Gimel - The Auckland Arts Festival

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When:

Tue 15 Mar ’11, 6:00pm

Where: Aotea Square, Queen St, Auckland CBD Show map

Restrictions: All Ages

Ticket Information:

Admission: Free

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Auckland Arts Festival

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Gimel (or Gimel Kins) is the prolific composer pianist Jonathan Besser’s new music group. Gimel is a trio at its core, Besser on piano with the vibrant vibraphonist John Bell; brilliant bassist Peter Scott, and now with the renowned drummer Chris O’Connor joining in for their summer shows. Besser’s music is related to both classical and jazz music - it uses notated counterpoint and flowing original melodies with jazz structures, which leave a lot of room for the performers to improvise and for the music to come alive. Gimel will be performing ‘Gisborne in April’ and then my 50 minute non-stop ‘New York Suite’ (composed in New York Dec 2009), ending the concert with ‘Light Pressure Building.’

This performance will take place at the TV3 Garden Stage at the Festival Garden in Aotea Square.