Eli takes you through a stew's worth of musical ingredients. This bcast features a radio premier from Aotearoa producer Third Nature with their track Dreamstate Tūī. Apologies as the recording appears to cut off halfway through.
Another solid set from Def Jim as he covers the stylistic gamut from contemporary guitar composition to 70's extended jams with brief tributes thrown in to recently departed heroes Jeff Beck and Wayne Shorter.
Mindful that NZ Music Month is currently in progress, Def Jim delivers a mixed set of local and international content, the former focused on experimental luminaries Trioglodyte, the late Neill Duncan with Devils Gate Outfit and the late Murray McNabb, and the latter including an outstanding new release from John Zorn's New Masada Quartet plus sundry musical gems past and present.
The first Jazz Show of Autumn sees Def Jim sampling new releases from Geri Allen with Kurt Rosenwinkel, Angelica Sanchez Nonet and Mary Halvorson, re-visiting Electric Masada from 2004 and otherwise illuminating gems from early albums by artists such as Quest and Old & New Dreams and much more recent standout sets by the likes of James Brandon Lewis and Harriet Tubman.
A typically up-to-the minute set from Def Jim, premiering new releases from David Murray, Kris Davis and Dave Douglas, and re-visiting notable recent offerings from Geri Allen, Jeff Parker, Michael Formanek, Ambrose Akinmusire and Thumbscrew before reaching back all the way to 1964 to end the Show with a classic Archie Shepp take on vintage 'Trane.
A chat with Beth Torrance on her upcoming debut EP, Tiny Flowers, set to release on the 18 October, Laneway 2025, lots and lots of cool new music, and Naruto Uzumaki's birthday? Whakarongo mai!
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