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Media Release August 2006
MIKE NOCK TRIO TO PLAY POWERHOUSE
Presented in association with Henk van Leeuwen - Australia Northern Europe Liaisons
AUSTRALIAN JAZZ GROUP OF THE YEAR (MO AWARD)
AUSTRALIAN CONTEMPORARY CD OF THE YEAR (AUSTRALIAN JAZZ AWARDS)
“This crackling ensemble never puts a foot wrong.” JAZZWISE (UK)
“…a true master in superb command of his instrument.” Sydney Morning Herald
Multi-award winning jazz pianist and composer Mike Nock will perform in his new highly acclaimed trio featuring Mike Majkowski (bass) and James Waples (drums) for one night only at the Powerhouse on Saturday 23 September 2006.
Hailed as “Master of Jazz” by critics, Mike Nock has performed with the likes of Dionne Warwick, Coleman Hawkins and Michael Brecker.
With a career spanning four decades, the New Zealand-born artist established himself as one of Australasia’s best international exports after spending 25 years in the USA.
During this time Mike Nock led his 1970s seminal jazz-rock group The Fourth Way.
Since returning to Australia in 1985, his groups have conducted extensive tours of Europe, Asia, USA, and Canada, as well as regularly touring Australia and New Zealand.
Mike Nock has collected a string of distinguished awards, including Australian Jazz Group of the Year (1991 MO awards), Australian Contemporary CD of the year (Australian Jazz Awards 2004) and top piano/keyboard honours at the Australian Critic's Awards in 1991, 92 and 93.
In 2003 he received the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for services to jazz.
From 1996 to 2001 Mike Nock was music director of the world’s largest classical label, Naxos/Jazz records, overseeing the production of more than 70 critically acclaimed jazz CDs from all corners of the globe.
He has a large catalogue of critically acclaimed, internationally released recordings and compositions in print and on recordings.
In 1983 he hosted his own TV series Nock On Jazz and in 1993 was the subject of a TVNZ documentary widely shown in Australasia (SBS & TVNZ).
Mike Nock is the recipient of three US National Endowment Fellowships for composition (1972, 1975 and 1978).
Mike Nock’s newest trio headlines the Cool Nights Hot Jazz festival, curated by Australian jazz great Mark Isaacs.
Cool Nights Hot Jazz also features Japan-Australia Jazz Orchestra (JAJO), Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra featuring Florian Ross and free performances by Megan Washington, James Sherlock, Elana Stone, Mark Isaacs and Kristen Berardi.
The Australian Government is proudly associated with the Mike Nock Trio tour, which is made possible through its national performing arts touring program, Playing Australia, giving all Australians, wherever they live, better access to some of the country's best performing arts.
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Date Sat 23 Sep 2006
Tickets 34/$28, 3-show package $78 + free events
Venue Powerhouse Theatre, Spark Bar
Bookings 07 3358 8600 or www.brisbanepowerhouse.org
MIKE NOCK TRIO – BACKGROUND
Since his first recordings with the 'Three-Out' Trio in 1960-61, jazz pianist/composer Mike Nock has remained at the forefront of Australian jazz and continues to delight audiences worldwide. His extensive background of experience in a variety of genres with the world¹s top musicians plus his large catalogue of recordings as a leader combine to give his live performances a rarely heard depth and breadth. The current Mike Nock trio, a classic jazz ensemble that embraces the past as it simultaneously looks to the future, features two extraordinary young musicians and builds on the tradition established since his 1985 return to Australia, of introducing some of the country¹s most exciting young jazz talents to a wider public. Bassist/composer Mike Majkowski and drummer James Waples are young jazz masters, not yet 25 years of age. Both are outstanding examples of the high level of creative talent emerging in Australia today. Both are graduates of the Sydney Conservatorium and have played in Mike's groups since January 2003. The trio came together on 1 January 2006 and are currently planning their debut CD.
BIOGRAPHY – MIKE NOCK
New Zealand born pianist/composer Mike Nock is one of the acknowledged masters of jazz in Australasia. His reputation rests partly on his imposing international experience which includes:
§ 25 years working in the USA with many of the world's top jazz musicians such as: Coleman Hawkins, Yusef Lateef, Dionne Warwick and Michael Brecker among others.
§ a large catalogue of critically acclaimed, internationally released recordings
§ his role as leader of the 1970's seminal jazz-rock group The Fourth Way
§ a substantial body of original compositions in print and on recordings
Since returning to Australia in 1985, his groups have conducted extensive tours of Europe, Asia, USA, and Canada, as well as touring regularly throughout Australia & New Zealand.
