CJC Double Bill: Adam Larsen Trio/Rebecca Mason Melrose

Hard Candy is:
Adam Larsen - alto saxophone
Ross Larsen - electric bass
Frank Conway - drums

Rebecca Melrose Band is:
Rebecca Melrose - vocals
Dixon Nacey - guitar
Ben Devery - Piano
Manaf Ibrahim - guitar
Elizabeth Stokes - trumpet
Scott Thomas - tenor sax
Eamon Edmunson-Wells - bass
Jared Desvaux de Marigny - drums
Soul / jazz to the wild edges of electric Miles

Hard Candy features the conceptual ray of Adam Larsen - alto saxophone, Ross Larsen - electric bass, Frank Conway - drums / percussion.

Sitting in the blurred line between hard bop and the Miles Davis electric years, the set will begin with originals before exploring tracks from the On the Corner recordings, which began on June 1st. 1972 - expect Latinesque, quasi rock, madness and knife edge hard jazz.'

"...incredible shapes and colours from Larsen's horn" C. Moon, CJC - Hard Candy live 2010

The Rebecca Melrose band debuts for CJC playing five songs from her self-titled upcoming EP as well as two arrangements. This is soul-infused jazz with influences broad and many, from Gretchen Parlato and Lauryn Hill to Zach Condon, Mal Waldron and, of course, Ella. Vocalist / composer Rebecca studied at Auckland University and is a talent you should not miss.

CJC Creative Jazz Club Aotearoa
Every Wednesday CJC presents a featured member artist or international guest in the basement bar at 1885 Britomart in downtown Auckland..

Featured artist 8-10pm.