Internationally
renowned composer and ethnomusicologist Jack Body died last week — celebrate his
life, achievements and unswerving commitment to New Zealand music with this beautiful hardback volume.
Featuring more than 120 contributions, Jack! is an astounding
collection of memories, photos, paintings, art and music from friends and
colleagues such as Vincent Ward, Slamet A Sjukur, Geoff Chapple, Martin Lodge,
Tan Dun, Charles Te Ahukaramū Royal, Gao Ping, Ian Wedde, Gareth Farr, Budi
Putra, José Evangelista and Richard Nunns.
Woven
between the stories is a transcript of Jack’s comprehensive Radio NZ ‘Composer
of the Week’ interview with Elizabeth Kerr.
A
must for lovers of contemporary New Zealand music.
- Colour throughout
- Covers Jack’s work with
Indonesian, Chinese and Cambodian music and musicians; his work as mentor
and teacher; festival involvement and collaboration; and Gamelan in New
Zealand.
- Indexed, including a
timeline of Jack’s career
- Includes a section on Jack’s
photography and exhibitions.
- Scores of the musical
tributes (from Dame Gillian Whitehead, John Elmsly, Federic Rzewski, Yuji
Takahashi, José Evangelista, Somei Satoh, Dieter Mack and Ross Harris).
- Appendices contain a list
of residencies facilitated by Jack, and recording projects he initiated.
Jack! Celebrating Jack Body,
Composer
edited by Jennifer Shennan, Gillian Whitehead & Scilla Askew
edited by Jennifer Shennan, Gillian Whitehead & Scilla Askew
Steele Roberts - Hardback - $39.99
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