For one-night-only, Christchurch ex-pat bassist Hamish Smith presents music from his new album "Elsewhere Now", recently released this October on U.S. record label Ropeadope Records, featuring an all-star lineup of New York's finest musicians. Tonight he will be joined by local greats and old friends for a concert of original music from his album plus a few selections to celebrate the holiday season and a few Christchurch crowd favorites. Not to be missed!!!

Hamish Smith - bass

Reuben Derrick - saxophone

Nick Pitts - piano

Joe McCallum - drums

BIO

Hamish Smith is an award-winning jazz bassist and composer from New Zealand, now based in New York City. With a reputation for his rhythmic inventiveness, groove-driven feel, and lyrical sensibility, he has quickly established himself as one of the most in-demand bassists on the international jazz scene. Through performances, recordings, and tours, Smith has worked with a remarkable roster of artists, including Paquito D’Rivera, Miguel Zenón, Ari Hoenig, Jonathan Kreisberg, Jochen Rueckert, Manuel Valera and The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. NEA Jazz Master Todd Barkan has described him as “a modern marvel – one of the great young bassists in the world.” In addition to performing, Smith is an active educator and has served as a guest clinician across the United States, Germany, Belgium, Canada, Mexico, and New Zealand, and was an artist-in-residence with Yosvany Terry’s Afro-Cuban Quartet at the California Institute of the Arts in 2023. His e-book Notes on the Move offers practical guidance for aspiring jazz musicians navigating the transition to the U.S. scene. He is an endorsing artist for Aguilar Amplification.

03 SESSIONS // Original and improvised music from Ōtautahi and beyond.

$35 - General Admission

$25 - 03 Members

$20 - Students with I.D.

Presale via Humanitix or cash/EFTPOS on the door

03 Memberships are available at ko-fi.com/03sessions