Composer and Saxophonist
JAKE BAXENDALE & JASMINE LOVELL-SMITH: SANCTUARY ALBUM RELEASE
Sat, 12 Jun
|Wellington
A new album devised within the Arthur Street Loft Orchestra series.
Time & Location
12 Jun 2021, 5:00 pm NZST
Wellington, Te Ngākau Civic Square, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
About the Event
Sanctuary is a collaboration between two leading composers from Wellington, Aotearoa: Jasmine Lovell-Smith and Jake Baxendale.
The music for the album was conceived as part of Arthur Street Loft Orchestra, a concert series established by a number of Wellington composers to serve as a performance opportunity for creative large ensemble projects. The 11-piece group led by Baxendale and Lovell-Smith was influenced by the medium-sized jazz orchestras of Charles Mingus and Gil Evans. With a wide range and textural weight, it is more fleet than a traditional big band, with lots of room to feature the specific talents of each musician.
The album is dominated by by two suites:
“Sanctuary," composed by Lovell-Smith, follows the composer’s emotional journey through returning to New Zealand after several years overseas, and reconnecting with Wellington’s vibrant music scene. “Sanctuary” directly reflects the influence of each of its performers and owes its development to the safe…