New Zealand String Quartet with Jonathan Crayford

Brilliant Corners celebrates the enduring legacy of jazz visionary Thelonious Monk through a uniquely New Zealand collaboration. Acclaimed jazz pianist and composer Jonathan Crayford joins the celebrated New Zealand String Quartet for a colourful and engaging programme inspired by Monk's timeless music. Featuring new arrangements of jazz classics alongside original works by Crayford, the concert explores the richly fertile ground between jazz and chamber music, enhancing the sound of both. Playful, adventurous, and deeply expressive, Brilliant Corners offers fresh angles on one of the twentieth century's most influential musical voices.

PROGRAMME

Featuring new arrangements of jazz standards, and originals by Jonathan Crayford.

ARTISTS

Jonathan Crayford piano
Peter Clark violin
Gillian Ansell viola
Martin Smith cello
NZSQ Violin to be announced

‘A huge talent, Jonathan is a true original who explores creative musical opportunities, when or wherever they might arise. I consider him to be one of the very finest creative musical talents to have ever come from Aotearoa.’

– Mike Nock, ONZM