Inspired by, and dedicated to Captain Andrew Leachman and his wife Viv Leachman, the music imagines a voyage which begins calmly and ends in disaster, with the crew of the vessel travelling into a violent storm, drowning and being taken away by angels.

Kiwijahzz favourites Trioglodyte (Jeff Henderson, Chris O'Connor & Eamon Edmundsen-Wells) are joined by legendary NZ saxophone giant Roger Manins, and the talented guitarist/cellist Kat Tomacruz (heard on Jazz from the Underground Nightclubs of Aotearoa Vol. 2 & 6).

Best listened to as a seamless set, exactly how the music was performed and recorded.

Trioglodyte -
Jeff Henderson - alto, c soprano & baritone saxophones
Eamon Edmundsen-Wells - double bass
Chris O'Connor - drums

with

Roger Manins - tenor & sopranino saxophones
Kat Tomacruz - guitar & cello

recorded by Rohan Evans at the Wine Cellar, Tāmaki Makaurau on August 5, 2021.

Mixed & mastered by Jeff Henderson

Artwork by Stephen Templer

7 track album

12/06/2023

Kiwijahzz is pleased to announce the release of 'Jazz from the Underground Nightclubs of Aotearoa Vol.10 - The Melancholy Babes - Lovebite'. Recorded live at the Wellington Jazz Cooperative's previous venue 'Lovebite', the album presents this iconic trio in it's most intimate recording to date. Album available digitally or on CD - available at gigs this week, through Bandcamp or at Slowboat Records (Wlgtn) and Flying Out (Ak) -

6 track album

18/05/2023

thanks UTR!

Aotearoa jazz explorers Jeff Henderson, Tom Callwood and Anthony Donaldson are touring the lower North Island in June.

17/05/2023

https://kiwijahzz.bandcamp.com/album/jazz-from-the-underground-nightclubs-of-aotearoa-vol-10

Kiwijahzz is proud to present the eighth album by The Melancholy Babes - a trio of relentless improvisors who have been creating deeply personal collective music for over twenty years.
From their early explorations into knotty jazz compositions and improvisational strategies, to moody doom-laden slowburners to high energy free form romps - The Melancholy Babes constantly explore the possibilities of a saxophone, bass, drums trio.

Saxophonist Jeff Henderson is renowned for his dynamic and energetic playing which incorporates all manner of sounds and techniques. His long history as a player and composer has seen him perform in a huge array of situations throughout New Zealand and internationally.

Double bass player Tom Callwood has a rich history in NZ music, performing in well known bands The Phoenix Foundation and Little Bushman, with Wellington jazz groups The Woods and Devils Gate Outfit, and alongside a plethora of leading NZ artists.

Anthony Donaldson is a drummer who has made an indelible impact on New Zealand music. From his beginnings with Wellington creative music pioneers Primitive Art Group and Braille collective, to the Six Volts and Front Lawn, the B**g Notes, Flower Orphans, Devils Gate Outfit and dozens more, his unique approach to rhythm and composition has seen him perpetually at the forefront of adventurous jazz in New Zealand.

The Melancholy Babes are touring the lower North Island to release the album, catch them here:

Wellington – Thurs 15 June – Moon
Featherston – Fri 16 June – Common Ground
Whanganui – Sat 17 June – Whanganui Musicians Club
Levin – Sun 18 June – Firebird Cafe

Tickets are available from www.undertheradar.co.nz or at the door
credits
releases June 15, 2023 on CD and digital

6 track album

12/04/2023

11/04/2023

PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE NOW - OUT APRIL 28 Pōneke’s Devils Gate Outfit has been thrilling audiences for the past 3 years with their unique blend of jazz composition, sonic exploration, improvisation and deep grooves. Featuring a lineup of some of Wellington’s most prolific and experienced improvis...

05/04/2023

https://flyingout.co.nz/products/neill-duncan-devils-gate-outfit-phantom-tones

PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE NOW - OUT APRIL 28 Neill Duncan was a legend of New Zealand and Australian music. A founding member of the Braille Collective, Neill first came to prominence in the 1980’s with the pioneering Wellington exploratory jazz ensemble ‘Primitive Art Group’ which remains hugely i...

04/04/2023

Tonight!! Phantom Tones and Devils Gate Outfit LP's available at the door..https://www.facebook.com/events/1403492420391271

27/03/2023

Thanks Graham Reid! Auckland release Wed 5 April @ CJC...

Saxophonist Neill Duncan (who died in December 2021) was a mainstay of Wellington's Braille collective in the Eighties, that revolving door of musicians who appeared in various line-ups as different bands, although all sharing similar members and an experimental jazz ethos. Which means Duncan's na...

16/03/2023

Thanks One Man's Jazz for featuring the great Neill Duncan! LP release shows approaching!

