Christchurch Earthquake Fundraising Gig

LINEUP

7.30pm      MURRAY VAN HOORN

A virtuoso violinist, Murray Van Hoorn has toured extensively with a number of bands and orchestras, including “the Mad Hatterz Band”, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Philharmonic and was the concertmaster one year at the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem.

7.50pm      LUKE HURLEY

Luke Hurley is one of the great unsung heroes of New Zealand music and a highly original artist who has been writing, recording and playing music in this country for over 30 years. Currently based in Auckland, Luke travels widely throughout New Zealand playing festivals, pubs, cafes and private parties. In the past he has toured with international singer/songwriters Michelle Shocked and Marianne Faithful. He is also one of New Zealand’s hardest working buskers, known to many for his dynamic street-level performances. Luke stands out from the crowd both for his incisive, insightful lyrics and his unique and powerful guitar technique which includes open tunings and epic raga-like structures. His live performances and 8 studio albums have won him fans around New Zealand and the world.

http://www.lukehurley.co.nz

8.30pm      “UNLEASH YOUR BRILLIANCE” – FASHION BY JENNY LYN WALKER

Award winning NZ fashion designer, Jenny Lyn Walker provides unique one off custom design garments. Wearable art merged into fashion, scultural pieces that can be displayed as artwork. ‘Jenny specialises in designing and making garments for each individual person… ‘Your Beat!’… to help them with expression of their journey and for special events… You can book in consultations with Jenny through jenny@ybe.co.nz or visit her YBe Fashion Design Gallery in Pt Chevalier www.ybe.co.nz With live hand drumming musical accompaniment.

9.00pm      CAITLIN SMITH

Caitlin Smith’s stage presence is as enormous as the Empire State Building, her voice as smooth as Baileys. An icon of the New Zealand music industry, Caitlin has a strong reputation as a talented jazz singer and as a vocal coach for other professional singers. “If there’s one woman you’d like to see draped over a grand piano whispering sweet nothings into a microphone whilst you swig the last of your martini, it’s jazz diva Caitlin Smith. Partially blind, with a voice to rival the love child of Mariah Carey and Ricky Martin, and the looks of Shania Twain meets Britney meets Aaliya, what she lacks in perfect vision she makes up for in talent.” - Helen Ravlich www.caitlinsmith.com 9.40pm      JOS RIVER ELK

A strat-wielding wild man from rural Canterbury who wreaks havoc on convention, delivering a maelstrom of aural delights in the shape of songs, riffs and musical extravaganza. Jos River Elk has had a career in music spanning more than three decades as a guitarist, bassist, and vocalist/front man in a number of bands.

www.josriverelk.com 10.20pm    MURRAY HADDOW

A highly entertaining performance poet, one of the original members of performance poetry group The Literatti, his performances include AK07, the Littleweed festival, The Disability Arts Festival 05, Prana New Year Festival, Joe Strummer Day, the Dunedin Fringe Festival, the Parihaka International Peace Festival, Montana Poetry Day, the Parnell Festival of Roses and the Whangarei Midwinter Arts Festival. http://wikibin.org/articles/murray-haddow.html

10.45pm    MACOMBEE & THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH

Led by singer-pianist Sarah Macombee, this 9-piece group deliver what has been termed ‘Original Cabaret Punk’, with influences ranging from 1930s Broadway to Frank Zappa, with 3- and 4-part harmonies and touches of the avant garde.http://www.myspace.com/slmacombee

11.45pm    FREAKY MEAT

Eclectic Neo-JazzBeat with contemporary sensibilities these trail blazers have always worked on dynamic combinations of spoken word and original music. They need to be experienced to be comprehended. Members are: John McNab ~ Guitar • James Percy ~ Drums • Rod Redgrave ~ Bass • Shane Hollands ~ Vocals www.freakymeat.co.nz