Sefton Garage Stan's 7 Day Pharmacy, Rangiora OCD Cafe at Wanaka Medical Centre, Door Sales (All cash only) $20 Book: Heartlands Fairlie and door salesĪdults $30 Super Gold Card $25 Children $5Īdults $25 Children $10 Book: Hawea Store & Kitchen, $25 (Cash Only) Book: Louk Clothing, Talbot Street The show will open with the Kita Trio – Gypsy swing music from three members of the ensemble. Gitbox have just released their third album for Rattle called “Curveball” which they will tour with Arts on Tour. Since then Rattle has gone on to receive world attention for their high quality catalogue.” At this point Rattle records was created in order to release this music into the world. We received a small grant which enabled us to release our first album called, “Pesky Digits”, soon followed by the second release, “Touch Wood”. The resulting sound was very harmonious, and before long concerts, tours and albums were happening.
The experiment proved successful, creating special musical games and structures for the group to piece together. I was teaching at the School of Creative Musicianship in Mt Eden, in 1987 and some of my students, Kim Halliday, Russell Hughes and Jon Pease, original members of Gitbox Rebellion, became my guinea pigs for the first project.
So I decided to apply that idea with all the students. The music had many levels and included beginner players with the more experienced players. Nigel Gavin, a former member of Robert Fripp’s League of Crafty Guitarists said, “Back in the mid 80’s I was fascinated by the gamelan music of Bali. In sum, Gitbox Rebellion provide stimulating, intelligent, and above all, approachable music.” NZ HeraldĪn acclaimed multi-member performance unit of uncanny ability and chemistry, Gitbox Rebellion make their guitars sound atmospheric, chaotic and orchestral – and better than you could ever imagine. “ played with a discipline and rapport that would be the envy of any classical chamber orchestra. Extraordinary live, they’ll have you hooked from the first fingerpick to the last. Honouring the beautiful character of acoustic guitar, Gitbox Rebellion’s exuberant blend of jazz, rock, folk and classical will have you in sonic raptures.
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Plus the encore we were all hoping for: Morricone’s ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’.Įven though we could have enjoyed another hour of expertly articulated arpeggiating, the presentation was perfectly formed and left you wanting to explore more. Like Griffin’s Assorted Sampler, Gitbox covered various styles in their repertoire, from bluesy guitar boogie to the Charlie Brown theme tune of the ’60s, from the gypsy jazz swing of Nigel’s ‘Sacred Hill’, which he used to perform in the Nairobi Trio, to the jazz fusion of Jeff Beck and John McLaughlin.
There are elements of jazz, avant-garde, classical and folk – safe to say Gitbox have carved their own niche in the modern musicology of Aotearoa, albeit inspired by Nigel’s involvement in Robert Fripp’s League of Crafty Guitarists of the late ’80s, which spawned other iterations of Guitar Craft ensembles and teachings worldwide using Fripp’s unique alternative tuning. Many of their originals build to a melodic (and sometimes dissonant) crescendo and a beautiful crash of chords. Visually too, it’s a sight to behold 16 hands dexterously strumming, fretting, fingerpicking, trading eights and having a bundle of fun doing it, communicating with the slightest of smiles, nods and raised eyebrows. This hocketing technique is complex, captivating and a great workout for the ears. Its title track is aptly named: the composition plays out like a game of catch, each musician throwing notes in a cleverly orchestrated sequence. To the audience’s delight, Nigel announced the release of their new album Curveball on stage at the Civic.
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