05/03/2023

thanks Undertheradar.co.nz for featuring 'Phantom Tones' by Neill Duncan & Devils Gate Outfit... digital album and vinyl preorders available now! https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/news/20410/End-Of-Week-Release-Roundup---The-Veils-French-For-Rabbits-Neill-Duncan-TV2--More.utr?fbclid=IwAR0rJcbyaxU7dRJtn0c4cVlhVWGly0xdstGXzxnA9BhNWEhoeXzzAi3ukOQ

Fresh Aotearoa sonic treats hand-picked from the past week.

27/02/2023

Kiwijahzz is honoured and proud to present an album by the outstanding and remarkable musician Neill Duncan (March 9, 1957 - December 28, 2021).
Neill Duncan was a legend of New Zealand and Australian music. A founding member of the Braille Collective, Neill first came to prominence in the 1980’s with the pioneering Wellington exploratory jazz ensemble ‘Primitive Art Group’ which remains hugely influential to subsequent generations of adventurous musicians in Aotearoa. Neill’s time in Wellington was prolific and cemented him as one of the most creative musicians in the country – appearing in a huge number of groups such as The Four Volts, The Six Volts, Rabbitlock, The Front Lawn, The Spines and many more. Upon relocating to Auckland, Neill expanded his artistic output to include writing and producing musicals (Braindead – The Musical, with Mark Austin), performing in The Jews Brothers Band, with New Orleans jazz band the Blue Bottom Stompers, making a solo album of songs (Quiver), writing soundtracks, and acting in local television shows and theatre.
Moving to Australia in 2002, Neill quickly established new bands and close musical relationships including the bands Darth Vegas, The Snaketown Rattlers and with guitarist John Stuart. In 2012 Neill lost an arm to cancer, which – rather than stalling his music-making– propelled him into a new phase of extraordinary art-making. Heralded as the world’s first one-armed tenor saxophonist, Neill’s ineffable humour and inspiring positivity came to the fore – he played saxophone and drums (together) in The Three Handed Beat Bandits, was invited to perform at the 2015 World Saxophone Conference in Strasbourg, became an advocate for recognition of the rights of disabled people to access the tools to fulfil their talents and emerged as an internationally recognised speaker for disability services. In 2016, Neill was invited to become part of the We’re the Superhumans Band for Channel 4 UK’s trailer for the Rio Paralympics and recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios .
In 2020 Neill travelled back to Wellington to reunite with his compatriots from the 1980s and record an album of original tunes he had developed with John Stuart. The Devils Gate Outfit was formed to rehearse, perform and record Neill and John’s compositions and featured his close friends and Six Volts alumni Anthony Donaldson, David Donaldson and Steve Roche, with next-generation Wellington sonic adventurers Daniel Beban, Tom Callwood and Cory Champion completing the lineup. DGO has subsequently become the most dynamic and creative instrumental group in Wellington, and continues to perform many of Neill’s compositions. Over two days and nights the group worked on the music for ‘Phantom Tones’.
The album centres Neill’s gorgeous, colourful and charismatic saxophone playing – his remarkable tone, his beautiful phrasing, his breadth of expression, his generosity, his joy, his romanticism – all propelled by a band which supports, pushes and transforms the compositions into worlds of surprising and unpredictable textures.
18 months after recording ‘Phantom Tones’ Neill was diagnosed with a virulent lymphoma that took his life in December 2021. The release of ‘Phantom Tones’ is made possible through the generosity of Neill’s wife Naomi, after whom the ballad ‘Naomi’s Window’ is named, and his friend David Harvey.
Help us celebrate the release of ‘Phantom Tones’ by Neill Duncan with the Devils Gate Outfit at these two events:
‘Phantom Tones’ @ Meow, 9 Edward St. Wellington

‘Phantom Tones’ @ CJC, Anthology Lounge – 375 Karangahape Road, Auckland
Listen to ‘Phantom Tones’ here:

8 track album

03/11/2022

#2 Günter "Baby" Sommer & Raymond MacDonald : Duo with Log DrumRecorded live at The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle June 2016. Cameras & video editing by Ken DrewA...

20/10/2022

thanks Martyn Pepperell for featuring Devils Gate Outfit on Bandcamp Daily!

Blending jazz with a wide array of styles and genres, the artists here keep pushing their boundaries.

