Highlights from Coro Fest
After a two-decade hiatus we returned to the stage at Coro Summer Fest on the 15th of January. What a great crowd and crew, wonderful...
THE REFORMATION
THE REMASTERS
THE REMIXES
A five-headed jazz-fusion-drum’n’bass monster
Reforming in 2022 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of 'Came a Weird Way'
When 'Came a Weird Way' was released in 1997, it shook the trad NZ jazz scene by its turtleneck sweater and launched a new era of jazz innovation for the 21st century. Inspired by electronic dance, hip hop and world music, The New Loungehead were the first band in New Zealand to create live drum’n’bass beats and percussion, melding with melodic horns, keys and electric guitar. Their legendary live shows were jam-packed affairs, cross-pollinating the genres of jazz, dance and dub in a club setting. 'Came a Weird Way' won the 1998 New Zealand Jazz Album of the Year.
From left: Matthias Sudholter, Godfrey de Grut, Chip Matthews, Isaac Tucker, Dan Sperber.
Photo: Duncan Cole 1997
