Miss Dom and Miss Frances travel the globe selecting classic and contemporary jazz artists from the Arabic, Asian and African continents - bewitching sounds from Tunisia, Lebanon, Turkey, South Africa, India, Sudan - plus special guest Richard Zhao joins them in the studio with the pick of his extensive Japanese jazz vinyl collection.
Tom catches up with the artists Jennifer Gillam and Eugene Hanson, and they talk about their reserch into the Te Ana Ru at Whatipu. There used to be a kauri dance floor in there, at the turn of the century. They have been digging, both metaphorically and sort of physically, to find out more. Their show opens at Te Uru on Saturday. We also talked to Ngahiraka Mason, on the landline from MIQ! She is back in Aotearoa to curate Te Tuhi's newest show, "A Very Different World". We talk about what Covid means for curating and working together with one another. Also in the show, Tom whips out the hot glue gun and tries some Vanetines day crafting.
Frances Chan pays tribute to Phil Asher, Chick Corea and Milford Graves along with a raft of recent releases, and previews jazz at the Auckland Arts Festival.
Interpreting nature's forms is the theme of the week, as Theo is joined in studio by two artists with work showing off Karangahape Road at the moment. First up is Sena Park, who has woven a web of debris and netting with her RM exhibition, Aliveness_Symbiosis_on K-rd. Later in the show Jimmy Solórzano came along to talk about Echoes of the Coromandel, a four channel installation (with guitar) at the Audio Foundation. We also heard some banging tunes, and had a brief art guide to round up the show.
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