Mike Nock is widely recognized for his abilities; honours include receiving the New Zealand Order of Merit ONZM in 2003 for services to jazz. His most recent recording Mike Nock's BigSmallBand LIVE (ABC/Jazz) was voted Australian Contemporary CD of the year at the 2004 Australian Jazz Awards and he has twice won New Zealand Jazz recording of the Year (in 1987 for OPEN DOOR, a duo recording with drummer Frank Gibson Jr., and in 1989 for his trio CD, BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP) He was awarded top piano/keyboard honours at the Australian Critic's Awards (1991, 92, 93) and his quartet won Australian Jazz Group of the Year at the 1991 MO awards. In 1983 he hosted his own TV series "Nock On Jazz" and in 1993 was the subject of a TVNZ documentary widely shown in Australasia (SBS & TVNZ).
Recipient of three US National Endowment Fellowships for composition (1972, 1975 & 1978) in 1999 he was awarded a two year Australian Arts Council Fellowship. From 1996 to 2001 he was music director of Naxos/Jazz records, over-seeing the production of more than 70 critically acclaimed jazz CDs, from all corners of the world. Recent CD releases include THE MOTHERSHIP PLAYS THE MUSIC OF MIKE NOCK (Jazzgroove records JGR 030) and OPEN DOOR Mike Nock/Frank Gibson (ODE records - CD Manu 2024).
"...a well-rounded pianism that draws from a multiplicity of sources, a writing style that combines powerful lyricism with abstract impressionism and a reverential but still distinctive sense of tradition... demonstrates why Nock is one of Jazz's best kept secrets." - All About Jazz 24/4/06
www.mikenock.com
www.henk.com.au
BIOGRAPHY – MIKE MAJKOWSKI
Bassist/composer Mike Majkowski, born 16 August 1983, is one of the new breed of creative musicians currently emerging on the Australian jazz scene. Mike is a gifted jazz bassist with an active interest in a wide spectrum of contemporary music and at the beginning of what promises to be an exceptional career. A founding member of THE SPLINTER ORCHESTRA recently seen on ABC TV's new music program SET, he is also in demand by his peers and is first choice bassist for a number of leading young Sydney groups.
BIOGRAPHY – JAMES WAPLES
James (Pug) Waples, born 13 December 1982, is the youngest member of the Waples brothers, a family of musicians well known to Sydney fans. A finalist at the 1994 Wangaratta drumming competition James began his musical studies as a classical pianist before taking up the drums 10 years ago. Since graduating from the Jazz Studies course at the Sydney Conservatorium in 1994, his impeccable sense of time and extraordinary musical sensitivity have made him a favourite with many top Australian musicians such as Bernie McGann and Vince Jones.
MIKE NOCK TRIO TO PLAY POWERHOUSE
Presented in association with Henk van Leeuwen - Australia Northern Europe Liaisons
AUSTRALIAN JAZZ GROUP OF THE YEAR (MO AWARD)
AUSTRALIAN CONTEMPORARY CD OF THE YEAR (AUSTRALIAN JAZZ AWARDS)
“This crackling ensemble never puts a foot wrong.” JAZZWISE (UK)
“…a true master in superb command of his instrument.” Sydney Morning Herald
Multi-award winning jazz pianist and composer Mike Nock will perform in his new highly acclaimed trio featuring Mike Majkowski (bass) and James Waples (drums) for one night only at the Powerhouse on Saturday 23 September 2006.
Hailed as “Master of Jazz” by critics, Mike Nock has performed with the likes of Dionne Warwick, Coleman Hawkins and Michael Brecker.
With a career spanning four decades, the New Zealand-born artist established himself as one of Australasia’s best international exports after spending 25 years in the USA.
During this time Mike Nock led his 1970s seminal jazz-rock group The Fourth Way.
Since returning to Australia in 1985, his groups have conducted extensive tours of Europe, Asia, USA, and Canada, as well as regularly touring Australia and New Zealand.
Mike Nock has collected a string of distinguished awards, including Australian Jazz Group of the Year (1991 MO awards), Australian Contemporary CD of the year (Australian Jazz Awards 2004) and top piano/keyboard honours at the Australian Critic's Awards in 1991, 92 and 93.
In 2003 he received the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for services to jazz.
From 1996 to 2001 Mike Nock was music director of the world’s largest classical label, Naxos/Jazz records, overseeing the production of more than 70 critically acclaimed jazz CDs from all corners of the globe.
He has a large catalogue of critically acclaimed, internationally released recordings and compositions in print and on recordings.
In 1983 he hosted his own TV series Nock On Jazz and in 1993 was the subject of a TVNZ documentary widely shown in Australasia (SBS & TVNZ).
Mike Nock is the recipient of three US National Endowment Fellowships for composition (1972, 1975 and 1978).
Mike Nock’s newest trio headlines the Cool Nights Hot Jazz festival, curated by Australian jazz great Mark Isaacs.
Cool Nights Hot Jazz also features Japan-Australia Jazz Orchestra (JAJO), Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra featuring Florian Ross and free performances by Megan Washington, James Sherlock, Elana Stone, Mark Isaacs and Kristen Berardi.
