BIO
Tristan Carter is a Wellington based violinist, composer and field recordist. Alongside session work and free improvisation he plays in a variety of ensembles including jazz band The Troubles, The Noveltones, Indian/Jazz crossover project Shades of Shakti, Balkan band Bazurka, and Paul Bosauder’s Tierra y Mar Flamenco Project. He is a popular collaborator for theatre, dance and film/TV in New Zealand, with recent projects including featuring on the David Long’s soundtrack to the BBC Series The Luminaries, performing the live score and foley for Trick of the Light Theatre’s ‘The Griegol’, and playing in the live band for Agaram Productions’ ‘The Mourning After’. Since 2015 he has worked as a composer and performer with Java Dance Theatre, directed by Sacha Copland, touring New Zealand extensively as well as performing in arts festivals in Australia, China and the Edinburgh Fringe.
RECENT:
17 March to 21 March 2020: Shades of Shakti South Island Tour
13 March 2020: Shades of Shakti at New Zealand Festival of the Arts 2020
The dynamic fusion of classical Indian music and jazz made popular by John McLaughlin and L. Shankar of Shakti are celebrated Friday night in Shed 6
August 2019: Java Dance Theatre perform Chocolate at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Dance. Theatre. Lush live Music. Immerse yourself in cacao, conflicting desires, and wild sensory dance. We will take you from bean to bar to gooey melted chocolate and back again. From FeastFest and the creators of Back of the Bus.
30 May-2 June 2019: Back of the Bus at Xintiandi Festival
Java Dance performs ‘Back of the Bus’ on a bus moving through the streets of Shanghai.
14 May 2019: Free improv at Jazz Cafe at Zaal 100, Amsterdam
Free improv performance with Ig Henneman - viola, Tristan Carter - violin, Sanem Kalfa - voice, Anne La Berge - flutes, Fie Schouten - bass clarinet, and Tristan Renfrow - drums.
10 May 2019: World Music Days, Talinn
2 May: Sonic Sacrifice at the Greenhouse, Berlin
SAMIN SON:::TAKUMI MOTOKAWA:::TRISTAN CARTER
The Greenhouse Berlin is a cross-divisional creative factory in Tempelhof. Current resident artist Samin Son (Korea/NZ), Berlin-based musician Takumi Motokawa (Japan/NZ) and touring violinist Tristan Carter (NZ) present a 2 hour sonic sacrifice. Live projections from Alexandra Marcia
LATEST NOISE
An epic story of love, murder and revenge set on the Wild West Coast of New Zealand during the gold rush. Starring Eva Green, Himesh Patel and Eve Hewson.
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