Jonathan Crayford leads a trio featuring Patrick Bleakley on bass and Cory Champion on drums. Performing in the intimate setting of Meow Nui’s brand-new Acoustic Lounge.

Acclaimed as a highly original compositional talent, pianist Jonathan Crayford has been responsible for many film soundtracks, albums, and bands. Jonathan has worked with a wide range of international musicians including Kurt Rosenwinkel, David Binney, Mambo Macoco, Groove Collective, David Murray, Tony Allen, Questlove and Macy Gray not to mention a who's who of NZ music.

“A huge talent, Jonathan is a true original who explores creative musical opportunities, when or wherever they might arise. I consider him to be one of the very finest creative musical talents to have ever come from Aotearoa.” — Mike Nock, ONZM, Mmus

"This is the kind of piano I totally relate to: exploratory, thoughtful, soulful, focused. Those qualities are all sort of contradictory, or at least contrasting, which is why this kind of work is meaningful: because it is multi-dimensional." — Thomas Conrad Jazz Times