The Australian Government is proudly associated with the Mike Nock Trio tour, which is made possible through its national performing arts touring program, Playing Australia, giving all Australians, wherever they live, better access to some of the country's best performing arts.
ENDS-
Date Sat 23 Sep 2006
Tickets 34/$28, 3-show package $78 + free events
Venue Powerhouse Theatre, Spark Bar
Bookings 07 3358 8600 or www.brisbanepowerhouse.org
MIKE NOCK TRIO – BACKGROUND
Since his first recordings with the 'Three-Out' Trio in 1960-61, jazz pianist/composer Mike Nock has remained at the forefront of Australian jazz and continues to delight audiences worldwide. His extensive background of experience in a variety of genres with the world¹s top musicians plus his large catalogue of recordings as a leader combine to give his live performances a rarely heard depth and breadth. The current Mike Nock trio, a classic jazz ensemble that embraces the past as it simultaneously looks to the future, features two extraordinary young musicians and builds on the tradition established since his 1985 return to Australia, of introducing some of the country¹s most exciting young jazz talents to a wider public. Bassist/composer Mike Majkowski and drummer James Waples are young jazz masters, not yet 25 years of age. Both are outstanding examples of the high level of creative talent emerging in Australia today. Both are graduates of the Sydney Conservatorium and have played in Mike's groups since January 2003. The trio came together on 1 January 2006 and are currently planning their debut CD.
BIOGRAPHY – MIKE NOCK
New Zealand born pianist/composer Mike Nock is one of the acknowledged masters of jazz in Australasia. His reputation rests partly on his imposing international experience which includes:
§ 25 years working in the USA with many of the world's top jazz musicians such as: Coleman Hawkins, Yusef Lateef, Dionne Warwick and Michael Brecker among others.
§ a large catalogue of critically acclaimed, internationally released recordings
§ his role as leader of the 1970's seminal jazz-rock group The Fourth Way
§ a substantial body of original compositions in print and on recordings
Since returning to Australia in 1985, his groups have conducted extensive tours of Europe, Asia, USA, and Canada, as well as touring regularly throughout Australia & New Zealand.
Mike Nock is widely recognized for his abilities; honours include receiving the New Zealand Order of Merit ONZM in 2003 for services to jazz. His most recent recording Mike Nock's BigSmallBand LIVE (ABC/Jazz) was voted Australian Contemporary CD of the year at the 2004 Australian Jazz Awards and he has twice won New Zealand Jazz recording of the Year (in 1987 for OPEN DOOR, a duo recording with drummer Frank Gibson Jr., and in 1989 for his trio CD, BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP) He was awarded top piano/keyboard honours at the Australian Critic's Awards (1991, 92, 93) and his quartet won Australian Jazz Group of the Year at the 1991 MO awards. In 1983 he hosted his own TV series "Nock On Jazz" and in 1993 was the subject of a TVNZ documentary widely shown in Australasia (SBS & TVNZ).
Recipient of three US National Endowment Fellowships for composition (1972, 1975 & 1978) in 1999 he was awarded a two year Australian Arts Council Fellowship. From 1996 to 2001 he was music director of Naxos/Jazz records, over-seeing the production of more than 70 critically acclaimed jazz CDs, from all corners of the world. Recent CD releases include THE MOTHERSHIP PLAYS THE MUSIC OF MIKE NOCK (Jazzgroove records JGR 030) and OPEN DOOR Mike Nock/Frank Gibson (ODE records - CD Manu 2024).
"...a well-rounded pianism that draws from a multiplicity of sources, a writing style that combines powerful lyricism with abstract impressionism and a reverential but still distinctive sense of tradition... demonstrates why Nock is one of Jazz's best kept secrets." - All About Jazz 24/4/06
www.mikenock.com
www.henk.com.au
BIOGRAPHY – MIKE MAJKOWSKI
Bassist/composer Mike Majkowski, born 16 August 1983, is one of the new breed of creative musicians currently emerging on the Australian jazz scene. Mike is a gifted jazz bassist with an active interest in a wide spectrum of contemporary music and at the beginning of what promises to be an exceptional career. A founding member of THE SPLINTER ORCHESTRA recently seen on ABC TV's new music program SET, he is also in demand by his peers and is first choice bassist for a number of leading young Sydney groups.
BIOGRAPHY – JAMES WAPLES
James (Pug) Waples, born 13 December 1982, is the youngest member of the Waples brothers, a family of musicians well known to Sydney fans. A finalist at the 1994 Wangaratta drumming competition James began his musical studies as a classical pianist before taking up the drums 10 years ago. Since graduating from the Jazz Studies course at the Sydney Conservatorium in 1994, his impeccable sense of time and extraordinary musical sensitivity have made him a favourite with many top Australian musicians such as Bernie McGann and Vince Jones.
