13 September 6:30pm
12 September
Point Chevalier RSA - 1136 Gt North Rd
Goldsmith and Baynes have created a collection of waiata that is truly diverse and not limited to one genre of jazz. Goldsmith Baynes says “this debut album has been a long time in the making and shows a body of work that is inspired by their loved ones”. They say “we purposely never limited ourselves to one type of music.” While our background studies are in jazz music and its traditions, we explored wherever the music took us. Jazz can be thought of as a philosophy in music, not just a genre, it’s an approach to making music and draws similarities with a kaupapa maori approach too. Kaupapa Māori and making an album: 9 of the 11 tunes are 100% Te Reo Māori lyrics, and the other 2 waiata have only one verse in English. Allana credits Whirimako Black as one of her main influences. “I’ve studied jazz vocalists from America, the birthplace of jazz, since I was 16yrs old. When I heard Whirimako singing jazz standards in Te Reo I knew that was the road I wanted to follow. Reclaiming my reo me ōna tikanga and singing was a clear path for me. I write in English too, but this just seems to connect more.
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