Jack!: Celebrating Jack Body, Composer

Steele Roberts, 2015.

Internationally renowned composer and ethnomusicologist Jack Body is 70 -- celebrate his birthday and unswerving commitment to New Zealand music with this beautiful volume. Featuring more than 120 contributions, Jack! is an astounding 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, Charles Te Ahukaramu Royal, Gao Ping, Ian Wedde, Gareth Farr, Budi Putra, Jose Evangelista and Richard Nunns. Woven between the stories is a transcript of Jack's comprehensive Radio NZ 'Composer of the Week' interview with Elizabeth Kerr. A must for lovers of contemporary New Zealand music.