Dan Papirany Trio

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Dan Papirany Trio
The trio at MLC,  from left: Gibson, McGregor, Papirany
The trio at MLC, from left: Gibson, McGregor, Papirany
Background information
Origin Auckland,
Genre(s) Jazz
Years active 1995Present
Label(s) Ode Records
Website 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 comprises 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 comprises original tunes only. The third, fourth 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".

Contents

[edit] Discography

  • Session One (2004)
  • Session Two — Originals (2004)
  • Dan Papirany Trio - Live at MLC vol 1 (2005)

[edit] External links

[edit] Media

[edit] References

  1. ^ Compositions on sounz.
  2. ^ Jazz Album Of The Year Finalists Announced, New Zealand Musician Magazine.
  3. ^ Ode Records news.