8pm: Bridget Kelly Trio: Bridget Kelly (reeds), Isaac Smith (bass), Anthony Donaldson (drums).
Multi-reed player Bridget Kelly performs an improvised set with legendary drummer Anthony Donaldson and fantastic double bassist Issac Smith. Bridget Kelly has been an essential part of Wellington's creative music scene for two decades, working with a huge array of groups including The Troubles, Dreamsville, The Mean Bones and many other outfits. Anthony Donaldson is a pioneering figure in NZ free jazz and improvised music, starting with Primitive Art Group in the early 1980s, Anthony has continuued to push the boundaries of the drums ever since. Double bassist Isaac Smith has spent the last 9 years in Sri Lanka, learning ritual music and dance.
9pm: The No Brainers
Steve Roche (brass/strings); Riki Gooch (drums); Tom Callwood (bass); Daniel Beban (guitar/electronics)
A stellar quartet of creative musicians plays improvised soundtracks to imagined movies. Featuring the wonderful multi-instrumentalist Steve Roche (Six Volts, Plan 9), drummer extraordinaire Riki Gooch (Trinity Roots, Eru Dangerspeil), brilliant bassist Tom Callwood (Phoenix Foundation, Little Bushman) and sonically inventive guitarist Daniel Beban (Orchestra of Spheres).
