Mike Nock / Hamish Stuart / Julien Wilson / Jonathan Zwartz - Another Dance (February 4, 2022 Lionsharecords)

“the fraught, euphoric, challenging, rewarding business of being human really seems to have been condensed into music”

John Shand, SydneyMorningHerald

“at a time in history when division is the order of the day, four souls crafting melody together can abide by a deeper principle of love and listening.”

Tyran Grillo, ECMreviews

“profound, moving and expressive jazz of the highest level.”

Stuart Nicholson, Jazzwise 

Comprising four of Australia’s most esteemed jazz musicians, this celebrated jazz ‘supergroup’ made waves in 2020 with their critically acclaimed and ARIA nominated debut ‘This World’. Two years on, they ask you to join them for ANOTHER DANCE, their second full length album, recorded in Sydney on the very brink of the 2021 extended lockdown.

A lot of water has passed under (and over) the bridge since their first recording session in 2019. The band somehow managed to tour the East Coast twice during 20/21 against all odds. The first tour in Feb 2020 let them see firsthand the devastation wrought by the Black Summer bushfires through parts of regional NSW and ACT. In Braidwood the band donated the proceeds of their show to local bushfire victims, only to have floods prevent half the town from attending. Many shows and festival appearances were cancelled at the eleventh hour (no less than five shows in Melbourne) due to lockdowns and travel restrictions. The fact that the quartet have performed thirty shows in fifteen towns over four states during this period is a testament to their tenacity and vitality and their drive to share the unifying and uplifting power of live music with others.

The best creative pursuits offer reflection on the environment and events that they spring from, so it stands to reason that the music on Another Dance embodies different elements to This World. The eight new pieces presented here bear witness to the enduring bond the musicians share, and offer a deep and rich sense of optimism, hope and shared humanity as a tonic to these most interesting of times.

1. Deception 06:04

2. LDT 07:11

3. Headlands 10:37

4. Winter 09:26

5. Little Stars 08:21

6. Johnston St 10:06

7. Wheelbarrow Rd 05:15

8. Yearning 02:27

Mike Nock - piano

Hamish Stuart - drums

Julien Wilson - tenor saxophone and effects

Jonathan Zwartz - double bass

Recorded at Studios 301, Sydney

Engineer: Owen Butcher

Assistant: Reinert Wasserman

Mixed and Mastered by Helik Hadar

Produced by This World

Cover photo: Jonathan Zwartz

Design: Luke Fraser/Ahr+

Hamish plays Gretsch drums and Lauritsen cymbals

Jonathan and Julien are D’Addario Artists

Julien is a Yamaha Artist

Mike Nock compositions published by Fourth Way Music - ASCAP

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Mike Nock / Hamish Stuart / Julien Wilson / Jonathan Zwartz - Another Dance (December 2021 Lionsharecords)

Comprising four of Australia’s most esteemed jazz musicians, this celebrated jazz ‘supergroup’ made waves in 2020 with their critically acclaimed and ARIA nominated debut ‘This World’. Two years on, they ask you to join them for ANOTHER DANCE, their second full length album, recorded in Sydney on the very brink of the 2021 extended lockdown.

A lot of water has passed under (and over) the bridge since their first recording session in 2019. The band somehow managed to tour the East Coast twice during 20/21 against all odds. The first tour in Feb 2020 let them see firsthand the devastation wrought by the Black Summer bushfires through parts of regional NSW and ACT. In Braidwood the band donated the proceeds of their show to local bushfire victims, only to have floods prevent half the town from attending. Many shows and festival appearances were cancelled at the eleventh hour (no less than five shows in Melbourne) due to lockdowns and travel restrictions. The fact that the quartet have performed thirty shows in fifteen towns over four states during this period is a testament to their tenacity and vitality and their drive to share the unifying and uplifting power of live music with others.

The best creative pursuits offer reflection on the environment and events that they spring from, so it stands to reason that the music on Another Dance embodies different elements to This World. The eight new pieces presented here bear witness to the enduring bond the musicians share, and offer a deep and rich sense of optimism, hope and shared humanity as a tonic to these most interesting of times.

Press about This World:

“the fraught, euphoric, challenging, rewarding business of being human really seems to have been condensed into music” John Shand, SydneyMorningHerald

“at a time in history when division is the order of the day, four souls crafting melody together can abide by a deeper principle of love and listening.” Tyran Grillo, ECMreviews

“profound, moving and expressive jazz of the highest level.” Stuart Nicholson, Jazzwise 

1. Deception 06:01

2. LDT 07:09

3. Headlands 10:35

4. Winter 09:22

5. Little Stars 08:19

6. Johnston St 10:04

7. Wheelbarrow Road 05:13

8. Yearning 02:27

Mike Nock - piano

Hamish Stuart - drums

Julien Wilson - tenor saxophone and effects

Jonathan Zwartz - double bass

Recorded at Studios 301, Sydney

Engineer: Owen Butcher

Assistant: Reinert Wasserman

Mixed and Mastered by Helik Hadar

Produced by This World

Cover photo: Jonathan Zwartz

Design: Luke Fraser/Ahr+

Hamish plays Gretsch drums and Lauritsen cymbals

Jonathan and Julien are D’Addario Artists

Julien is a Yamaha Artist

Mike Nock compositions published by Fourth Way Music - ASCAP

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Tony Gould & Mike Nock - The Monash Sessions (Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music) 2016 JAZZHEAD

Two of Australia's most applauded jazz and improvising pianists joined with the cream of Melbourne's young jazz talent to release the newest offering from the acclaimed Monash Sessions. 

Both multi award-winning international artists in their own right, Mike Nock and Tony Gould have joined their incredible forces with the power of a full ensemble of wonderful young musicians from the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music. 

Mike Nock's career has spanned a broad range of contemporary musical styles and he is widely recognised as one of the most important voices in Australian modern music. Based in Sydney since 1986, he previously spent 25 years in the USA, working with many of the world's top jazz artists. His compositions include orchestral music, woodwind / percussion ensembles, electronic / choral works etc., and have been recorded and performed by a range of jazz and non-jazz performers. Attracting many awards and honours over his lengthy career in 2014 he was awarded the Don Banks Music Award, the most valuable individual music award in Australia. In 2009 he was inducted into the Bell Awards Australian Jazz Hall of Fame and in 2003 presented with the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM). 

Passing through several periods of music in the last 50 years, Tony Gould has developed his own distinctive style which insists on the primacy of melodic material, the complex and glorious world of harmony and of playing things differently each and every time. He is an influential teacher, though not always in the most traditional sense, preferring to lead by example rather than to stand and lecture and as such has inspired many students who have then gone on to their own influential paths. He is himself influenced by many musicians past and present and other creative beings such as Rosalie Gascoigne, Stravinsky, Robert Hughes and Jackson Pollock. 

These 2 giants of Australian Jazz are joined by renowned musicians and staff of the School of Music: Rob Burke (Sax); Jordan Murray (Trombone) and Paul Williamson (trumpet) along with jazz students from the school.

1. Indifference 07:53

2. Somewhere Called Home 06:39

3. Transitions 06:59

4. Reflections 04:48

5. Natal Lagal 06:54

6. Lamp is Low 07:38

7. Embracing You 05:50

8. Palhaco 08:00

9. Duality 02:16