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| 1st
January 2010 | Happy
ZOO Year from the ZOO Crew |
| 21st
December 2009 | Recording
Top
UK trumpeter Guy Barker came to the Greenhouse studio in Derbyshire to record
material for the new ZOO album. Photos |
| 1st
December 2009 | Recording
ZOO
relocated to Ian's spacious house to spend two intensive days recording the fifteen
(yes, fifteen!) core tracks for the new album. And we're delighted with the results!
Thank you to Ian, Jennifer and Madeleine for allowing us to take over your ground
floor! Photos |
| 18th
November 2009 | Website
We've
migrated the ZOO website to a new server at Easily. We now have 10x more webspace,
allowing us to bring all our photography back on-site,
and also to have enough space for the mp3s of the tracks on the new album. |
| 12th
November 2009 | Gigs
ZOO
played Spice Jazz at Cambridge Circus, central London. Thanks (not really!) to
Ken and Boris for the Congestion Charge (which clearly doesn't work!), and TFL
for over-zealous traffic wardens - hardly conducive to bands trying to deliver
live jazz to the city. Genuine thanks to all at The Spice of Life. |
| 1st
November 2009 | Gigs
Viva
Viva in Hornsey tonight unavoidably cancelled
- sorry. |
| 25th
October 2009 | Gigs
ZOO
played the Hockley Hustle at Escucha with Pete Johnson, The Hot Club, Jazz Junction,
Squib, Mandy Tatton, Matt Chandler and Me & Mrs Jones. The whole Hustle (200
artists at 20 venues) raised over £20,000 for charity. |
| 2nd
October 2009 | Video
/ Media
The video for "Big Red Bus" is in Audiotube's top 5 playlist
this week - view via the ZOO Video Page. |
| 10th
September 2009 | Gigs
We
now have the timings for ZOO's appearance at the Hockley Hustle event on 25th
October: we'll be playing from 9:45 to 10:15 pm. More details on the Gigs
page. |
| 9th
September 2009 | Video
/ Media
The video for "Big Red Bus" is topping the Audiotube
playlist - view via the ZOO Video Page. |
| 6th
September 2009 | Gigs
ZOO
play a stonking gig at the Yardbird jazz club in Birmingham. Thanks to everyone
there for making it such a great evening. Plus we got a brief mention on Janice
Long's show on Radio 2! |
13th
August 2009
 | Collaboration
and Gig
We've had a great week, rehearsing with Guy Barker (who's not only
an amazing trumpter, but a smashing bloke as well), (pics)
and then performing at the Bonington Theatre with Guy, to a large and enthusiastic
crowd (pics). Huge thanks to Tim on sound,
Bob on lights, Simon and Faye for taking photos (Photos
by Simon Mackney). |
7th
August 2009
 | Review
Ahead
of the collaboration and Bonington Theatre gig with Guy Barker, ZOO are reviewed
by Alan Joyce in the Nottingham Evening Post - read the
review on the Review Page. Picture:
David Redfern/Redferns |
28th
July 2009
| Video
/ Media
The video for "Big Red Bus" can now be viewed on Audiotube
via the ZOO Video Page.
The video was shot
on the 7th March by students from De Montford University, Leicester, UK |
| 15th
July 2009 | Gigs
ZOO
will be playing at this year's Hockley Hustle in Nottingham on 25th October. Details
on the gigs page. |
12th
July 2009
 | Festival
Weather
The weather was kind - but only just!
All three of our festival
appearances were blessed with fine weather - but it was a near thing.
It had
rained overnight before the Lichfield Jazz Festival (pics)
on 27th June, but the huge marquee was pretty immune to the elements anyway. But
fine afternoon weather meant the audience could spread onto the rugby pitch for
'al fresco jazz'.
The MetOffice had warned of a 'light shower' affecting the
private party in the walled garden at Norman Cross Gallery (pics),
but instead we had a torrential downpour just before starting the first set. We
were ok under our (well, Stamford RiverCare's!) marquee, and the audience sheltered
in the Gallery. When the sun came out, everyone returned for a perfect summer's
afternoon of music.
Prolonged rain was forecast before the Stamford RiverCare
gig on 12th July (pics), but our concerns
that the riverside site might be too boggy, or flooded, were unfounded, and it
was a perfect afternoon, albeit rather windy, and with just a light shower at
one point.
