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Something
tells me it's all happening at the ZOO...
Find out below, most recent at the top:
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11th
May 2008
Whilst in the USA, Karen will be in a live interview on The
Que 98.2 Internet Radio station, with DJ/artist Airomee
Wind and James Thalman of the Deseret News. Que 98.2 currently
have the new single "Dirty" at No.2 on their playlist.
"Annie" has also been added to their playlist. |
"At
number two this week 'Zoo' with their song of growing popularity
'Dirty' made it to number two this week. We'll be interviewing
Zoo live on The Que 98.2 on 'Jazz Class' live Sunday evening
at 9PM MST/Utah time" |
| 9th
May 2008 |
Diary
date: ZOO playing at the Yardbird
Jazz Club, Birmingham, on 27th July 2008. Details on the
Gigs Page |
| 1st
May 2008 |
ZOO
regret to announce that the Stamford RiverCare 'RiverDay'
event on 1st June has been cancelled. |
| 26th
April 2008 |
ZOO
play a private event at the Norman
Cross Gallery near Peterborough. Pics
here. |
| 21st
April 2008 |
ZOO
are added to the playlist roster of Que98.2
FM internet radio in Utah, broadcasting from 3pm to 4am
UK time. |
21st
April 2008
|
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ZOO's
new single "Dirty" gets national radio play on Tom
Robinson's programme on BBC 6 Music. |
| 21st
April 2008 |
ZOO
play two sets at The
Little Theatre in Leicester. Pics soon.
Thanks to Jan for organising and promoting the event, and
the staff at the Theatre.
(No thanks to the over-zealous car parking attendant who ticketed
both of our vehicles!) |
12th
April 2008
|
Radio
play for the new single "Dirty" on Rutland
Radio's chart show. |
| 4th
April 2008 |
Review
of the new single "Dirty" by FATEA Records - see
the Reviews Page |
| 6th
March 2008 |
ZOO
announce another gig at Dexter's Jazz Club in Nottingham
- 20th May. Details on the Gigs
Page . This will also be where we launch our next single,
"Dirty", from the "Greenhouse"
CD. |
27th
February 2008
|
ZOO
have started to use Photobox to store pics from gigs, recordings
and rehearsals. We'll gradually move all our Gallery
Images there, but for now pics from our recent gigs at
Nottingham and Stamford can be found at http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/7713082
and http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/7713120
respectively. |
| 20th
February 2008 |
Vote
for ZOO! At the Parliamentary Jazz Awards: http://www.jazzservices.org.uk/,
by 28th February. |
| 10th
February 2008 |
ZOO
are delighted to announce that they will be a playing an invitation-only
event at the Norman
Cross Art Gallery near Peterborough, on 26th April. Details
on the gigs page. |
9th
February 2008
|
ZOO
play a set at the Boomerang
Returns Club in Stamford. Thanks to Graham and Bernard
for sound and stage assistance, our fellow performers Vicki
Clayton and Andy
Whittle, and Rachel, for getting us the gig in the first
place and bringing a crowd of friends! |
5th
February 2008
|
ZOO
play two sets at Dexter's Jazz Club in Nottingham.
A big thank you to the friendly and enthusiastic audience,
and especially to Jake for inviting us, and Brian for taking
photographs which should be on the site soon. |
25th
January 2008
|
Review
of "Greenhouse"
in Jazzwise -
see the Reviews page |
| 21st
January 2008 |
We're
now delighted to confirm that the line-up for the Boomerang
Returns gig in Stamford on 9th February
will include Andy Whittle
and Vikki Clayton.
