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Darren Pickering

Born: December 4, 1971

Darren is a jazz pianist/composer/educator, keyboard session musician, & a modular synthesist based in Christchurch NZ.

His current projects include Darren Pickering Small Worlds (cinematic jazz quartet) & various solo electronic ambient EPs. 

Some of the notable musicians he has performed and toured with include; International Jazz Artists Gordon Brisker(USA), Dick De Graf (Holland), William Parker (USA), Raed Yassin (Lebanon), Bobby Shew (USA), Jamie Oehlers (AUS), Iain Ballamy (UK), Tom Warrington (USA). Nationally Renowned Recording Artists Julia Deans, LA Mitchell, Mark Vanilau, Whirimako Black, Dave Dobbyn, Anika Moa, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, Anna Coddington.

Small Worlds Volume Two

By Darren Pickering

Label: Rattle Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Oneroa Bay 02:03 Reverse 05:55 Bibo No Aozora 04:37 Blue Mind 03:05 Interlude A 01:51 Chasing Pavements 03:32 TA2 06:28 Mazwati Tea 06:44 Intimate 05:19 Interlude B 02:56 La Perla (for Benjamin) 05:10

Mazwati Tea

February 23, 2024

Album: Small Worlds Volume Two
By Darren Pickering
Label: Rattle Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 6:44

Darren Pickering Release - Small Worlds 'volume Two' On Rattle Records! From New Zealand

January 24, 2024

Following their acclaimed debut, VOLUME ONE, Darren Pickering Small Worlds continues their investigation of the intersection between cinematic aesthetics and electronic textures within the framework of contemporary jazz. Electronic textures are more prevalent on VOLUME TWO, a set that includes solo piano tracks that employ modular synths and resonators. VOLUME TWO represents a logical progression in ...

Volume Two

By Darren Pickering

Label: Rattle Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Oneroa Bay; Reverse; Bibo No Aozora; Blue Mind; Interlude A; Chasing Pavements; TA2; Mazawati Tea; Intimate; Interlude B; La Perla (for Benjamin).

New Releases From Martin Iaies, Claudio Scolari Project, Ahmad Jamal, Cal Tjader, And More

by Bob Osborne
December 21, 2023

On this show we present new releases from Martin Iaies, Claudio Scolari Project, Ahmad Jamal, Cal Tjader, Chet Baker, Wes Montgomery, Darren Pickering, Loren Stillman, Anenon, Benjamín Vergara & Amanda Irarrázabal, Nikki Iles, and Elton Dean. Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Martin Iaies feat. Julian Argüelles “Pascanas # 1" from New Beginnings (ears&eyes) 00:55 ...

Volume One

By Darren Pickering

Label: Rattle Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Simple Balled; Moody 7; In The Know(er); Ixtapa; Cain Song; Standing; Estonia; Klazmus; Strega Tone Poem.