5/7/2023 0 Comments Phil cook amp![]() ![]() Nick Batt, for New Zealand Musician Magazine, Vol.11No. But in early 2020, Cook paused his relentless touring duties with others, intent on focusing on how all his experiences and erudition could fit into his own songs. These guys are great and you’d better get used to them as I’m sure you’ll be hearing a lot of this album at a café near you.” He funneled that information into his pioneering avant-folk band Megafaun and subsequent duties as an in-demand sideman. Recorded at Avondale College and produced by Sam Giles and Trudy Lile, ‘Ristretto’ covers everything from Herbie Mann’s Bossa Nova Blues, to Jethro Tull’s Living in the Past. Tasteful drumming, excellent percussion as well as some sublime bass playing rounds out the rhythm section and keeps the group on tracks. Kevin Field and Nathan Porter show how piano should be played and highlight just how far the rest of us mortals have to go. Trudy Lile’s superb flute playing reminds you that flute can be cool and more Jethro Tull and Hubert Laws than James Galway. Mojave, (Trudy Lile- flute and vocals, Kevin Field – Piano, Nathan Porter – Piano, Pete Thornley – Bass, Phil Cook – Drums, and John Highsted – Percussion), are an Auckland based quartet whose album is a stylish blend of classic jazz and popular standards as well as their own originals. ![]() The result is one of the best albums I’ve heard this year. “Take some contemporary jazz, add a dash of latin and sprinkle some lounge. Let My Children Cook: A Passover Cookbook for Kids Tamar Ansh, Evgeniy Ognarev, Evgeniy Ognarev on . Led by audio legacy Phil Jones, we are a brand name dedicated to creating instrument amplifiers that are perpetually challenging conventional designs.Our mission is to bring musicians around the world revolutionary products that deliver performance, reliability, and portability all in a most condensed package physically possible.We are here to set trends, not follow. This album has been played on Air New Zealand’s long-haul playlists and if you can't make it to one of our gigs, the album can be purchased online from:Īpple iTunes Store - look for iTunes Music/Jazz/Mojave/Well Dressed Standards They are delivered in a fresh contemporary jazz style, with a hint of samba, a dash of salsa, a dollop of reggae, and a generous serving of bossa nova, and funk.Ī quartet of some of New Zealand’s finest jazz musicians, the energetic sounds of Mojave is comprised of the ever brilliant pianist Kevin Field, combined with the solid warmth and groove of bassist David Hogkinson, and the always complimentary drumming of Jason Orme all based around Auckland based Trudy Lile’s jazz flute and vocals.” Otherwise welcome to those who enjoy their rock with the faint aroma of diesel and stale beer. My music is not for the faint of heart so if your prude-o-meter is easily pinned, best to pass. “Fresh organic and straight from the creative arrangement palette of Trudy Lile, this is a beautiful collection of jazz standards you know and love from the great American songbook. After 35 years of working the fallback plan Im picking up where i left off. ![]()
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