Thursday, April 3, 2025
Club Night 1st April 2025
A great night was had by one and all with a variety of styles played on the Club's Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809 together with two arranger keyboards. We had quite a few visitors in attendance which was good to see. In fact, one of the visitors gave us a 15-minute performance on the Clavinova as arranged before the evening. We were delighted to welcome back as a guest artist, our member from New Plymouth, Jeanette Harding. Jeanette brought along her Korg Pa4X arranger keyboard and added vocals for more impact.
The Video:
Our Guest Artist, Jeanette Harding.
Jeanette is playing her Korg Pa4X arranger keyboard
The Photos:
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Linda Dickinson debuting on our Clavinova with added vocals - very enjoyable. |
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Mary Elvin playing our Clavinova |
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Yvonne Moller playing her Korg Pa3X |
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Claude Moffat playing the Clavinova |
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Our guest artist, Jeanette Harding, playing her Korg Pa3X arranger keyboard. Jeanette a wide variety of styles with added vocals |
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Coffee Day at Settlers Village, Albany
A great day was had by one and all. It is 11 years since we last played at this lovely village and we were made most welcome by the Management and residents. It was good to catch up with a former member of the Club, Barbara McNab, who lives in this luxurious village. We had a good variety of our members playing both on the Village's Yamaha C2 grand piano and on arranger keyboards brought in by certain of our members. Plenty of enthusiasm by the Village residents which was encouraging.
The Photos:
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Claude Moffat playing the Yamaha C2 grand piano |
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Mary Barrett playing her Korg Pa1000 arranger keyboard |
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Mary Barrett playing the Yamaha C2 grand piano |
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Denise Gunson playing the Yamaha C2 grand piano |
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Patrick McMillan playing the Yamaha C2 grand piano |
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Gordon Sutherland playing his Korg Pa5X arranger keyboard |
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Graeme Webber playing the Yamaha C2 grand piano |
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Club Night 4th March 2025
A great night's entertainment with a distinct variety of music from classical piano to jazz standards on piano and pop/country style on guitar and vocals! We had a goodish attendance considering it was AGM night for the first 50 minutes. In the first set, Brian McMurray gave us a performance on our Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809 playing nice jazz standards. Brian also kindly provided the arrival music. After the raffle and refreshments break, Hana Tani played the Clavinova for us with a mixture of jazz standards and classical pieces including Rachmaninov. What a wonderfully talented teenager who has been playing at our Club over the last 10 years and oh how she has developed. To finish the second set, Charles Rafi [Rafi] played his electric guitar with added vocals with some Pink Floyd and Toto! Well done Rafi, a nice change of style for the Club.
Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809 ensemble piano
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Hana Tani playing our Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809 |
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Charles Rafi [Rafi] playing his electric guitar with added vocals |
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Brian McMurray playing our Clavinova |
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Club Night 4th February 2025
What a great start to the Year. A good attendance of members and visitors were entertained by a diversified and somewhat eclectic range of music styles and instruments. For the intro, the arrival music was shared between Graeme Webber and Warren Levick on our Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809 ensemble piano. Thanks guys some great music to get us into the mood. Graeme Webber then gave us a performance with a range of jazz standards, some with added vocals. Good stuff, thanks Graeme. Next up, our member Linus Treefoot brought along his Korg Havian 30 ensemble piano. Linus played some classics (with an interesting 'twist') and a highlight was a song he had composed for Auckland City - great song! Linus brought along his friend John Lethaby who gave us some solo performances on his acoustic guitar, harmonica, and vocals. To finish their set, Linus and John did some duets culminating in a great, foot tapping traditional Russian folk song. Well done guys, very entertaining.
After a refreshments break, we were entertained by our formal guest artists for the evening - Ken Naidu on our Clavinova CVP-809 piano and accompanied on some numbers by a music colleague, Denholm Orr on double bass. The focus was on light jazz numbers with some amazing instantaneous changes of key as called out by the audience! High quality music and much appreciated by the discerning audience. Ken Naidu, CEO of NZ Musicians Collective, pianist, composer and performer. Ken is resident pianist for Accor Hotels Group and a Steinway piano company ambassador.
The Videos:
Ken Naidu (piano) and Denholm Orr (double bass)
Playing at our Club as our very special Guest Artists
"Ken Naidu is an
award-winning Session Pianist and Composer.
He has played and collaborated with a wide range of both New Zealand and
international artists from Iris Dunn to Sol3 Mio.
His international recognition is evident, with music premiered in over twenty
countries, and performances at over thirty venues across the world.
Ken is the founder and CEO of The NZ Session Collective and works deeply within
the networks of the NZ music industry. His relentless pursuit of excellence is
guided by a blend of passion, purpose, and a deep understanding of the musical
universe."
Tunes played:
8:45 - Fly Love | Rio
14:41 - Smile | Charlie Chaplin
19:57 - Ken's Improvisation Game
25:47 - Summertime | George Gershwin, Arr. Artley
31:04 - Dark Eyes (Ochi chyornye) | Yevhen Hrebinka
John Lethaby and Linus Treefoot. John on guitar and harmonica
and Linus Treefoot on his Korg Havian 30 ensemble piano
The Photos:
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Warren Levick playing the arrival music |
Graeme Webber playing the piano with added vocals on some numbers |
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Linus Treefoot playing his Korg Havian 30 |
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Linus Treefoot playing his Korg Havian 30 accompanied by John Lethaby on guitar, harmonica and vocals |
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John Lethaby playing his guitar with harmonica and vocals |
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Our Guest Artists: Ken Naidu playing our Yamaha CVP-809 ensemble piano and accompanied on double bass by Denholm Orr |
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Ken Naidu playing our Yamaha CVP-809 ensemble piano and accompanied on double bass by Denholm Orr. Denholm is seen here using a bow to play the double bass! |