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Posts Tagged Nick Granville

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January 25, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

A Natural Woman: Theatre

A Natural Woman: Celebrating The Music of Carole King Producer: Ali Harper & Iain Cave (Ali-Cat Productions) Circa Theatre; Circa One (January 19 – February 22) Ali Harper has form with these shows. She takes a musician – be it singer (Doris Day) or writer (Burt Bacharach) and explores their best known material in a […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A Natural Woman, A Natural Woman: Celebrating The Music of Carole King, Ali Harper, Biography, Carole King, Celebrating The Music of Carole King, Circa, Circa One, Circa Theatre, Circa Theatre; Circa One (January 19 – February 22), Francis Leota, Francis Meria, Gig, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Musical, Nick Granville, Play, Play Review, Producer: Ali Harper & Iain Cave (Ali-Cat Productions), Scott Maynard, Show, Theatre, Theatre Review, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 1, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Nick Granville Group: Home

Nick Granville Group Home Grandscale Records It’s still with last year’s very good record, Refractions somewhat circling in my ears that I dived on into Home, Granville’s swift follow-up, available at a pay-what-you-like price/free from Bandcamp. Once again I like very much that Granville understands what it is to be a group, to be part […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Alex Nyman, Bandcamp, Ben Wilcock, Colin Hemmingsen, Donald Armstrong, Home, Jazz, Lance Phillip, Neil Billington, Nick Granville, Nick Granville Group, Nick Tipping, Refractions, Rodger Fox, Wellington ·

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April 15, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Greg Crayford’s Pleasure Point: Rattledog!

Greg Crayford’s Pleasure Point Rattledog! – The Chicago Sessions Greg Crayford Greg Crayford’s regular jazz session features his band Pleasure Point – a loose collective as much as one defined band, for it features some of the big names in Wellington jazz, something of a rotating cast. Hear Nick Granville on guitar, Norman Meehan’s piano, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Ann Pacey, Greg Crayford, Greg Crayford's Pleasure Point, Jazz, Michelle Scullion, Nick Granville, Nick Tipping, Nils Olsen, Norman Meehan, Patrick Bleakley, Rattledog!, Rattledog! - The Chicago Sessions, Simon Jones, Wellington, Wellington Jazz ·

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March 17, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Nick Granville

Nick Granville is a Wellington-based guitarist/composer and educator. Visit www.nickgranville.com for more information, free lessons, music blog and more. His latest CD Home features some of New Zealand’s best musicians and can be downloaded from nickgranville.bandcamp.com for free (or pay what you want). Here are five albums he’s loving right now… 1 – Nelson Latif, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany, Special Guests · Tagged Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, Guitar, Jazz, Nick Granville, Nick Granville Group ·

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December 15, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Nick Granville Group: Refractions

Nick Granville Group Refractions Rattle Jazz Wellington jazz guitarist Nick Granville has been working hard as a session player and in various combos for many years now – he’ll sit in on a jam-night, back international and local talent and when he gets a chance to step up and play his own tunes he can […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Jazz, Nick Granville, Nick Granville Group, NZ Jazz, Olivier Holland, Rattle, Refractions, Roger Manins, Ron Samson ·

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