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Jonathan Crayford was born in 1964 in New Zealand and began playing piano at the age of 3. At 18 he was composing music for feature films several of which received industry awards. His work today spans many different genres and disciplines. As a multi-instrumentalist he has worked and recorded with artists in New Zealand, Australia, New York, Europe, Brazil and Cuba. He is currently living in Paris working on a film/music project about mathematician Évariste Galois. Of his other work, 'paintings of numbers' were exhibited at Suite Gallery in NZ 2009, his short film 'The Girl from Sweden and a Maori from Dunedin' won an award. His photographs on the subject of Galois are currently exhibited at le Mairie de Bourg-la-Reine in Paris. Other recent work includes working with David Murray editing, arranging and appearing for Questlove's Afropicks featuring Questlove, Tony Allen, Macy Gray, Amp Fiddler Mamani Keita, Anti Balas. |
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Donde la Luz y el Agua se Juntan - 4tet live, w/ Dave Binney, Max Stowers, Chris O'connore
BigFoot - multi-instrumental w/ Riki Gooch, Ema Paki, Lisa Tomlins, strings
Jazz at the St James - 4tet w/ Bruno Lawrence, Bernie McGann, Larry Gales
Jonathan Crayford plays Terry Crayford - trio w/ Pat O'Leary, Clifford Barboro
Duel Pianos - co led with Terry Crayford - piano duets
Decision - trio w/ Patrick Bleakley, Chris O'connore
Jonathan Crayford plays Monk! - solo piano |
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Central Park Rhumba - Eddie Bobé
Mambo Macoco - w/ Jay Collins, Donald Nicks, Eddie Bobé, Jose Deleon, Gene Golden, Chris Albert
Bill Ware Y2K Quartet - Bill Ware, Brad Jones, Victor Jones
Dance of the Drunken Master - Groove Collective
Soul Bossa Trio - w/ Groove Collective
Madrugada - Alda Rezende
Traveler - Alda Rezende
Trinity Roots - True
Cornerstone Roots - various
Recloose - various
Olmecha Supreme - various
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film scores
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feature films |
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Spooked - dir by Geoff Murphy
Pallet on the Floor - dir Lynton Butler
Mr Wrong - dir by Gaylene Preston - nomination best original music
Dangerous Orphans - dir John Laing
Ruby & Rata - dir by Gaylene Preston - best original music |
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| short films |
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Instincts - dir by Pat Robins
Making Utu - dir by Gaylene Preston
Finding A Sky - produced by Juliet Dowling for Essential Cinema, UK |
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| television |
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Shark in the Park - series 3, produced by Gibson Films |
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| commercials |
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telecom 30s tvc for Saatchi & Saatchi - and about 30 more |
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| tours and bands |
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Kurt Rosenwinkel, Dave Binney Band, Jay Rodriguez, Bill Ware, Groove Collective, Mambo Macoco, Vernon Reid, Reggie Washington, Dave Watts Motet, Two Armed Men, Bruno Lawrence, Cornerstone Roots, Trinity Roots, Olmecha Supreme, Bobby Carcasses (Cuba), Alda Rezende (Brazil) |
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| installations |
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44 pianos - 44 pianists play 44 pianos - filmed by Vincent Moon
WordPiano - Poetry and Improvised Piano with poet Bill Direen - Paris 2010
World Expo 1988 - sound/music installations |
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Solo Piano recorded live for Concert FM New Zealand, Soundings Theatre, Te Papa, Wellington
Piano Improvisations with special guests at Hopetoun Alpha, Auckland
Jonathan Crayford plays Monk |
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| theatre |
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Adagio Circus by Deborah Pope (Chapman-Tripp award for original music), Downstage, Wellington, NZ |
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| as film director |
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The Girl from Sweden and a Maori from Dunedin - produced by Brett Mills, Know Idea Productions
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| as visual artist |
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Pattern Paintings - Suite Gallery, Wellington, NZ - 2009
Photographic Exhibition - Lycée Louis-le-Grand Paris, France 2011 |
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| initiatives as director |
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Inspiring Artists Project (IAP) - and artist residency project - NZ 2004 - 2008
Jazz at the St James |
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| recent work |
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Questlove's Afropicks, NY and Paris. |
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