![]() (Guest registration required at time of entry. Master of the 7 string guitar, in fact, almost anything with strings he has performed with many well-known groups such as, Nairobi Trio, the Fondue Set, the Jews Brothers, the Blue Bottom Stompers, Gitbox Rebellion, now returned to Voxnova after a break of a few years. Originally from Long Island, New York, Nigel is a leading figure, teacher, performer, composer, locally and internationally. Adams received critical acclaim with the jazz group Neon Quaver. In 1989 Adams and John Quigley formed the Nairobi Trio playing improvised jazz and re-worked standard jazz pieces. Aaron has also supported a long list of theatrical productions and occasionally moonlights with the Auckland He’s returned to Voxnova after gaining a great deal of experience performing for jazz greats Cleo Laine, Mark Murphy and saxophonist George Coleman, Annie Crummer, Hello Sailor, King Kapisi, as well as vocalists Caitlin Smith, Jan Hellriegel and Linn Lorkin. with a battered old git-box and as much hay as he can carry. VoxNova has a residency on Mondays at the Caretaker Bar located underground in Britomart. (US, also git, git flip, gitter (box)) a. WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THE WEARING OF MASKS AT ALL TIMES WHILE MOVING AROUND THE VENUE.Īlan MacDonald - Founder / Percussionist Alan performed as a drummer for a rock band he created in his teens, as a folk percussionist inspired by the British band Penguin Café Orchestra then Nairobi Trio, Voxnova for many years specialised in Latin, Gitanos and Manouche Jazz. The show will include the Kita Trio Gypsy swing music from three members of the ensemble. Graham Reid, March 2021 ( 19 ORANGE LEVEL MASK WEARING POLICY Gitbox Rebellion have just released their third album entitled Curveball. Further evidence of how linear time comes full circle with Curveball. Yet, out of that exotic and evocative melange of styles and influences, what emerges is - and has always been - distinctively Gitbox.įinally, the cover art is by Graeme Gash (also a guitarist, formerly of Waves) whose distinctive work graced the group's previous albums. The listener's mind can be taken towards contemporary classical music allusions to Spanish, Middle Eastern or North African styles the freedom of jazz, entrancement of minimalism or the economy of pop. Gitbox occuies a singular place in New Zealand music in that it draws from diverse sources. The perfect encore for their rebellious, pesky digits. And they close with Ennio Morricone's dramatic theme to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. ![]() The bonus is hearing the ensemble in concert on the second disc where they essay some Curveball material but also other pieces, among them a variation on Threnody for Francisco Mendez from their debut album, a nod to the completion of that circle of time here. And a reminder of how sophisticated and seasoned these players are.įour of the group's original members – Nigel Gavin, Kim Halliday, Bodie Hermans and Russell Hughes – are still here, advancing this distinctive project into its fourth decade. Unashamedly analog, Gitbox Rebellion is an 8-piece guitar ensemble, playing original music composed by and for the group, in Auckland, New Zealand. ![]() As always, Gitbox subvert expectations but also deliver their beautifully realised, sometimes algebraic, melodies with a lively vigour or an elegant stateliness.įrom the pristine opening chimes of the ethereal Sanctuary where the glistening notes hang in still air and the urgently repeated figure which opens Absent Friend through the sub-tropical balm of the charming Dhoggs (My Dog Doesn’t Respect Me) to the concert chamber concentration and aural dynamics of the title track and beyond, the first disc of studio recordings is a constant revelation. Honoring the beautiful character of acoustic guitar, Gitbox Rebellions exuberant blend of jazz, rock. And it has recorded artists as unique as the percussion group From Scratch and now, again, Gitbox.Ĭurveball – an appropriate title for a Gitbox and Rattle album – is the group's third for the label following Pesky Digits and Touch Wood in '94. Ockham Collective Presents: Gitbox Rebellion. Under the assured stewardship of helmsman Steve Garden, Rattle has since taken listeners on journeys through classical, jazz, sonic experimentalism, improvised music, the evocative sounds of taonga puoro. The Queenstown Jazz Orchestra are back to celebrate their 10th year. GitBox is a cross platform tool to host personal private git repositories inside Dropbox folders that get automatically synchronized between operating systems, machines and backed up on the internet. Thirty years ago, the Rattle label launched itself with the album Pesky Digits by the Auckland guitar ensemble, Gitbox Rebellion. But sometimes we can feel it as circular. Betraying the jazz/blues heritage of many of the participants, Gitbox is a Pidgin expression for the steel-string acoustic guitar. Time, as we live through it, seems linear. ![]()
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