From the bandstand : sixty five years of gigs, clubs, studios, freaks and frolics

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

CLark, Kevin

Source:

Wellington, N.Z : Ngaio Press, New Zealand, p.113 p. (2016)

ISBN:

9780994134905

Call Number:

781.65 CLAR

Other Number:

OCLC: 947775588

Keywords:

jazz musicians - New Zealand - anecdotes; Clark, Kevin (trumpeter) - anecdotes -

Abstract:

<p>Wellington pianist and trumpet player Kevin Clark is one of New Zealand's top concert and recording jazz musicians, who in&nbsp;the&nbsp;past 60 years has also played many gigs as a dance band and nightclub musician. He was a student and tutor at&nbsp;the&nbsp;Massey University Conservatorium of Music. He describes many of his experiences, polite and not so polite, and at&nbsp;the&nbsp;same time chronicles cultural shifts in Kiwi social history including&nbsp;the&nbsp;end of&nbsp;the&nbsp;six o'clock swill,&nbsp;the&nbsp;rise and fall of booze barns and dine &amp; dance, and&nbsp;the&nbsp;decline of community hall 'socials' complete with beer kegs, plates of savs and raffle draws"--Back cover.</p>