This coming Saturday, Jan 22nd at Foundry616 I’ll be premiering my new extended composition “NOCKDOWN-LOCKDOWN” to celebrate club owner Peter Rechnieski’s long standing contribution to Sydney’s live jazz scene.
Tenor saxophonist Karl Laskowski, drummer James Waples, bassist Brett Hirst, plus myself on piano etc., will be the featured players.
Expect a night of exciting creativity […]
Something OLD – Something NEW – Something BORROWED
Something BLUE!
Mike Nock – piano
James Waples – drums
Jonathan Zwartz – bass
Foundry616 presents another exceptional night dedicated to the dynamic piano trio with pianist Mike Nock, drummer James Waples and special guest, bassist Jonathan Zwartz. Mike and Jonathan’s musical friendship bridges many years and has seen them perform world-wide in a variety of situations, […]
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 […]
Featuring moments from Don Banks Award, and live performance on The Music Show with Andy Ford on 1 February 2014 and more… THANKS GUYS!