Such are the trials and tribulations of playing music in tents!
The weather can do what it wants now - the rest of our gigs are indoors! |
| 27th
June 2009 | Gig
Review
Read a review of ZOO's performance at the Lichfield Real Ale, Jazz
& Blues Festival by The JazzMann.com
on the Reviews Page |
| 25th
June 2009 | Gigs
We
are delighted to announce a gig at "the hottest jazz venue in London"
- SpiceJazz - on November 12th. Details
on the gigs page. |
| 20th
May 2009 | Gigs
/ Festivals
Festival reminder: ZOO will be the opening act on Saturday
27th June at the 20th Lichfield Real Ale, Jazz and Blues Festival. And then we'll
be on again at 4pm. More info
on the Lichfield website, or ring 01534 262223 |
| 14th
May 2009 | Video
/ Media
The video for "Big Red Bus" can be viewed on Youtube
via the ZOO Video Page.
The video was shot on
the 7th March by students from De Montford University, Leicester, UK |
29th
April 2009
| Media
ZOO's new album 'END OF THE TELEGRAPH WIRES' is now available for download through
i-Tunes and others.
i-tunes
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=306839599&s=143441
emusic
http://www.emusic.com/album/Zoo-End-Of-The-Telegraph-Wires-MP3-Download/11400253.html You
can also hear samples of every track on the album website at www.endofthetelegraphwires.co.uk,
and buy the CD from i-tunes,
our record company (Red Admiral),
the JazzCDs website, and
from the Sales page on this site. |
| 28th
April 2009 | Gigs
More gig dates: Yardbird (Birmingham), 6th September; Stamford RiverCare, 12th
July. Details on the Gigs page. |
27th
April 2009
|
Collaboration
ZOO
are delighted to confirm the performance details of our collaboration with Guy
Barker: after a week of rehearsing at the Greenhouse studio, we'll be
performing with Guy at The Bonington Theatre in Nottingham on 13th August.
Tickets are £10 from the Box Office on 0115 956 0733. Details
on the Gigs page. (Presented in association with JAZZ
STEPS) Picture:
David Redfern/Redferns |
26th
April 2009
 | Collaboration
ZOO continue working with ace trumpter Nick
Smart at our second collaboration workshop, as part of the EMJazz "Rhythm-a-ning"
project.
We now have details of the two gigs which will feature Nick: 4th
May at Sleaford Live Festival (The Hub), and 17th May at the Yardbird Jazz Club
in Birmingham. Details on the Gigs Page. |
 | April
2009
Video / Media | |
| 24th
March 2009
Video / Media | ZOO
are now part of the Audiotube video portal. Find us on the Red
Admiral Channel in the audioblog, and the videos for 'Dirty' and 'Leave it
all behind' can also be found on the main Red
Admiral Channel. |
| 23rd
March 2009 | Gigs
ZOO are delighted to announce some new gig dates on 2nd May (Cheltenham Jazz Fringe),
6th June (Bournemouth) and 4th July (Rutland private party) - details on the Gigs
page. |
| 7th
March 2009 | Video
ZOO cruise around Leicester on a double-decker bus, shooting a video of "Big
Red Bus" with staff and students from DeMontfort University. Pics
Video |
1st
March 2009
| Collaboration
ZOO work with ace trumpter Nick Smart
at our first collaboration workshop, as part of the EMJazz "Rhythm-a-ning"
project. |
| 24th
February 2009 | Video
ZOO travel to Camden Lock in London to shoot a video of "Energy" with
Layla and Greg from BalconyTv. Big thanks
to old friend Paul from Oz, and Lynne and her assistants, for roady-ing the gear
up onto the balcony. Pics | Video
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| 9th
January 2009 | Video
and Photo Shoot
ZOO renew their working relationship with LightEngineFilms,
shooting a video for "Leave It All Behind", off the new album "End
of the Telegraph Wires", at the Escucha
Club in Nottingham. Pics. Video.
At the same time we had some new individual and group pictures taken for the portfolio
by Simon Mackney. |
| 1st
January 2009 | Happy
ZOO Year from the ZOO Crew |
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