07/10/2022

Thanks Alex Wolken for this articulate review of Jazz from the Underground Nightclubs of Aotearoa Vol.9!
https://wolkenwords.wordpress.com/2022/10/06/album-review-jazz-from-the-underground-nightclubs-of-aotearoa-volume-9-by-trioglodyte-w-riki-gooch-and-sean-martin-buss/?fbclid=IwAR0jAaxvxEYFAKdWKeZlSVL3NbrZTVYSbGCFN6k4wD1u-3m8Tmvbq88dReo

Jeff Henderson – alto, c melody saxophones, clarinet, duck callers, slide whistle, hornsEamon Edmundsen-Wells – double bass & hornChris O’Connor – drums & percussion…

06/10/2022

New release!!!
https://kiwijahzz.bandcamp.com/album/jazz-from-the-underground-nightclubs-of-aotearoa-vol-9

Kiwijahzz presents Volume 9 in the catalogue of extraordinary music recorded live in the dark basement clubs of Aotearoa. Label house band Trioglodyte continue their collaborative journey with a particularly cinematic collection of gems sourced from the rich mines of improvisation, film scores, wild street party music and honkin' melodicism brought to life with the exceptional multi-instrumental talents of Riki Gooch and Sean Martin-Buss.
From the delicately unfurling 'Horus' to Latin American styled 'Los Cholitos' through a tribute to Ennio Morricone to the raucous carnival march of 'Raving Raven' to the free jazz explorations of 'Blowness' this collection presents more New Zealand music rooted in local traditions with an ear to the past, present and future.

Trioglodyte

Jeff Henderson - alto, c melody saxophones, clarinet, duck callers, slide whistle, horns
Eamon Edmundsen-Wells - double bass & horn
Chris O'Connor - drums & percussion

with

Sean Martin-Buss - tenor saxophone, trumpet, electric guitar
Riki Gooch - drums & percussion

Recorded at The Wine Cellar, Tāmaki Makaurau on 5 May 2022 by Rohan Evans. Mixed & Mastered by Jeff Henderson.

Artwork by Julien Dyne

5 track album

18/08/2022

Rainy night music - https://kiwijahzz.bandcamp.com/track/im-on-fire

from the album Jazz from the Underground Nightclubs of Aotearoa Vol. 4

03/08/2022

Congratulations Devils Gate Outfit! Nominated for Jazz Album of the Year! Jazz from the Underground Nightclubs of Aotearoa Vol. 5 on Kiwijahzz...

Put your hands together for Jake Baxendale Music, Jasmine Lovell-Smith, Devil's Gate Outfit, and Myele Manzanza - our finalists for 2022's Te Kaipuoro Tautito Toa | Best Jazz Artist. Whakamihi nui kia koutou! 👏🤩

28/07/2022

Vol.8 in good company.. https://www.onemansjazz.ca/july-7-2022-1263/

July 7, 2022 #1263 Posted on July 8, 2022July 8, 2022 by moe Posted In Latest Shows All kinds of new albums to preview this week: saxophonist Caleb Wheeler Curtis, the Austrian quintet Memplex, French bassist Hubert Dupont & a new trio called Sirocco, a bristling take on Ornette Coleman’s “Lonel...

02/06/2022

Kiwijahzz announces...
Jazz from the Underground Nightclubs of Aotearoa Volumes 8 :
Two Pieces by Ornette Coleman by Trioglodyte with
Karen Hu & Larsen Winiata Taylor

Kiwijahzz house band Trioglodyte return with two slabs of white-hot free jazz joy in tribute to the great composer/ improvisor / innovator Ornette Coleman.
The trio of saxophonist Jeff Henderson, bass player Eamon Edmundsen-Wells and drummer Chros O’Connor are joined by two outstanding young talents of New Zealand music – drummers Karen Hu and Larsen Taylor.
With an amalgam of Coleman’s enigmatic harmolodics, expansive poly-rhythms and sheer intensity, the group perform glorious versions of Ornette’s most famous composition ‘Lonely Woman’ and ‘Good Old Days’ from the under appreciated classic The Empty Foxhole.
Kiwijahzz presents the finest in new New Zealand jazz music. Available from www.kiwijahzz.bandcamp.com

https://kiwijahzz.bandcamp.com/album/jazz-from-the-underground-nightclubs-of-aotearoa-vol-8-two-pieces-by-ornette-coleman

2 track album

29/04/2022

thanks Jake Baxendale and Sounz for featuring Kiwijahzz! https://news.sounz.org.nz/jazz-in-the-cracks-part-1/

By Jake Baxendale The enormous impact of COVID-19 on music in Aotearoa is obvious. Concerts often can’t go ahead, and audiences often don’t want to go out. During lockdowns, musicians couldn’t even get together to play just for the sake of it. For jazz musicians, who place so much value on the...

14/03/2022

Trioglodyte on The Mystery Lesson, fantastic radio show by Daniel Spicer - https://www.totallyradio.com/shows/the-mystery-lesson/episodes/the-mystery-lesson-09-mar-2022

The Mystery Lesson presents two action-packed hours of brand new deep jazz and out sounds from the US, UK, Europe, Scandinavia and New Zealand. Caution: contents may burn.

14/03/2022

Vol. 7 of Jazz from the Underground Nightclubs of Aotearoa featured on One Man's Jazz - https://www.onemansjazz.ca/march-10-2022-1246/

03/03/2022

Out now! Full digital album release! https://kiwijahzz.bandcamp.com/album/jazz-from-the-underground-nightclubs-of-aotearoa-vol-7

4 track album