See the Gigs Page for more. |
11th
January 2008
|
ZOO
are now listed on the JazzCDs
website, from where you can buy the "Greenhouse"
CD. Thanks to Maisie for helping to set it up. |
| 10th
January 2008 |
Another
diary date: ZOO will be playing at the Treetops
Hospice Music Festival on 22nd June. See the gigs
page for more. Update 11th March
- postponed until later. |
9th
January 2008
|
ZOO
have signed onto the Unsigned
Chart website, and uploaded music files and photos. |
| 1st
January 2008 |
HAPPY ZOO YEAR from the ZOO Team |
24th
November 2007
|
ZOO
catch the excellent Geoff
Gascoyne Project, featuring Jamie Cullum, Sebastiaan DeKrom,
Trudy Kerr and The Juno String Quartet, at the Derby Assembly
Rooms. |
| 23rd
November 2007 |
Rhythm-a-ning
- ZOO are delighted to announce that we have been selected
by EMJAZZ to partake in their Rhythm-a-ning project. This
is an artist development project which will support seven
creative jazz groups based in the East Midlands in taking
their music to the next level by rehearsing and performing
with leading UK jazz musicians. The project was devised by
EMJAZZ and is supported by the Lottery through Arts Council
of England's Grants for the Arts. ZOO look forward to this
collaboration next year, leading to three gigs at prestige
jazz venues in the East Midlands. [Read
more about Rhythm-a-ning] |
| 20th
November 2007 |
Advanced
diary dates: ZOO will be playing 2 sets at the Little Theatre
in Leicester on 21st April 2008, and 2 sets at Dexter's
Jazz Club in Nottingham on 5th February 2008. More
on the gigs page. |
| 8th
November 2007 |
Reg
is interviewed by Derby
Evening Telegraph for an article appearing on Saturday
10th November. "Suddenly" will also be on their
website as a non-downloadable mp3. Read
the interview here (Derby ET) or here
(on the Zoo website). |
17th
October 2007
|
ZOO
win the Best Jazz Artist category
at the Glasswerk
New Music Awards in London. Thanks to everyone
for their support and votes in the earlier rounds, and also
to all the artists, bands, organisers, promoters and staff
at AKA London for
a really excellent evening. Pics in the
Gallery. |
| 15th
October 2007 |
"Suddenly"
from the album "Greenhouse"
is released as a single. |
10th
October 2007
|
ZOO
have a page on the new Listen2Listings.com
website, to promote gigs and 'build the fan base'! |
| 8th
October 2007 |
The
new date for the cancelled Boomerang
gig in Stamford is 9th February 2008 |
3rd
October 2007
|
Some
good news - our soon-to-be-released single "Suddenly"
will get some airplay on Rutland
Radio this Saturday, 6th October between 6pm and 7pm.
Thanks to Graham Wright at Rutland for his continued support. |
| 3rd
October 2007 |
Gig
cancellation - our gig in Stamford on 9th November
has been cancelled due to the venue double-booking us. Sorry
folks, we'll try and sort out a replacement date early in
the new year. What with the BBC London cancellation and now
this, we're getting a bit hacked off! You can see why some
artists decide to stop playing live and just do studio work... |
| 30th
September 2007 |
ZOO
have set the ball rolling on their next recording project,
selecting 18 potential tracks for inclusion on the new CD.
We'll start laying down the backing tracks at an intensive
studio session soon. |
23rd
September 2007
|
Well...ZOO
very nearly made it onto BBC
Radio London's "Late Show" midnight session
this Thursday...but they've decided not to include any more
live performances. Shame they couldn't have given us a bit
more notice...! |
18th
September 2007
|
Very
advanced notice: ZOO and guests will be providing music at
the Stamford
RiverCare River Day on 1st June 2008. |
18th
September 2007
|
ZOO
are finalists - i.e. in the TOP THREE - of our THREE categories
at the Glasswerk
Music Awards - 'Best Jazz Band'
and 'Best Use of Instruments'
and 'Best Trio'. Naturally
we're a bit chuffed! Thanks to every single person who voted
for us...now it's up to the judges. We'll be at the awards
at AKA London
on October 17th, so expect some photos here soon after! |
| 24th
August 2007 |
New
gig date: ZOO are delighted to be playing at Boomerang
Returns in Stamford (Newage Social Club on Wharf Road)
on Friday 9th November. Cancelled
due to double-booking at the venue. |
| 22nd
August 2007 |
Single
Release and Review
Advance notice: the track "Suddenly" from the
"Greenhouse"
CD will be released as a single on 15th October 2007.
ToxicPete
has already reviewed "Suddenly"; here's an excerpt:
'Suddenly' is slick and sexy, gently persuasive and very
easy on the ear. There's no self-indulgence to be found
anywhere here - ok, I know it's only a single of just over
four minutes but Zoo keep it all nicely laid back and very
much a no-frills kinda thing. Subtle percussion offers loads
of space for the expansive bass work to cast its magic and
with delicate piano and flute set against the bright, precise
vocals the whole thing melds seamlessly into a damn fine
piece of nu-jazz - as chilled as you want it to be or, as
vibrant as you want to make it." More...
