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Auckland Jazz Orchestra
Formed in 2009, the Auckland Jazz Orchestra has the unique mission of playing solely New Zealand composed or arranged music, in a contemporary jazz style.
Comprised of professional musicians and talented graduates, the band is a co-operative led by two founding members, musical director Tim Atkinson, and band leader Mike Booth.
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Auckland Jazz Orchestra: Inverted
by John Fenton
We lost jazz pianist Phil Broadhurst back in 2020, but his legacy is enduring, and unsurprisingly, he is constantly in the thoughts of the musicians he worked with. Here we have a loving tribute to the man and his music, appropriately performed by the Auckland Jazz Orchestra, which is peopled with musicians who knew him well. It is the AJO's fourth album and arguably their finest to date. Tribute albums may be commonplace, but tribute albums like this, born out ...
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Auckland Jazz Orchestra
Location: Auckland
Instrument: Band / ensemble / orchestra
