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Otago Daily Times
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Otago Daily Times
Club hosts All Girl Big Band
Music educator and saxophone player Lana Law and her All Girl Big Band will perform at Dunedin Jazz Club this weekend. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Dunedin Jazz Club will host trailblazing New Zealand musician Lana Law this weekend, leading a celebration of the influence of women musicians on popular music. Lana Law's All Girl Big Band will headline at the Dunedin Jazz Club this Saturday night at Hanover Hall. "The Ages Show" will pay homage to musical icons such as Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Natalie Cole and Shirley Bassey. In a statement, Law said the show was a musical tribute to the legacy of women who changed the course of jazz, soul and popular music, one song at a time. Law is making a special visit to Dunedin to act as an adjudicator for the Dunedin Youth Jazz Festival, being held at Hanover Hall tomorrow and Saturday. A trailblazer in her own right, Law picked up the baritone saxophone at age 13 and never looked back, later earning her BMus in jazz performance at Massey University and touring internationally. The All Girl Big Band's wide-ranging repertoire blends classic swing, funk, rock and contemporary favourites, reflecting a history of women's voices in music. As a bonus, the evening will open with a short set by an award-winning ensemble from the Dunedin Youth Jazz Festival. The music will start at 7.15pm. — APL
Otago Daily Times
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Otago Daily Times
Jazz club's tribute to Quincy Jones
Jazz singer Maya Satake. Photo: supplied Dunedin Jazz Club will pay tribute to the life of Quincy Jones with a concert this weekend showcasing the arrangements he wrote for Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie. The "When Ella Met Quincy" concert will be held this Saturday, May 17, from 7.30pm at Hanover Hall. Filling the shoes of the "First Lady of Jazz" will be young jazz singer Maya Satake, a graduate of the Dunedin Jazz Foundation for secondary school students, and lead vocalist with the Dunedin Youth Jazz Orchestra. Satake is enjoying success as a performer, including winning the Otago regional finals of Rockquest in 2023 with her band Burberry Scarves, and as lead vocalist with All Blues jazz band that won the "best big band" award at the 2024 Dunedin Youth Jazz Festival. Satake's performance of Fitzgerald's Blue Skies at an end-of-year school concert convinced Dunedin Youth Jazz Band director Bill Martin to give her the lead vocalist role for Saturday's concert, a statement said. The Dunedin Youth Jazz Orchestra is driven by the rhythm section of Amelia Ross (drums), Matthew Tait (piano) and Guthrie Wakelin (bass), with solos from DYJO players Louis Robertson, Ethan Burton, Benji Pickering and Callan Power. — APL