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17th
August 2007
|
Glasswerk
Music Awards.
ZOO have made it to the final selections for the 'Best
Jazz Band' award...
AND are in the top 12 for the other two categories 'Best
Trio' and 'Best Use of
Instruments'.
This Final Round voting is by text only.
To vote for ZOO, text:
TRIO K to 81581 and INSTRUMENT E to 81581
All texts cost £1.50 and 10 lucky voters will receive
a free copy of 'Greenhouse'.
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You can contact us by calling Customer Services on 44870 490
9808.
Voting
closes on Sept 17th. The award ceremony takes place at AKA
London on Oct 17th.
Thanks for your votes!
All the best
ZOO
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8th
August 2007
|
ZOO
now has a SNOCAP
MyStore page, where you can listen to and buy tracks
from 'Greenhouse'. |
| 8th
August 2007 |
ZOO
have the chance to appear at 3 venues on the Musicfinity
Tour:
Sat 6th October: The Fez Club, Reading
Fri 19th October: The Orange Club, Leicester
Sun 28th October: Carrow Road, Norwich
If we get enough votes, we get to appear as part of the tour
at these venues.
To
vote for ZOO, click on the link below and register as a
listener:
http://www.musicfinity.com/c.asp?tour
and then hit the vote button on ZOO's page - www.musicfinity.com/zoo
Thanks for your votes!
|
4th
August 2007
|
ZOO
catch the award-winning guitarist Martin
Taylor at an intimate gig in Lincoln Cathedral.
More
pics... |
21st
July 2007
|
ZOO
support the Cascade
Dance performance of "Unravel" at the Lava Bar
in Tunbridge Wells. Thanks to Tom, Sam, all the dancers and
an appreciative audience for an excellent evening of dance
and music. We look forward to working with Cascade
Dance in the future. And thanks to Colin
for coming to see us! Pics
here. |
5th
July 2007
|
ZOO
catch the awesome Steely
Dan at the NIA Academy in Birmingham.
More pics... |
5th
July 2007
|
Glasswerk
Music Awards: ZOO are a seeded band in all 3 of our categories,
and are therefore already through to round two of the voting
-
Looking good in the Jazz section - ZOO are the only seeded
band, with only 3 other acts appearing in R1 so far.
In the 3 Piece section, ZOO are 3rd on list of the leaderboard
of seeded acts (out of 25).
And in Best Use of Instruments section, ZOO are 2nd on list
out of 10.
To vote for us: please register here first: http://www.musicfinity.com/c.asp?awards
...
and then vote here: www.musicfinity.com/zoo.
Thank you! |
20th
June 2007
 |
Listen
to - and buy - 'Greenhouse'
tracks on i-Tunes. |
| 19th
June 2007 |
ZOO
are delighted to announce a collaborative performance with
Cascade Dance
in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, on 21st July. The venue is the Lava
Bar on St Johns Road, TN9 4PE - map;
flyer (jpg, 190k). |
17th
June 2007
|
ZOO
play Envirofest at Rufford
Country Park. The rain held off, and a number of bands
and dancers entertained the crowds in the courtyard of Rufford
Abbey, before ZOO closed the show, with David
Ives guesting on flute. Pics
here. |
3rd
June 2007
|
ZOO
play the Stamford
RiverCare event. A perfect day of warm sunshine and light
winds complemented ZOO's new jazz grooves, David
Ives' jazz piano solo spot, and Scott and Sebrena Riley's
acoustic soul set. The audience lounged on the grass and soaked
up the music (and probably the contents of the beer tent next
door!), and it was a great day for all the charities and environmental
groups who attended. Pics
here. |
| 1st
June 2007 |
ZOO
feature in a short article in Peterborough's vibrant new "Art
and Soul Magazine" -
read it here. |
| 27th
May 2007 |
ZOO
have been entered into the Glasswerk
awards in three categories :
Best Trio | Best Jazz Band | Best Use of Instruments
To vote for ZOO, click on the link below and register as a
listener
http://www.musicfinity.com/c.asp?awards
and then hit the vote button on ZOO's page - www.musicfinity.com/zoo.
