08/04/2024
China has always held a great fascination for me. My grandfather Yee Jeng Keng was born in Ghangzhou in 1915 and came to New Zealand as a young man, then again in the 1940s when he started a family. He was a chef and had ...
02/05/2012
'The Poet’s Embrace' is impressively Nathan Haines’ eighth studio album, a feat all the more remarkable when you consider that he is barely 40-years old. The all-instrumental album has itself impressed, even making it ...
13/07/2018
Kevin Haines is a double bass player who has played in the New Zealand jazz scene for over 50 years. After a long and continuing career Haines now also teaches at the Auckland University School of Music. He currently plays ...
12/03/2021
Celebrating the release of Auckland pop darlings Alae ’s brand new single, Said Too Much, and the release of its video (posted below for your enjoyment), NZM invited frontman Alex Farrell-Davey to curate a mixtape of some ...
07/01/2019
London-based Kiwi singer/songwriter Blair Jollands has been described as having a ‘country and eastern’ sound. Comparisons drawn with Nick Cave, Bowie and Beck tell you that his song compositions, voice and recordings ...
22/08/2019
The five songs left in the running to win the 2019 APRA Silver Scroll Award were announced today, with pop, hip hop, alt-folk and jazz all in the mix. There’s a strong ring of the ABCs of songwriting about the shortlist ...
05/04/2018
With 320 students from 21 secondary schools, the 2018 National Youth Jazz Competition held in Tauranga from March 28-30, featured the most competitors in its 41-year history. Judges Dr Rodger Fox from New Zealand School ...
