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The NewBop Quintet Wellington Jazz Festival + Auckland Shows Announced Chris Cudby / Tuesday 20th April, 2021 12:43PM
Showcasing a crème de la crème of Aotearoa jazz artists, Tāmaki Makaurau s The NewBop Quintet will be bringing the good stuff to Pōneke s Meow and their hometown s Tuning Fork this coming June. Proudly boasting a serious players, no bullshit lineup, The NewBop Quintet s membership includes Mike Booth on trumpet, Wil Goodinson on bass and the legendary Frank Gibson, Jr (famous to a generation of London Bar frequenting punters, read his AudioCulture profile here) on drums. They promise nothing less than a celebration of the 50s / 60s hard bop era think Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Horace Silver and Cannonball Adderly, Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins delivering their own take on standards plus original compositions too at the following one-off events, including a headline slot as par ....