Reviews of Mike Nock Trio at Foundry 616 8 July
The Mike Nock Trio Playing New Tunes and Old! Acoustic and Electric
‘From the Foundry 616 Facebook event: “Now comes another exceptional night as Mike and his trio unveil a swag of dynamic new compositions, combining acoustic and electric sounds in some truly exciting and creative […]
Mike Nock Trio perform ‘Argillite’
Live at Jazzgroove – Tuesday 28th February 2012
Mike Nock (piano)
Brett Hirst (double bass)
James Waples (drums)
“Nock is, quite simply, one of the unsung piano heroes of the past 50 years.” -All About Jazz (USA)
The winner of the 2011 Bell Award for ‘Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album,’ Mike returns to Jazzgroove with […]
Jazz and classical music came together on stage when two of New Zealand’s best-loved trios combined their considerable talents for the world premiere of Mike Nock’s new work Vicissitudes in the 2013 Christchurch Arts Festival. A musical celebration of the worlds of jazz and classical music, Vicissitudes reflects on our shared ability to overcome […]
Mike Nock’s suite celebrating the long-term contribution of SIMA (Sydney Improvised Music Association) to the Sydney scene, with a stunning lineup including iconic musicians Phil Slater, James Greening, plus his trio of James Waples and Brett Hirst together with three outstanding emerging talents, saxophonists Karl Laskowski, Peter Farrar and guitarist Carl Morgan. Exciting Australian […]
Recorded live at Christchurch Arts Festival
Mike Nock: Vicissitudes from Chris Watson on Vimeo.
Mike Nock Trio
MIke Nock (piano)
Brett Hirst (bass)
James Waples (drums)
NZTrio
Justine Cormack (violin)
Ashley Brown (cello)
Sarah Watkins (piano)
Programme Notes from Mike: Vicissitudes is a set of variations, exploring some of the differences and similarities of approach possible between a classical piano trio and a jazz piano […]
‘Red Descending’ download
Red Descending is basically a jazz waltz and although the occasional bar of 5/4 might make it difficult to dance to, I hope you’ll still find it fun to play.
Free download of sheet music for ‘Red Descending’
There will be more of Mike’s music made available for free download (piano music, jazz tunes […]
Mike Nock: NZ Jazz Pianist
Originally aired on Upbeat, Friday 24 January 2014
Sydney-based New Zealand jazz pianist and recipient of the 2014 Don Banks Music Award from the Australian Arts Council.
