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Internationally renowned saxophonist and producer Nathan Haines will return to the stage in Leigh on April 5, his first appearance at the Sawmill Café in over a decade.
With his new album Notes out in August and a new single dropping this month, the evening will be a mix of new music designed for dancing and some of his dance music classics, all blended seamlessly with live saxophone and flute.
“It’s my first solo album in 10 years and there’s been a whole lot of life lived in that time, that’s for sure,” he says.
The evening promises to be a treat for fans of dance music infused with jazz and soul.
Haines is one of NZ’s leading musicians – a three-time recipient of the Tui Jazz Album of the Year award.
“I have always loved playing at the Sawmill,” he says. “I must have played at least 10 times over the last 15-plus years and every night was hugely enjoyable with a fantastic crowd.
“I’ll be playing lots of new productions from my upcoming album, plus stuff from previous albums like Squire For Hire and Sound Travels.”
Haines says that in his lifetime, he has seen dance music culture go from strength-to-strength in New Zealand.
“I hope to weave the stories of this culture, as well as my own music and that of my close friends, into three hours of joyous music”.
Haines’ wife, DJ Jaimie Webster Haines, will open the show.
