Month: January 2011

Tom Dennison, Jason Orme and Mira Lacey form the other sides of the square on Saturday 29th January @ 2.30pm and Monday 31st January @ 12.30pm. See you there if you dare!!

The 2011 Auckland Seafood Festival promises to be bigger and better than ever and the music is no exception with over forty hours of sounds across four stages including an acoustic stage in the intimate setting of the Oyster & Champagne marquee. This year we have more stages and a wider range of top quality acts.

Whether it’s rock, jazz, soul, country, blues, hip hop, folk, or a bit of ‘mod’ from the 60’s. From great headline acts like Greg Johnson to old favourite Peter Urlich or new group, The Con-Ray’s, who feature some of New Zealand’s most iconic performers, we have something for everyone.

The festival music program runs from 12 – 7pm every day so whenever you visit the festival you can enjoy toe-tapping upbeat sounds on the band stages or relax to the smoother sounds of the acoustic stage. The music line-up on our main music stage features some of New Zealand’s most well known acts inclusing Greg Johnson, Peter Urlich, Nairobi Trio, The DeSotos, Hamish Polson and The Red Suns.

On the other stages we showcase some of Auckland’s best talent, including; Leza Corban and Aqstik Soul, Chet O’Connell Trio, The Hand – featuring Donald Reid, Motor City Family Funk, Reb Fountain, Danny McCrum in The Buskers Duo, Sarah Spicer Band, The Samsom Nacey Haines Trio and many more.

Want plenty of seafood with great NZ music every day? Then the Auckland Seafood Festival over Anniversary Weekend is the place to be.

I thought I would post this review as it’s the first review I have ever had, and it’s quite complimentary! Thanks Sunday Star Times, Auckland.

“Kiwi Mark Baynes is one of the most exciting jazz pianists to come along since Mike Nock. His soulful side, featuring a cast including tragically under-exposed vocalist Georgia Wood, is funky without getting stuck in a groove. For jazz fans his new Ironic Trio album In Song is also essential listening.”

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant – Billy Joel, 4 piece arrangement comprising of keys 2, bass, drums and horn.  I did this one for a singer/pianist on the Seabourn Legend cruise ship.

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant – Billy Joel (4 piece arrangement)

This is a 7 piece arrangement of  ‘Country’ found on Keith Jarrett’s album entitled ‘My Song’.  The piano solo is through-composed, the piano intro is a shorter version (I have the full version somewhere not sure where).

Country – Keith Jarrett (7 piece arrangement)

This is a 7 piece (trombone,tenor,alto + rhythm) version of Lalo Schifrin’s ‘Music to Interrogate by’ – written for the film Bullitt.

Lalo Schifrin – Music to Interrogate by (From Bullitt)

This is the bass part as played by Anthony Jackson on the wonderful version of ‘From Within’ on the Calle 54 DVD.  I have the piano part somewhere too but it’s more scribble than score so I wont be putting that up!

From Within – bass part as played by Anthony Jackson on Calle 54 DVD

I though it was time to make available some of the charts I have written, this one is a version of Clare Fischer’s Morning (beautiful latin piece) and contains a C and Bb lead sheet only.

Morning – Clare Fischer

‘Happenstance’ by the Standard Funk Ensemble could be called a love letter or salutation to some of the great soul and funk artists of the recent past. A collaboration by friends and musical colleagues Georgia Wood, Mark Baynes and award-winning producer Chris Nielson (The Mint Chicks) they have gathered some  of Auckland’s finest musicians (including guest spots by Ruban and Kody Nielson and Dixon Nacey on Guitar) to produce an album of unique, sometimes unexpected renditions of classic soul, funk and jazz tunes. With lyrical interpretation by fine jazz, cabaret and soul vocalist Georgia Wood, and with exquisite arrangements by Mark and Chris, classics such as Al Greens ‘Let’s Stay Together ‘ , Prince ‘s ‘Purple Rain’ and Stings ‘Englishman in New York ‘ are given a fresh twist and beautifully rendered  in a homage to great, ever fantastic songs.

A sophisticated yet versatile package, Mojave is a contemporary jazz quartet based in Auckland. Formed in 2000, Mojave features the unique sound of jazz flute within the format of a jazz quartet. Our music is expertly performed by an ensemble of high calibre, experienced professional musicians, who have the ability to read and adapt to the musical ambience of any event or function. The music explores jazz, Latin, blues, reggae, lounge and other energetic grooves exciting new original material, as well as favourite jazz standards as featured on our new album ‘Well dressed Standards’ released in 2009.

