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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). 

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.

New Music From Ralph Alessi, Columbia Icefield, Flavio Zanuttini And More

by Bob Osborne
July 16, 2026

This playlist brings together a blend of contemporary jazz, avant-garde improvisations, and expansive orchestral textures from across the globe. Seamlessly shifting between intimate duos, driving quintets, and the rich, layered dynamics of modern big bands, the collection celebrates both the precision of meticulous composition and the raw freedom of sonic exploration. From hushed, atmospheric soundscapes and ...

Darren Pickering Small Worlds: Three

by Anastasia Bogomolets
July 27, 2025

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 ...

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

by Bob Osborne
June 12, 2025

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, ...

Popular Jazz Songs: 2024

by Michael Ricci
January 2, 2025

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: ...

Three

By Darren Pickering

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

Mazwati Tea

February 23, 2024

Album: Three
By Darren Pickering
Label: Rattle Records
Released: 2025
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 ...