Club Night 6th May 2025

 What a great night it was! Good crowd, lots of laughter, and fantastic music! Warren Levick provided the Arrival Music and followed by Ian Jackson. Due to sickness our second member could not turn up and play for us, but serendipity stepped-in and a former member, Paul McIsaac, happened to be in Auckland and came along. A quick nod of the head and he stepped-into the fray and played five great pieces for us. Wonderful music, thank you Paul. To finish the first set, Warren Levick played the Clavinova for us using the built-in rhythms/styles to great effect. Superb music in various styles by our three players in the first set.

After the Raffle and superb refreshments in the interlude (thank you to our new Catering Manager, Jan Ellin for the scones and bikkies) we were ready for our guest artists to perform. The band is called "Viva Jazz" and consists of Darren Smith on keys, Dean Tremlett on bass guitar, and Matt Hennessey on drums. Some great light jazz was enjoyed together with lots of friendly banter between the band and the audience. It was great to have some of the Band's fans turn-up to enjoy the fun. All in all, a great night of music.

The Videos:

Our Guest Artists, Viva Jazz, 
L:R Darren Smith; Dean Tremlett; Matt Hennessey

Ian Jackson playing the Club's Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809

Paul McIsaac playing the Club's Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809

Warren Levick playing the Club's Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809

                                                 

The Photos:

Our Guest Artists, Viva Jazz. 

From L:R - Darren Smith; Dean Tremlett; Matt Hennessey

Warren Levick playing the
Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809 ensemble piano

Ian Jackson playing the
Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809 ensemble piano

Paul McIsaac playing the
Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809 ensemble piano.
Paul was playing 'cold' as he just happened to be in Auckland
and agreed to play a few numbers for us!

Coffee Day at Greenwich Gardens Metlifecare Village 23rd April 2025

 What a lovely day spent playing music at Greenwich Gardens Village. We played to an appreciative audience of residents, our members, and visitors who had come along especially for the occasion! They have a lovely Boston grand piano (made by the Steinway Company) that was enjoyed by all that played it. For variety, we also had a Korg Pa5X arranger keyboard to add an orchestral dimension to the music. As this was a school holiday period, Wu Liu, a member of our Club, brought along 11 of his students to play a piece each for us - mostly on the piano one sang and another student played his violin!

All in all, a very pleasant day enjoyed by all who attended.

The Photos:

One of Wu Liu's students playing the Grand Piano

Some of the proud parents listening to their children performing

Wu Liu's students receiving their Certificates of Merit for their great performances

 

Wu Liu played a lovely classical piece for us as well

A regular player at the Village, Roderick Isaacs, kindly gave
a 30-minute concert for us 

Club members, Mary Elvin

Club member, Gordon Sutherland, played his
Korg Pa5X arranger keyboard

Club member, Brian McMurray

Club member, Warren Levick

Club member, Patrick McMillan playing
the Boston grand piano

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

Ian Jackson playing at the Club on 5th November 2024.
Ian is playing the Club's Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809. 

Ian Jackson playing at the Club on 1st December 2020.
Ian is playing the Club's Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809. 

The Photos:

Linda Dickinson debuting on our Clavinova
with added vocals - very enjoyable.

Mary Elvin playing our Clavinova

Yvonne Moller playing her Korg Pa3X

Claude Moffat playing the Clavinova

Our guest artist, Jeanette Harding, playing her Korg Pa3X arranger keyboard.
Jeanette a wide variety of styles with added vocals