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Posts Tagged Michael Houstoun

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December 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 242 – Michael Houstoun & The Rodger Fox Big Band, Wellington, 2015

An intriguing musical collaboration – and one that has worked so they’ve repeated it – and when I say repeated it, it’s always a little different. But the classically trained pianist and the big-band leader and trombonist really do find some strange alchemy – on record and in performance. I’ve seen them a few times […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2015, Big Band, Classical, Jazz, Jazz Festival, Michael Houstoun, Piano, Rodger Fox, Stub, Stubs, Stubs # 242, Stubs: # 242 – Michael Houstoun & The Rodger Fox Big Band, Trombone, Wellington ·

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January 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 345

Michael Houstoun, Piano (1979) This is my favourite $1 op-shop find. For now at least. I love Michael Houstoun – amazing talent, I feel lucky thinking about the number of times I’ve seen him perform. He threatens retirement this year but I always enjoy his playing. I love classical piano and Beethoven too – so it’s […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1979, Beethoven, brand new discoveries and old-old favourites; extremely pre-loved, Classical, Instrumental, Kiwi, LP, Michael Houstoun, New Zealand, NZ, Pianist, Piano, previously abandoned or with the shrink-wrap having just been removed it’s all here at The Vinyl Countdown, Record, The Vinyl Countdown # 345, The Vinyl Countdown is a document of every LP I listen to, Viyl ·

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June 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 70 – Rodger Fox

Welcome to episode 70 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This conversation is me chatting with musician, bandleader, arranger, promoter and educator Rodger Fox. Dr. Rodger Fox is now a full time senior lecturer at the New Zealand School of Music at Victoria […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Arranger, Bandleader, Big Band, Big Band Music, Boosted, Chat, Chris Cain, Converssation, Crowdfunding, Educator, ep.70, Episode Seventy, Erna Ferry, Interview, Jazz, Jazz Festival, Le Petit Chocolat, Michael Houstoun, Monterey, Music, Musician, Podcast, Promoter, Rodger Fox, Simon Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 70, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 70 - Rodger Fox, T Leaf T, Teacher, The Quincy Conserve, Trombone, Trombonist, Wellington, Yeastie Boys ·

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June 14, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Bach Beat – Michael Houstoun & The Rodger Fox Big Band (June 11, Wgtn)

Bach Beat: Michael Houstoun & The Rodger Fox Big Band Opera House, Wellington (3pm) Sunday, June 11 One of the most intriguing musical collaborations of recent years has been that of Rodger Fox and Michael Houstoun. It works. And I know this from the recordings – but at this year’s jazz festival I finally got […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2017), 3pm, Bach, Big Band, Bill Cunliffe, Chris Cain, Erna Ferry, Gig Review, Gig Review: Bach Beat - Michael Houstoun & The Rodger Fox Big Band (June 11, Jazz, Jazz Festival, June 11, Live, Live Gig, Michael Houstoun, Opera House, Rodger Fox, Sunday, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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May 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 65 – Shelagh Magadza

Welcome to episode 65 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This conversation is me chatting with the Artistic Director of the NZ Festival and Wellington Jazz Festival, Shelagh Magadza.
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Artistic Director, Arts Festival, Bill Frisell, Cassandra Wilson, Chat, Comet Is Coming, Conversation, Dave Weckl, Dianne Reeves, Discussion, ep65, Festival, Festival of the Arts, International Festival, Interview, iTunes, Jazz, Jazz Festival, Le Petite Chocolat, Michael Houstoun, NZ Festival, Plug, Podcast, PR, Promo, Rodger Fox, Shelagh Magadza, Simon Sweetman, Soundcloud, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 65 – Shelagh Magadza, T Leaf T, Wayne Shorter, Wellington, Wgtn, Wynton Marsalis, Yeastie Boys ·

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March 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Wellington Jazz Festival: 7-11 June 2017

