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[ Ford Motion Records New Zealand / CD ]
Release Date: Monday, 22 January, 2007
Charmaine Ford's 'Busy Silence' was named the New Zealand Music Awards "Best Jazz Album of the Year" for 2007!
Wellington-based pianist Charmaine Ford has established herself as one of New Zealand's most innovative and fearless voices in jazz. She has played piano professionally since her mid teens and has been composing since the age of six.
Ford's second release, 'Busy Silence' highlights her distinctive style as a composer, arranger and producer. This self-penned album also captures her phenomenal skills as an improviser.
Her debut album 'Blues for Guppy' went straight to the top, nominated as finalist in the "Best Jazz Album" category at the Vodafone NZ Music Awards 2004. In 2005, Charmaine sort individual tuition from internationally acclaimed composer, John Psathas for the duration of the year. This period of concentrated training brought about a significant development in her writing.
Charmaine was invited to tour Australia (Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney) with her trio (Dec '04), which included a performance at the, "2004 Melbourne Women's International Jazz Festival". Ford and her trio have also performed and toured throughout New Zealand, and have been invited to play at many of New Zealand's jazz festivals, including the Waiheke International Jazz Festival, Tauranga International Jazz Festival, Wellington International Jazz Festival, and Christchurch International Jazz Festival. In December 2006, Charmaine performed in concert with Tim Beveridge and the NZSO at Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre.
At age 19, Charmaine was awarded a Travel Grant Scholarship from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) to study in London (all expenses paid). There, Charmaine spent three months learning from two of England's top jazz educators, Nikki Iles and Pete Churchill, while also taking lessons from one of the worlds leading classical pianists, Professor Yonty Soloman. During her time in London Charmaine was also privileged to have lessons with various jazz greats including American pianists, Fred Hersch and Danilo Perez.
"One of New Zealand's True Piano Masters"
- WELLINGTON INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL, NZ
"Charmaine Ford has sealed her reputation as one of New Zealand's leading Jazz Pianists"
- CHRISTCHURCH INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL, NZ
"Charmaine Ford has a maturity of jazz expression that belies such youth. This is her debut album and it's a classic"
- NZ MUSICIAN MAGAZINE, NZ
"A rising star of New Zealand Jazz Piano"
- DOMINION POST, NZ
Tracks:
1. On my way
2. Intro (Maybe This Time)
3. Maybe This Time
4. Joshua Sleeps
5. Pins And Needles
6. Lyall Bay
7. Midnight Char-donnay
8. Everytime
9. Changes
10. I'll Never Forget You
11. Farewell Blues
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