Several publications have reviewed our previous album ‘Ristretto’ favourably including New Zealand Musician Magazine “one of the best albums I’ve heard this year.”

Mojave performs regularly in Auckland at jazz venues and festival performances all around New Zealand are a regular feature. Highlights include a sell out concert at The National Jazz Festival in Tauranga 2007, as well as recent popular performances at Nelson Jazz Festival and Mission Bay Jazz and Blues Festival in 2009. I am playing with them at the Coopers Creek venue, 1-4pm on 13th February 2011.

The band has their own unique style and a refreshing approach to music that surprises and impresses audiences.   They have a vast repertoire that stretches from jazz standards to latin, funk and contemporary influences.  I am playing with them at the Coopers Creek venue, 1-4pm on 30th January 2011.

Attention attention Attention all those interested in noise!  I have uploaded some more video for you to take a gander at!  It can be found be clicking the Watch page, or by visiting www.youtube.com/mebaynes

Some old, some new, alot less to sort through…. some jazz, some hip hop, some mistakes ‘it’s a fair cop’……

OK, now I will stop rhyming because it’s BAD!! Have fun

Mark

The Jazz Age is fronted by the inimitable songbird Georgia Wood who is joined by saxophonist Edmundson, pianist Mark Baynes, bassist Aaron Coddel and drummer Jason Orme. A new Auckland jazz ensemble specialising in the songs and style of this classic era from Cole Porter to Gershwin, Duke Ellington to Arlen – available for events, festivals and private engagements; The Jazz Age perform renditions of favoured numbers from a variety of songbooks.

WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! FROM SCANDINAVIA THE GREAT EXTREME ENERGY FREE JAZZ PUNK COSMIC MIND ALTERING POWER TRIO THE THING!

Featuring saxophonist of the century MATS GUSTAFSSON from SWEDEN WITH NORWAYS FINEST INGEBRIGT HAKEN FLATEN on double bass and the extraordinary PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE on drums FIRE MUSIC FROM THE NORTH! AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND TOUR 2011

TUES 18 JAN THE THING PLUS LOCAL SUPPORT FROM THE PALCONTENTS
THE WHAMMY BAR
ST KEVINS ARCADE
KARANGAHAPE RD
DOORS 8PM
$10

I am involved in the support band called the Palcontents, this band consists of:-

John Bell – vibes
Jim Langabeer – saxes
Mark Baynes – keyboard
Henrieta Tornyai/Darridge – bass
Ivan Mrsic/Alistair Deverick – drums
Paul B – guitar

Bio Below :-

Mats Gustafsson is Sweden’s and one of Europe’s biggest names on the free music scene. Through groups like Gush, AALY trio andPeter Britzmann’s Chicago Tentet, he has established himself as a very powerful saxophonist, and has reinvented the way of playing the saxophone. Gustafsson has collaborated with many of the most adventurous musicians in the universe including Sonic Youth, Yamatsuka Eye (the Boredoms), Otomo Yoshihide, Evan Parker, Barry Guy, Paul Lovens and Hamid Drake.

Ingebrigt Haker Flaten and Paal Nilssen-Love have become known as Norway’s heaviest rhythm-section. Their long time collaboration bagan in 1992 and they perform together in many groups including School Days with Ken Vandermark, Scorch trio withRaoul Bjorkenheim, and the Swedish/Norwegian jazz-group Atomic. The Thing also performs with Joe McPhee, Ken Vandermark, Otomo Yoshihide, Jim O’Rourke, Thurston Moore and Cato Salsa Experience. Only once in a great while does a group of musicians come along with an inherent discipline that dares to question the realm between the known and the unknown. Mats Gustafsson, Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten and Paal Nilssen-Love of the Scandinavian Power Trio, ‘The Thing’ provide a language so determined in its musical complexity, boundaries literally and figuratively disappear. Each one of these extraordinary musicians has redefined their own given instrument with an exceptional ability to transform life into art with burning clarity.

www.thingjazz.com
presented by Vitamin S and the Frederick St Sound and Light Exploration Society.

What promises to be the first of many – a celebration of sculpture, the finest of Oratia’s locally produced food and wine, art amongst the trees, live music from 3 of Aucklands finest jazz/soul/and world music acts – in a tropical West Auckland oasis under the palms and beneath the stars, followed with a finale of outdoor visual film treats from Robin Kewell’s big screen outdoors, fine locally produced wine and food available.

A celebration of colorful summer creativity in paradise.

FEATURING: BlackSandDiva, Trudy Lile & Mojave, and Gypsy Tea Party – live, funky, and a great way to spend Anniversary weekend at this beautiful sub-tropical oasis.