UNWIND

Unwind features Hayden Chisholm on saxophone, Norman Meehan on piano and Paul Dyne on bass. The trio formed for their debut Rattle release Unwind in 2017, and subsequently took the name as their moniker for their annual tours. During their 2018 tour they recorded their second album, Orange, at Orange Studios in Christchurch. In 2019 the group added drummer Julien Dyne and recorded a further album, Saffron, at Orange Studios.

Both Orange and Saffron include DVDs of the band in concert at Orange Studios. Unwind was a finalist for Jazz Album of the Year in the 2018 NZ Music Awards.



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Hayden Chisholm

Saxophonist Hayden Chisholm is one of the finest jazz musicians to have emerged from New Zealand. A native of Taranaki, Hayden has lived in Germany since the early 1990s, where he established himself as an instrumentalist and composer at the forefront of European jazz.

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Norman Meehan

Norman is a New Zealand pianist and composer who most enjoys working collaboratively. He has performed extensively with vocalist Hannah Griffin and poet Bill Manhire, releasing five albums of songs together for Rattle including Buddhist RainMaking Baby Float, and Small Holes in the Silence

 

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Paul Dyne

Paul Dyne is one of New Zealand's most experienced and highly regarded jazz musicians and teachers. He lived in Montreal, Canada, from 1970 until 1980, playing with some of Canada's top musicians and performing with US jazz legends Sonny Stitt and Pepper Adams.