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Hayden Chisholm

Hayden Chisholm (born 1975 in Otahuhu, New Zealand ) is a saxophonist and composer. He was raised in New Plymouth, New Zealand, where his parents encouraged him to start with piano at the age of eight and clarinet two years later. His first saxophone experience came playing with the local school and Dixieland bands. At the age of seventeen he moved to Switzerland and soon after began his music studies in Germany. Hayden studied saxophone at the Cologne Musikhochschule with Frank Gratkowski where he received his Masters in Saxophone at the age of twenty-two. At the age of twenty-three he received a New Zealand Young Achievers’ Award and soon after, the prestigious City of Cologne Prize for Improvised Music

Moers Festival Interviews: Mariá Portugal

By MARTIN LONGLEY

The Brazilian drummer, percussionist, singer and composer Mariá Portugal has performed at the last two editions of the Moers Festival, in Germany. The first time was with Quartabê, her regular four-piece from São Paulo, who are now up to their third album release. Last year, Portugal weighed in to the multiple Moers Sessions, which are an ...

New sounds and a focus on Bobby Hutcherson

By BOB OSBORNE

Three classic tracks from vibes master Bobby Hutcherson plus new music from Angelika Niescier, Matthias Spillman and Ocean Fanfare, with a selection of other jazz treats. Playlist Angelika Niescier “The Surge" from New York Trio (Intakt) 00:00 Matthias Spillmann “Peace" from Live at the Bird's Eye Jazz Club (Clean Feed) 09:53 Ocean Fanfare “We ...

WDR 3 Jazzfest 2018

By HENNING BOLTE

Theater Gütersloh / Bunker Ulmenwall BielefeldGütersloh / Bielefeld February 1-3, 2018 WDR stands for Westdeutscher Rundfunk, which is the public radio organization of the German federal state of North Rhine Westphalia based in Cologne, the jazz capital of the federal state. WDR 3 refers to the third program-line nowadays also indicated as ...

Breve

By HAYDEN CHISHOLM

Label: Pirouet Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Patche; Barely a Moon; Tinkerbell Swing; The Elf of Plants; Augmented Waltz; Pass A Cage, Lea; So It Goes; Inebriate Waltz; Fly.

Hayden Chisholm: Breve

By DAN MCCLENAGHAN

Saxophonist Hayden Chisholm, who hails from New Zealand, has set up shop in in Germany. His debut set as a leader for Germany's Pirouet Records, Breve, features a teaming with fellow Kiwi, bassist Matt Penman, and British piano legend John Taylor, The sound, untethered by the rhythmic anchoring of a drummer, has a smooth, clean, almost ...

Moers Festival 2014

By HENNING BOLTE

Moers Festival Moers , GermanyJune, 6-9, 2014 Moers is a small city of about 100,000 inhabitants at the periphery of the former mining and industrial Ruhrpott area in Germany, about 40 km from the Dutch border and near the cities of Duisburg and Düsseldorf. Moers Festival, a four-day annual event always ...

Hayden Chisholm

By AAJ ITALY STAFF

01. Bill Frisell - The Willies (Nonesuch - 2002). Ho sempre avuto un debole per la buona country music e Bill Frisell fa uno splendido lavoro nell'incorporare l'improvvisazione nei temi. La produzione e il suono sono altrettanto fantastici. 02. Bill Evans - Explorations (OJC - 1961). E' un classico e non ha bisogno di molte spiegazioni. ...