Darren Pickering – Small Worlds and Cinematic Jazz: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview

Jazz pianist, composer, educator, modular synthesist and session musician Darren Pickering and his Small Worlds have just release a new album, Three, on Rattle Records.

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Darren, who was home in Christchurch where is is also a full-time tenured lecturer at Ara Music. Darren shared his valuable time to talk about the “vibrant” Christchurch jazz scene, how Three was made and how Spike Lee got him into jazz.

 

Darren Pickering Small WorldsThree is out now on Rattle Records. Click here to buy it.