Nigel Gavin is a New Zealand based musician and composer, best known as a guitar player. In addition to being a highly regarded solo artist and session musician, Nigel has been a member of bands such as popular New Zealand jazz quartett The Nairobi Trio, Robert Fripp's The League of Crafty Guitarists, klezmer "Jews Brothers", and Jonathan Besser's Bravura, as well as collaborator with artists such as folk singers Luke Hurley, Wayne Gillespie and Lorina Harding, Maori soul diva Whirimako Black, multi-instrumentalist Tom Ludvigson, jazz singer Caitlin Smith and harmonica maestro Brendan Power. He has a vast musical vocabulary which ranges from acoustic blues and folk to jazz, rock, fusion, surf pop, complex ambient grooves and various world music genres, in particular klezmer. Nigel's original jazz compositions cross boundaries of genre and combine musical traditions. He has toured extensively and performed at numerous music and art festivals in New Zealand, America, Australia and Europe. An active mentor to young artists, Nigel founded and mentored the New Zealand guitar collective concept bands Gitbox and Gitbox Rebellion. As a constant innovator, he is a regular contributor to the Auckland experimental music salon Vitamin S and has given multimedia performances with photographer Ralph Talmont's photographs.
Nigel Gavin has recorded four solo albums. Music for Flem volume II, Thrum in 2003, Visitation in 2007 and Waggle Dance in 2017.
Instrumentsedit
Nigel started out as a bass player and is best known as a guitarist but should probably be described as a stringed instrument player. His signature instrument is a 7-string acoustic guitar, made by New Zealand luthier Laurie Williams. His favourite electric guitars are a FenderTelecaster and an Ibanez 7-string, both of which he uses with a variety of effects. He also plays a Yamaha 6-string steel string acoustic, acoustic and electric mandolins, a banjo and an 11-string Godin Glissentar – in effect a fretless electric oud with the same scale and size as a conventional guitar. He is also a proficient piano player and percussionist. Nigel often employs live loops in both performance and recording, using a custom effects box with a large variety of foot pedals. He plays with both fingers and a pick but also has been known to strike, pick, strum and pluck an instrument's strings with a variety of implements, including a pipe cleaner.
Andrew Healey, Nigel Gavin – One out of the Box, NZ Musician, 2007. Vol: 13 No: 4
External linksedit
Nigel Gavin – Official Home Page
AudioCulture profile
Nigel Gavin's "Thrum" in iTunes
Blog entry about the cover of Richard Adams's and Nigel Gavin's "Recent Works" by collaborator, photographer Ralph Talmont
April 17, 2024
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Nigel Gavin is a New Zealand based musician and composer best known as a guitar player In addition to being a highly regarded solo artist and session musician Nigel has been a member of bands such as popular New Zealand jazz quartett The Nairobi Trio Robert Fripp s The League of Crafty Guitarists klezmer Jews Brothers and Jonathan Besser s Bravura as well as collaborator with artists such as folk singers Luke Hurley Wayne Gillespie and Lorina Harding Maori soul diva Whirimako Black multi instrumentalist Tom Ludvigson jazz singer Caitlin Smith and harmonica maestro Brendan Power He has a vast musical vocabulary which ranges from acoustic blues and folk to jazz rock fusion surf pop complex ambient grooves and various world music genres in particular klezmer Nigel s original jazz compositions cross boundaries of genre and combine musical traditions He has toured extensively and performed at numerous music and art festivals in New Zealand America Australia and Europe An active mentor to young artists Nigel founded and mentored the New Zealand guitar collective concept bands Gitbox and Gitbox Rebellion As a constant innovator he is a regular contributor to the Auckland experimental music salon Vitamin S and has given multimedia performances with photographer Ralph