Norman Meehan
Book review: Jenny McLeod: A Life in Music by Norman Meehan
Glenda Keam reviews Jenny McLeod: A Life in Music by Norman Meehan published by Te Herenga Waka University Press Audio
Griffin | Meehan | Voyce
A fifth collaboration between Norman Meehan and Hannah Griffin called Wāhine, this time with electronica man Thomas Voyce, has prompted William Dart to look over their 13 years with Rattle Records. Audio
New release from jazz ensemble Unwind
“What I love most about playing music," says jazz pianist and composer Norman Meehan, "is that you do it with people. And it seems to me that together, more happens. The sum of the parts eclipses what… Audio
The reverential sound of Unwind
Renowned jazz musicians Norman Meehan and Hayden Chisholm are back home to tour their latest album Saffron. Video, Audio
Norman MEEHAN: Festival
Norman Meehan Quartet: Norman Meehan (piano), Dan Ryland (guitar), Tom Callwood (bass), Peter Elliot (drums). Recorded by RNZ Concert, 29 October 2005 Audio
Norman MEEHAN: A woman with two heads
Norman Meehan Quartet: Norman Meehan (piano), Dan Ryland (guitar), Tom Callwood (bass), Peter Elliot (drums). Recorded by RNZ Concert, 29 October 2005 Audio
Norman MEEHAN: Two
Norman Meehan Quartet: Norman Meehan (piano), Dan Ryland (guitar), Tom Callwood (bass), Peter Elliot (drums). Recorded by RNZ Concert, 29 October 2005 Audio
What’s hot at the Wellington Jazz Festival
The Wellington Jazz Festival started with a hiss and a roar last night. Norman Meehan has compiled a list of must-not-miss performances by visiting and local artists. Video, Audio
Upbeat for Thursday 7 June
Tenor Simon O’Neill is back performing with the NZSO, Wellington is getting hot with the Jazz Festival & we continue to acknowledge important musical patrons.
REVIEW: Wellington Jazz Festival - Bill Frisell
Bill Frisell is regarded as one of the most innovative and influential jazz guitarists of the last 25 years. He has collaborated with leading musicians across genre, from classical artists like Renee… Audio
Tell Me My Name
Riddles are the subject of composer Norman Meehan’s latest project. He’s set 13 riddles by poet Bill Manhire to music, which are sung by Hannah Griffin. Tell Me My Name marks the fifth collaboration… Audio
New Zealand Jazz Life
Wellington based composer and pianist Norman Meehan traveled the length and breadth of the country collecting stories from kiwi jazz musicians for a new book New Zealand Jazz Life. It delves into what… Audio
The New Zealand jazz scene
Author and jazz composer Norman Meehan spoke to about 40 musos about the state of jazz in contemporary New Zealand, whether there's a distinctive New Zealand jazz sound - and what needs to happen if… Audio
Octogenarian on form?
The Wellington Jazz Festival opened last night to a full Opera House with headline act 82 year old American saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter. Norman Meehan explains whether the legendary… Audio
Norman Meehan reviews Uri Caine
Pianist and composer Uri Caine is touring the country, first with the New Zealand String Quartet, then on his own. On the weekend he performed interpretations of Shubert, Beethoven and Bach. Norman… Audio
Norman Meehan
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra gave their first concert at New Zealand Festival last night before repeating it tonight. Jazz pianist and… Audio
New Horizons - 15 November 2015
William Dart plays catch-up with a some items that evaded inclusion in previous episodes, including new albums by Keith Richards and Anthony De Mare Audio
Norman Meehan: 'Small Holes in the Silence'
'Small Holes in the Silence' is the latest album from Norman Meehan, Hannah Griffin and Hayden Chisholm. The three jazz musicians have collaborated on a series of tracks, setting some of New Zealand's… Audio
Norman Meehan: Jazz
Norman looks at the work of pianist and composer Jonathan Crayford. Audio