Believe - Nature's God

‘Nature’s God’ – is the second volume of a two-album release in collaboration with New York’s Relative Pitch and Melbourne’s Ramble Records. As John Shand of The Sydney Morning Herald recently wrote about the band -“I know of no more sophisticated activity of which humans are capable than freely improvising at this level.”

This powerhouse band combines four of the most inventive improvisers – and composers – in Sydney’s creative music scene. Drummer and composer Laurence Pike has internationally released five solo albums (as well as two duo albums with Mike Nock); bassist Clayton Thomas spent over a decade based in Berlin, recording with artists such as Ken Vandemark, Paul Lovens, and Alexander von Schlippenbach (as well as founding the Now Now festival of spontaneous music in Sydney); keyboardist Novak Manojlovic was the recipient of the 2019 Freedman Fellowship (Jazz) and is the Artistic Director of S.I.M.A., recording with groups such as microfiche, HEKKA, and Godtet; alto saxophonist Peter Farrar toured with Wadada Leo Smith and recorded with Mike Nock.

Peter Farrar – Alto Saxophone & Percussion
Novak Manojlovic – Piano & Percussion
Clayton Thomas – Double Bass & Percussion
Laurence Pike – Drums & Percussion

‘The most honest jazz being made today – this is music for our times’ – Mike Nock