The Wellington Jazz Festival – always a highlight of the winter months – has announced its 2017 line-up. The international highlights are impressive with Bill Frisell and band (including the multi-talented Petra Haden). Frisell’s playing is legendary and ever-forward, his most recent album When You Wish Upon A Star is a career-best. Superstar drummer Dave […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2017), Announcement, Bill Frisell, Black String, Dave Weckl, Dianne Reeves, Harold López-Nussa Trio, Jazz, Jazz Festival, June, June 7-11, Michael Houstoun, Petra Haden, PR, Promo, Rodger Fox, The Comet Is Coming, The Jac, Wellington Jazz Festival, Wellington Jazz Festival: 7-11 June 2017 ·

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April 1, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Mike Nock & Roger Manins: Two – Out

Mike Nock & Roger Manins Two – Out F W M Records Roger Mannins is a great saxophonist – I’ve enjoyed his work in a variety of settings and, it’s possible, I first noticed him through the association with Mike Nock. Though I know I’ve heard Manins play in almost every conceivable jazz line-up from […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Australia, Duets, Duo, F W M Records, Instrumental, Jazz, Kiwi, Michael Houstoun, Mike Nock, Mike Nock & Roger Manins, Piano, Roger Manins, Saxophone, Standards, Sydney, Two - Out ·

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July 22, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #113 – Mike Nock, Wellington, 2010

Oh geez, I love Mick Nock. Amazing to watch – and to listen to. I love seeing his eyes close and how his music not only transports you but, first, you can watch him taken away. I’ve seen him play loads of times, a variety of contexts, but one of the most memorable was when […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 50 Years, Gig, I Mike or I Mike Nock, Jazz, Live, Michael Houstoun, Mike Nock, Piano, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: #113 – Mike Nock, Wellington 2010 ·

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June 23, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Orchestra Wellington 2. LITTLE RUSSIAN (June 20, Wgtn)

Orchestra Wellington with Michael Houstoun and Leila Adu: 2. LITTLE RUSSIAN MFC Saturday, June 20 For the second performance in Wellington Orchestra’s six-part series it was to Leila Adu, 2014’s emerging composer in residence. Her commissioned piece, Rain as Blessings Fall, kicked off the evening, a dose of rain – and cold – in the […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Blessings as Rain Fall, Gig Review, Gig Review: Orchestra Wellington 2. LITTLE RUSSIAN (June 20, Leila Adu, Little Russian, Live Gig, Marc Taddei, MFC, Michael Houstoun, Orchestra Wellington, Piano Concert No. 3, Prokofiev, Symphony No.2, Tchaikovsky, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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April 21, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Orchestra Wellington 1. KAMARINSKAYA (April 18, Wgtn)

Orchestra Wellington with Michael Houstoun: 1. KAMARINSKAYA MFC Saturday, April 18 It was the opening of Orchestra Wellington’s 2015 season, a special season that will feature Michael Houstoun as soloist across all six performances. Each program will see Orchestra Wellington perform one of Tchaikovsky’s symphonies. So for this – KAMARINSKAYA – the first performance in […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Classical, Gig Review, Glinka, Kamarinskaya, Marc Taddei, Michael Houstoun, Orchestra Wellington, Rachmaninov, Shine, Tchaikovsky, Wellington ·

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March 27, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Michael Houstoun: Inland

Michael Houstoun Inland Rattle This version of Inland is a reissue of 2007’s double-CD with a bonus DVD, the Keith Hill-directed feature, Michael Houstoun: New Zealand Pianist. The film collects footage from the recording of Inland, Houstoun plays and talks about the pieces; about his playing and development, about his connection to the works, his […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Documentary, DVD, Gao Ping, Inland, John Psathas, Keith Hill, Kenneth Young, Michael Houstoun, Michael Houstoun: New Zealand Pianist, Mike Nock, Rattle, Victoria Kelly ·

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March 1, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Michael Houstoun: Lilburn – Music for Solo Piano

Michael Houstoun Lilburn: Music for Solo Piano Rattle Michael Houstoun is New Zealand’s greatest classical pianist, a player of fierce imagination and immaculate technique. He’s a world-class performer and he has campaigned tirelessly for/on behalf of contemporary Kiwi composers, dedicated so much of his time – and career – to celebrating some of New Zealand’s […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Douglas Lilburn, Lilburn: Music for Solo Piano, Michael Houstoun, Rattle ·

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