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Around 1999-2000, Alan Brown joined singer Chris Melville,
guitarist Joel Haines and drummer Tony Hopkins, and the
Grand Central Band was formed. 'Cook St Sessions' was
recorded in 2000 and for this line-up, Alan played hammond
organ exclusively. The line-up has since changed
dramatically and now features Karika Turua on bass and Josh
Sorenson on drums. Alan now plays Rhodes and Korg Trident
(and Clavinet & Melodica!)
The Grand Central Band - June 2007
Tauranga Jazz Festival, Easter 2007
Tauranga Jazz Festival - Karika Turua
Tauranga Jazz Festival - Josh Sorenson
Tauranga Jazz Festival - Alan Brown
"Brightest Star" recording session, 2004
Dixon Nacey "Brightest Star" session
Alan on same session
"It's late and I'm tired"
"So am I"
Grand Central Band with Jason Orme on drums @ Grand
Central Bar, March 2006
Chris in full form in Vanuatu, 2005
Neil Watson on guitar
Junior in thoughtful mood...
Alan and Junior on a gig
And again...
Josh in thoughtful mood...
'Brightest Star' was recorded in 2004 and four of these tracks can be heard by clicking on the 'Listen Now' link on the right. Some of the tracks can also be heard on download.com.
There are also new files (as of July 2006) you can listen to under the 'Bar 3' playlist. These were recorded off the desk at Bar 3 in Sky City, when we were playing there regularly. The quality turned out pretty good thanks to our tech, Stu, so we have put them online for your listening pleasure. They are mainly covers, but done in a Grand Central Band style...
The studio albums will be available for sale on-line soon.