The awards ceremony is in October at AKA
London. Thanks for your votes! |
| 24th
May 2007 |
'Greenhouse'
gets a good review at the FATEA
Records website: " 'Greenhouse' " is highly
evocative and entertaining that draws heavily on jazz and
mixes it into intimate and rich harmonies" ... ' "Greenhouse"
reaches out and enchants.' |
18th
May 2007
|
ZOO
play the 'Taste' event in Durham. Huge thanks to family
and friends and everyone who turned up for this lovely relaxed
evening, and to the organisers for inviting us. Even the weather
was...mostly...good! Pics here |
8th
May 2007
|
We
have more details about who will be joining us on stage at
the RiverCare
event in Stamford on the 3rd June: Scott and Sebrina
Riley. "Sebrina has a sound that has been described
as Acoustic Soul. Heralding from Birmingham this young 26
year-old has already performed on BBC radio, as well as in
London’s Leicester Square. Her future is definitely one
that will be a bright one!" |
7th/8th
May 2007
|
The
new CD Greenhouse
is officially released...
and was launched at the Normanton
Acoustic Club the following day. We also played two new
tracks - "White" and "Disguise". Big thanks
to John Montague
and everyone there for a great evening. Pics
here! |
2nd
May 2007
|
ZOO
on the radio! We chatted and played a track ("Annie")
from Greenhouse
with Graham Wright on Rutland
Radio. Pictures in the
Gallery. Listen
to the interview (mp3, 4Mb) |
| 26th
April 2007 |
Vote
for ZOO on the Stamford
Mercury website! That way we'll be guaranteed a slot at
the Riverside
Festival on 7th July. You may want to listen
to some of the mp3s on our site, rather than their rather
ropey version of "Wilderness"!
Also, downloads of "Dirty" and "This Time"
from Greenhouse can now
be found on Z00's
MySpace. |
| 23rd
April 2007 |
New
gig dates: Normanton, 8th May; Durham, 18th
May; Envirofest at Rufford, 17th June. More info on
the Gigs page. |
| 21st
April 2007 |
Private
party in Mansfield. |
| 27th
March 2007 |
Check
out ZOO's new page on the MusicFinity
website...and vote for us! |
17th
March 2007
|
ZOO
played a 30 minute set as special guests of the Grand
Central Chorus at a Charity Show in aid of 'Coping with
Cancer', at the 'Y Theatre' in Leicester. A few Zoo firsts:
first gig in a theatre, first gig with a curtain, first gig
that required us to set-up in ten minutes, and de-rig in five
minutes, behind said curtain, first gig with a dressing room!
We had a great time! Thanks to Mick for asking us, Ron for
impeccable management, Len (the compere without compare!),
and Steve and Martin at the Y for stage and light assistance.
Pictures in the Gallery. |
February
2007
 |
Well,
now that everything's been signed, we can announce a deal
with Red Admiral
Records. Greenhouse will be released nationally
on their label - check out your local record shop soon.
At the same time, we've signed a publishing deal for the tracks
on Greenhouse with Cringe
Music Publishers.
And we're on the verge of sorting out the promotion of the
new album...more soon.
Meanwhile, we've had the glass master of Greenhouse
from CopySound for
checking, and as soon as we get the MCPS codes, they'll be
pressing the first batch.
Finally: David Ives plays flute on some of the Greenhouse
tracks; he also plays a mean piano: check out his YouTube
PianoCam!
Finally finally...we've just had all of our gear PAT tested!
By Ian Godlington at www.gntelectrical.co.uk |
February
2007
|
We've
finished mixing the Greenhouse CD, and it will shortly
be going to CopySound
for mastering and copying. The artwork for the CD is also
nearly complete.
We also have some exciting news about a publishing and distribution
deal with a record label, but more on that when everything's
agreed. |
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10th
January 2007
|
We've
learnt that the Stamford
Riverside Festival won't be happening this year, as costs
have spiralled and the main sponsor has pulled out. There's
an open meeting at the Newage Social Club on Wharf Road on
Sunday 4th February to discuss other ways of staging live
music events in Stamford. Update: there will, in fact,
be a 'slimmed down' Riverside Festival on July 7th,
and we hope to be there... |
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1st
January 2007
|
Happy
Zoo Year from the ZOO team! |
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