Dan Papirany Trio
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| Dan Papirany Trio | |
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 The trio at MLC, from left: Gibson, McGregor, Papirany |
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| Origin | Auckland, |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Years active | 1995–Present |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Labels | Ode Records |
| Website(s) | Dan Papirany Trio |
The Dan Papirany Trio is a jazz trio based in Auckland, New Zealand. The Trio repertoire consists of jazz standards, ballads, bebop and Dan Papirany's own compositions[1] which includes references and ideas borrowed from contemporary tunes and standard harmonies.
While studying jazz piano at Massey University in Wellington Dan formed his first trio and played in local venues and mainly at "Bar Bodega". In 2002 Dan formed his Auckland trio with Pete McGregor on bass and Owen Kneebone on drums, the trio recorded their first album titled Session one on March 2 2004, this album is comprised of standard tunes and was nominated for New Zealand music awards[2] and was released by Ode Records[3]. The second album titled Session Two — Originals, recorded on April 27 2004 is comprised of original tunes only. The third, forth and fifth albums are live albums recorded with Frank Gibson Jr on drums and McGregor on bass at their residency venue The "MLC Café & Bar".