Talmont s photographs Nigel GavinBornNew YorkInstrument s Composer guitar mandolin glissentar bass guitarYears active1974 presentLabelsOde RecordsWebsitewww nigelgavin com Contents 1 Solo albums 2 Instruments 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksSolo albums editNigel Gavin has recorded four solo albums Music for Flem volume II Thrum in 2003 Visitation in 2007 and Waggle Dance in 2017 Instruments editNigel started out as a bass player and is best known as a guitarist but should probably be described as a stringed instrument player His signature instrument is a 7 string acoustic guitar made by New Zealand luthier Laurie Williams His favourite electric guitars are a Fender Telecaster and an Ibanez 7 string both of which he uses with a variety of effects He also plays a Yamaha 6 string steel string acoustic acoustic and electric mandolins a banjo and an 11 string Godin Glissentar in effect a fretless electric oud with the same scale and size as a conventional guitar He is also a proficient piano player and percussionist Nigel often employs live loops in both performance and recording using a custom effects box with a large variety of foot pedals He plays with both fingers and a pick but also has been known to strike pick strum and pluck an instrument s strings with a variety of implements including a pipe cleaner Discography editDate Title Label Catalog Number Artist GroupSolo1998 Music For Flem thrum0012003 Thrum Ode Records thrum0022007 Visitation Ode Records thrum0032017 Waggle Dance Thrum RecordsOtherSongs from down the Line indie Richard WattKura Huna Mai music Whirimako Black1993 Living in Exile Wayward Sony Music NZ Wayne Gillespie2006 Live at the Bunker with Wayne Gillespie Wayward Music WM006 Wayne Gillespie and Nigel GavinThe Nairobi Trio Live Manu Manu 1338 the Nairobi TrioThrough the Clouds manu manu 1432 nairobi trioShelf Life Zulu zcd001 Nairobi TrioLive at the McDonald Winery Zulu zcd002 Nairobi trioThe Jew Brothers live at Gerhards rouge records the Jews BrothersMy Yiddish Swing rouge records The Jews Brothersthe Braeburn album rouge records the Jews BrothersToo much Talent rouge records the Jews BrothersMr Darwin s Dances atoll acd 200 Besser amp BravuraYou Got Your Wish atoll acd 302 BravuraMusic for Peace vol one unsung unsung 109 Bravura and FriendsTurn rattle rat do13 BravuraNew Orleans Gumbo Jazz Live bbs bbs 102 The Blue Bottom Stompers But is it Folk bbs bbs 103 The Blue Bottom StompersLive on Waiheke Island Jazz festival bbs bbs 104 The Blue Bottom StompersPesky Digits rattle rattle doo1 Gitbox RebellionTouch Wood rattle DGM rat doo5 DGM 9511 Gitbox RebellionDifferent Tracks rattle rat DOO3 Misc Parting Shots Ode CDODE 1290 Last Man DownKing of the Mercuries ODE CD Manu 1526 Ross Mullins and the SnapsTidemarks Red Shaver RS 101 Ross Mullins1991 Show of Hands EG EEG 2102 2 Robert Fripp amp the League of Crafty GuitaristsIntergalactic Boogie Express DGM DGM 9502 Robert Fripp amp the League of Crafty Guitarists2005 Clean Break global routes Lorina Harding2007 East of the Sun global roots music CM001 Carolina Moonprecious legacy johnathan besser and coWelcome to the Big Room jazzscore CD001 Trip to the Moon2008 Ecstacy attar attar1003 BravuraKokomo In The Well jayrem BRPCD009 Kokomo2009 Famous Blue Raincoat EP wayward music na famous blue raincoat Wayne Gillespie Rob Grosser2009 Recent Works Ode manu 3004 Nigel Gavin and Richard Adams violinist A Job with the Circus Ode records dvdmanu 8005 Nigel Gavin2010 Decadence Live Atoll ACD 409 Besser amp BravuraReferences editTrevor Reekie Moments Like These Nigel Gavin NZ Musician 2009 Vol 14 No 8 Andrew Healey Nigel Gavin One out of the Box NZ Musician 2007 Vol 13 No 4External links editNigel Gavin Official Home Page AudioCulture profile Nigel Gavin s Thrum in iTunes Blog entry about the cover of Richard Adams s and Nigel Gavin s Recent Works by collaborator photographer Ralph Talmont Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nigel Gavin amp oldid 1218340937, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
