Duncan Haynes

With a classical background in piano and cello, Duncan studied jazz with the very best of his native New Zealand at Massey University, Wellington where he gained a B.Mus. He then spent 8 years based in London, performing all over the U.K. and Europe including at Ronnie Scott’s, Pizza Express Dean St, Wembley Stadium, Lords, Queens Club, Blenheim Palace, jazz festivals in Warsaw, Portugal, Ireland, the Netherlands and rock festivals such as Bestival on the Isle of Wight. After a stint playing rock and blues in Lousiana, USA he moved to Lima, Peru where the music of South America captured his imagination.

Having performed there with world class artists he returned to Europe, this time based in Paris, where he established a world music/jazz hybrid project Cuarteto Imaginario in 2017. Recently returned to Aotearoa after 20 years abroad performing and teaching, Duncan has a wealth of experience and material to share.

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