Brad Kang Quintet – Farewell Concert

Ever since his return from his studies at the University of North Texas, where he was a member of the world-renowned One O'Clock Lab Band, guitarist Brad Kang has been a sought-after contributor to the New Zealand jazz scene.

Kang will perform in the Doug Caldwell Concert Room at Ara Music Arts, where he serves as a guitar tutor, for a final concert, as part of a NZ tour, before embarking on a move to New York City to pursue his studies at the Manhattan School of Music.

The concert will an all original collection of modern-indie-cinematic-jazz compositions, consisting of music written for this year's packed-out Wellington Jazz Festival concert as well as tracks from his 2017 EP "Farewell For Now". He will be joined by a stellar cast of musicians, featuring some of the best emerging jazz artists NZ has to offer, from Wellington and Christchurch, both of which has served as his base in New Zealand.

- Brad Kang - Guitar
- Louisa Williamson - Tenor Saxophone
- George Maclaurin - Piano
- Hamish Smith - Upright Bass
- Hikurangi Schaverien-Kaa - Drums

Please come and support his last concert in New Zealand for a while! It will also serve as fundraising concert for his move to New York!

Door sales available!