JAKE BAXENDALE: Against War

Things take a sombre turn in this segment of Jake Baxendale’s ‘Waypeople’, depicted in this SOUNZ Film at its premiere at the 2023 Wellington Jazz Festival. An introduction by Daniel Hayles (piano) does little to prepare the listener for the expressions of violence and chaos that follow.
Jake notes that, “anti war sentiment stretches a long, long way back. I've referenced the sound of the New Thing from the 1960s in New York, which responded, among other things, to the war in Vietnam. I was thinking about other, more contemporary conflicts when we played this piece.
Audio recorded by RNZ Concert.
Film funded by NZ On Air.
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