Douglas George Caldwell MNZM (22 March 1928 – 10 May 2022), sometimes referred to as The Maestro, was a New Zealand jazz pianist, arranger, composer, music teacher, and author.
Doug Caldwell | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Douglas George Caldwell |
| Born | 22 March 1928 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Died | 10 May 2022 (aged 94) Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instruments | Piano |
Biography edit
Caldwell was born in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1928 and attended St Bede's College. He began working at Christchurch venue the Winter Garden in the 1940s and later co-founded a jazz club called the Jazz Inn in the 1950s. He studied musical arrangement and composition at Michigan State University in the United States.[1]
He taught music from 1977 to 1981 at Christchurch Boys' High School and then from 1983 to 1989 at Christ's College. In 1992 he became a tutor, and later lecturer, at the Christchurch Polytechnic Jazz School (now the Ara Institute of Canterbury Jazz School).[1] An auditorium at the school is named for him.[2] He was known as "The Maestro" in Christchurch.[1]
Caldwell became the first New Zealand jazz composer to be given full writer membership to Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[3] In the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to jazz music.[4]
Discography edit
- The Doug Caldwell Trio (Kiwi Pacific,1990)[6]
- Off the Cuff (Kiwi Pacific, 1992)[7]
- Willows – Doug Caldwell live (Polyjazz, 1995)
- Legacy (Polyjazz, 2003)
- I Hear Music – with Susan de Jong (Polyjazz, 2005)
- Waiting at the Red Door (Polyjazz, 2009)
- Colette Jansen Meets Doug Caldwell (Colette Jansen, 2013)
Guest artist:
- Don Rader Down Under 'Collaboration' – (Polyjazz, 1994)
References edit
- ^ a b c "Doug Caldwell". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Legendary Canterbury jazz musician Doug Caldwell dies aged 94". Radio New Zealand. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ Jules, J. (2009). A passion for jazz: the Christchurch scene then and now. Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology. pp. 46–47. ISBN 9780908668717.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2006". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Douglas Caldwell". The Press. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ Caldwell, D.; Haines, K.; Meagher, T. (1990). "The Doug Caldwell Trio". Te Puna Search. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ Caldwell, D. (1992). "Off the cuff". Te Puna Search. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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