Mike Nock

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Michael Anthony Nock (born September 27, 1940 in Christchurch , New Zealand ) is a New Zealand pianist and synthesizer pioneer of fusion and modern jazz .

Live and act

Nock received his first musical training from his father and then continued learning autodidactically . At fourteen he left school to become a musician, at eighteen he moved to Sydney , where his first recordings were made. In 1960 he played with his own group in London . From 1961 to 1962 he studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston , during which time he played with Herb Pomeroy , Pee Wee Russell , Coleman Hawkins , Benny Golson and Phil Woods , as well as in the house band of the Lennie's on the Turnpike club near Boston. He then belonged to the band of Yusef Lateef , with whom he went on tour. He then worked in New York City with Art Blakey , Wild Bill Davison , Sam Rivers , Sonny Stitt , Stanley Turrentine and Booker Ervin . In 1967 he performed with Steve Marcus at the Newport Jazz Festival . Then he went to San Francisco and was a member of John Handy’s band in 1967/68 , which formed the rock jazz group The Fourth Way with Michael White , Ron McClure and Eddie Marshall . This band, which existed until 1971, played an "equivalent mixture of acoustic bop and free music" (Nock) and gained international reputation through appearances at the festivals in Monterey (1968) and Montreux (1970). Then Nock worked as a studio musician and composer and dealt with electronic music , but also performed with Azteca and in a duo with Steve Swallow . In 1975 he moved back to New York, where he worked with John Klemmer , Thad Jones , Tal Farlow , Jeremy Steig , Bob Mover and Eric Kloss . In 1978 he released two solo records; he also recorded the album Ondas in a trio with Eddie Gomez and Jon Christensen .

In 1985 Nock took a position as a teacher at the New South Wales Conservatory in Sydney , where he presented his own large formation in 2001 (CD Big Small Band ). He has also worked on recordings for Michael Brecker , John Abercrombie , Al Foster , Dave Liebman , Marty Ehrlich , Gordon Brisker and Peter O'Mara . His album Open Door with drummer Frank Gibson was recognized as Best Jazz Album of 1987 in the New Zealand Music Awards .

Discographic notes

  • Climbing (Tomato, 1979) with Tom Harrell , John Abercrombie, David Friesen and Al Foster
  • Ondas (ecm, 1981)
  • In Out and Around (Timeless, 1989) with Michael Brecker , George Mraz , Al Foster
  • Touch (Birdland, 1993) solo
  • Not We But One (Naxos Jazz, 1996) with Anthony Cox , Tony Reedus
  • The Waiting Game (Naxos Jazz, 1999) with Marty Ehrlich
  • Mike Nock & Dave Liebman Duologue: In Concert (Birdland, 2007)
  • Here and Now (FMW, 2008) with Ken Allars, Karl Laskowski, Ben Waples, James Waples
  • This World (2019), with Hamish Stuart, Julien Wilson, Jonathan Zwartz

Web links

literature

  • Norman Meehan Serious Fun: The Life and Music of Mike Nock Vicoria University Press 2010; ISBN 9780864736369

Lexigraphic entries

personal data
SURNAME Nock, Mike
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nock, Michael Anthony
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH September 27, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Christchurch