Jack! Celebrating Jack Body, Composer
A festschrift to celebrate Jack’s 70th birthday edited by Scilla Askew, Jennifer Shennan and me
Steele Roberts — published in 2015
ISBN: 781927242735
About the publication
Internationally renowned composer and ethnomusicologist Jack Body turned 70 in 2014. This book was published to celebrate his birthday and unswerving commitment to New Zealand music at a time when he was also seriously ill. He died in May 2015 between the launch celebrations for the book in Wellington and Auckland.
Featuring more than 120 contributions, Jack! is a varied collection of memories, photos, paintings, art and music from friends and colleagues such as Vincent Ward, Slamet A Sjukur, Geoff Chapple, Martin Lodge, Tan Dun, Jenny McLeod, Gao Ping, Helen Bowater, Ian Wedde, Gareth Farr, Budi Putra, John Psathas and Richard Nunns.
Woven between the stories is a transcript of Jack’s comprehensive Radio NZ ‘Composer of the Week’ interview with Elizabeth Kerr.
Work
My work E Haki is published in the book.
Get the book
Buy the book from the publisher.
Interviews and recordings
I was interviewed about my involvement with the publication when the book was launched.
15 minutes with Dame Gillian Whitehead — Stuff
Scilla Askew and I were interviewed by RNZ Concert just before the Wellington launch.
Scilla Askew and Gillian Whitehead: Jack Body biography — interview
Watch the video of the Wellington launch on 7 May 2015.