WOMAD

Jonathan Crayford Project

From New Zealand, United States

Playing piano in a bar in Manhattan, touring with an acid jazz band, arranging, composing and improvising – Jonathan Crayford’s music defies boundaries and definitions. For him performing is ‘a celebration of being alive’!For WOMAD 2007, Jonathan presents new music with an emphasis on improvisation, melody and groove, bringing together a stellar line-up including Grammy nominees Jay Rodriguez and Chris Theberge, from New York's Groove Collective, former Trinity Roots engine room Riki Gooch and Rio Hemopo and singers Emma Paki and Lisa Tomlin.