Jazz maestro Kamasi Washington and his crack band light up the Powerstation tomorrow night before heading off to play Womad. And even if you're not a jazz purist you should seriously consider going. Washington, who made his name in LA's creative scene guesting on records by artists like Thundercat and
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Kamasi Washington plays Auckland's Powerstation on Friday March 16.
Max Richter Sleep, Shed 10, Friday from 11pm – Saturday, 7.15am
Communal sleeping doesn't do it for you but you still want to hear Max? No matter, there's a performance of his Vivaldi Recomposed/Three Worlds which he takes Vivaldi's famed Four Seasons and Virginia Woolf's prose, brings them together and reinterprets them in a one-off concert featuring violin soloist Mari Samuelsen and soprano Grace Davidson.
Max Richter: Vivaldi Recomposed/Three Worlds, ASB Theatre at the Aotea Centre, Sunday
Before Max takes charge at the Aotea Centre on Sunday, there's a cine-concert bound to appeal to jazz lovers, movie-goers and Francophiles alike. In 2003, the French animated movie for grown-ups swept up dozens of awards even though there was no dialogue but some snazzy and jazzy singing and a score by Benoit Charest. Now Benoit's back with Le Terrible Orchestre de Belleville to recreate that magical score live as the movie plays. You'll be transported to the streets of 1920s Paris and New York before you can even count to three.
The Triplets of Belleville cine-concert, ASB Theatre at the Aotea Centre, Saturday.