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HJS Newsletter November 2017
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Notices:
- Your support in spreading the word about our Jazz concerts is much appreciated. We have some great talent on offer; your friends would be most welcome.
- With retirements we have Committee vacancies. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Simon at president@hjs.org.nz.
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Next meeting:
Torch Songs
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Waikato Commerce Club, 197 Collingwood Street, Hamilton. 4.30-7.30 | Adm. $20 public or $15 members
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Torch Songs began in 1997 as a duo playing a smouldering repertoire in the torch songs tradition – vocalist Carol Storey accompanied by pianist Liam Ryan. Over twelve years the band evolved into a fully fledged band, before taking a hiatus when Ryan went to live in the South Island in 2008.
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After Ryans’s return North in 2016 the band reunited for a one-off gig in early 2017. The legendary magic was still there. Torch Songs are back and playing gigs - and playing better than ever. The six-piece line-up has many jazz and arts festival headline appearances and three albums to its credit.
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In 2002 Ryan and Storey won a joint Tui Award and in 2008 Storey was a finalist in the APRA Silver Scroll Maioha Awards and went on to win Best Traditional Maori Music Award at the inaugural Waiata Maori Music Awards for her te reo album Mokomoko.
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Storey’s distinctive and emotive voice sees her singing jazz in English, Te Reo, Spanish, and Portuguese adding an exotic lustre to the sound of the band. The Torch Songs band creates a night of spellbinding moments - straight-ahead jazz, coupled with the flavours of world music and roof-raising flights of musicianship.
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“...a night of rapturous authentic improvisation... these guys could take Manhattan!” - BOP Times
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- Carol Storey: vocals/guitar,
- Liam Ryan: keyboards,
- Grant Mason: Trumpet,
- Dave Maybee: guitars,
- Wayne Melville: bass,
- Neil Reynolds: drums
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Coming Up:
Christmas Concert
Art Gecko + support T.B.A.
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HJS committee:
Simon Hopewell - President
Philip Tinkler - Vice-President
Priscilla Wilson - Secretary & Membership
Maciek Hrybowicz - Webmaster/Newsletter
Vanessa Clark-Ward - Committee member
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