1999

At the close of the 90s, aged 20, I left New Plymouth, the large rural town in Taranaki province, where I grew up. I moved to Wellington, New Zealand's capital city, where I'd been born and where my 19th century pakeha settler ancestors had lived. My second album, The Marion Flow reflected this journey. It … Continue reading 1999 →

Spotify playlist – fiffdimension & friends

Here's my first Spotify playlist... a mix of my own tracks and by other artists who I've had the privilege to meet and be inspired by, in several cases played gigs alongside and/or collaborated with. Thank you all for the journey! And some great music here. This puts fiffdimension in context (ie mostly from New … Continue reading Spotify playlist – fiffdimension & friends →

in the non-idiomatic idiom in Norway (part 1, 1999)

A few years ago I wrote a chapter of Jazz Aotearoa, a book about New Zealand jazz music history, discussing the free improvisation and avant-garde jazz scene in Wellington at the turn of the millennium. in the non-idiomatic idiom in Norway is a collection of improvised instrumental music with some of the musicians in that … Continue reading in the non-idiomatic idiom in Norway (part 1, 1999) →