Other Futures Big Band
Original and reimagined music for 18 musicians, arranged and directed by Daniel Hayles. Featuring Tyaan Singh (saxophone) and Jonathan Crayford (piano).
OTHER FUTURES BIG BAND is a place where musical dreams come true. It’s about the art of ensemble. The thrill and drama of the showband era reworked for our time. Selections that signify deeper meanings and secret codes. Turntablism sensibility on a symphonic scale. Streamlined, momentous, nimble, angular, adapting, shape-shifting, pulsating with relentless groove.
OFBB is a new and ongoing project by Daniel Hayles that looks to honour the big band tradition while platforming music and artists both native to and unexplored within the style. Expect to hear highlights from the height of the swing era next to new interpretations of original music from Aotearoa. This episode features Tyaan Singh (alto saxophone) and Jonathan Crayford (piano), premiering special new arrangements of their own compositions.
Tyaan Singh is a musician and producer from Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. passionate about making music that is unique and emotionally impactful. He released his first jazz fusion album "Splendor" in 2019, followed by "Nebulus Slim" in 2022. Jonathan Crayford is a highly respected and exciting pianist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and film composer who’s scores and albums throughout the years have received many nominations and awards.
Acclaimed as a highly original compositional talent, Jonathan has been responsible for many film soundtracks, albums, and bands. Jonathan has worked with a wide range of musicians including Kurt Rosenwinkel, David Binney, Mambo Macoco and Groove Collective, David Murray, Tony Allen, Questlove and Macy Gray, in Cuba – with Bobby Carcasses and in Brazil with Alda Rezende, Caito Mercones, Kristoff Silva and José Miguel Wisnik.
His work spans many different genres of jazz, funk, and classical disciplines, as well as Latin jazz in regional styles, including, Cuban, Brazilian and Spanish dialects. He is considered one of New Zealand’s foremost pianists who is certainly not afraid to venture into different genres. For this show Jonathan will be playing his very own exquisite Steinway Model D grand piano.
