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Musician

Darren Pickering

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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.

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Article: Album Review

Darren Pickering Small Worlds: Three

Read "Three" reviewed by Anastasia Bogomolets


Darren Pickering Small Worlds' release, Three, continues the quartet's ongoing exploration of jazz fused with cinematic flavour and electronic possibilities. The group, led by pianist and composer Darren Pickering, offers a set of emotionally nuanced compositions, some anchored in jazz language, others bringing in filmic atmosphere. Electronic tools--an array of modular systems, synths and apps--play an ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Music from Kirilova, Liu, Sveið, Transcedence, And More

Read "New Music from Kirilova, Liu, Sveið, Transcedence, And More" reviewed by Bob Osborne


The conventional meets the experimental in this weeks selection. Well known artists sit side by side with new faces to the World of Jazz. Acoustic and electronic music converge in fascinating new approaches to the music. Playlist Victoria Kirilova Quartet “City Of Hills" from Roots & Skies (DaVinci Jazz) 00:00 The Heath Brothers feat, ...

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Article: Year in Review

Popular Jazz Songs: 2024

Read "Popular Jazz Songs: 2024" reviewed by Michael Ricci


All About Jazz tracks how often a featured song is heard, and the following represent the most popular in 2024. If you missed them the first time around, give them a listen now, and enjoy! Click the album cover to listen to the song. Dive Into The Deep Blue From: ...

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Three

Label: Rattle Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Green Blinking Light; What If; Tauhou Waltz; Soft Life; Hjartdal; Randall Taylor Time; Folly; Push Bliss.

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Mazwati Tea

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Label: Rattle Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 6:44

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News: Recording

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

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

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 ...

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Volume Two

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).

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

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

Read "New Releases From Martin Iaies, Claudio Scolari Project, Ahmad Jamal, Cal Tjader, And More" reviewed by Bob Osborne


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 ...

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Volume One

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


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