Richard Adams and Nigel Gavin
with special Guest
Harmen Hielkema
(ex Jews
Brother Band) on percussion.
Acoustic
swing Jazz with a twist of Reinhardt & Grappelli. Guitar and
violin.
Old Pakanae
Schoolhouse, 30 Waoitemarama Gorge Road.
Sunday 20th May, 3.00 pm. afternoon concert.
Ph: Harmen and Julie 4057855.
Great music and art
comes about by some kind of alchemy: it is the result of painstaking
study, a rare mix of ingredients, the moment of inexplicable magic, a
wondrous consequence revealed . . .
Richard Adams and Nigel
Gavin have worked like few other New Zealand musicians, crafting
their art in rehearsal rooms and recording studios, and presented
their magic in concert halls and to festival audiences at home,
australia, the US and in Europe.
Violinist Adams is a
gifted painter whose work has been exhibited internationally and who
believes the visual and musical sides of his personality each set the
other on fire. Richard has played for many years in the popular
Nairobi Trio and co-founder of Neon Quaver--
Guitarist
Gavin is probably well known to more people than they realise: he has
played with the Nairobi Trio, the Jews Brothers, Bravura,
created
the guitar orchestra Gitbox Rebellion, and has been on albums by
Wayne Gillespie, Whirimako Black,
and most notably with
Robert Fripp.
Here is that rare
alchemy at work where each inspires the other, where melodies can
twist on an emphasis, and the improvisation is instinctively taken in
a new and rewarding direction.
This tour will bring
together both the artistic adventures as well as the fun music
Richard and Nigel have played and sung over the past years with the
Nairobi Trio and the Jews Brothers.
"There
is an ECM-ish feel about this collaboration between two of New
Zealand's most original thinkers. The improvisation is of the highest
order and , while there are occasions if you wonder whether they are
just playing for themselves, the chemistry is engaging enough,
particularly on the toe tapping "Sacred Hill" and the
impressionistic "Daisy Chain". With crystal clear sound,
it's seriously good listening. "
The
Sunday Star Times
"first
class musical alchemy!"
"...incredibly
wonderfully intelligent!"
National Radio
"These
performers play with a passion and flair that international audiences
adore"
Stephane Grappelli
"Richard
Adams beautiful light-and-shade violin solo playing will stay in
memory for a long time"
Hastings Blossom Festival
"melodic,
dazzling in its virtuosity and inflected with every sort of musical
treasure"
The Daily Times
"There's
genuine humanity, wit and even humour in Gavin's creations"
Tone Magazine
"...
courageous ... sonically
naked."
"..(Nigel
Gavin's).. finger's must be wired directly to his brain!"
"Gavin's
guitar is ringing with ideas
and to simply sit back and soak them up is unadorned
pleasure!"
Radio
New Zealand's "the sampler"
