New
Zealand’s first lady of jazz and soul,
Hollie
Smith, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of her iconic debut
album
Long Player with a nationwide tour.
Long Player firmly
established Smith’s
solo career and earned her a reputation as one of New Zealand’s most
recognisable voices. It also earned her ‘Best Female Solo Artist’,
’Breakthrough Artist of the Year’ and ‘Best Producer’ at the 2007 New Zealand
Music Awards.
Coinciding
with the tour and to mark the anniversary, Soundsmith/Warner Music NZ will
release
Long Player on
vinyl for the first time. Released as a double LP, the set will have five bonus
songs of her retrospective singles, including her famed
Bathe In The River.
It goes on sale on September
8.
Playing
at well-known venues across New Zealand, carefully handpicked to fit the vibe
of the critically-acclaimed record, the
Long Player 10th ANNIVERSARY TOUR kicks off at San Fran in Wellington on September 14, before
moving on to the Mayfairin New Plymouthon September 15.
The
tour picks up in the South Island again on September 29 at the Christchurch Arts Centre.
Kiwi
singer-songwriter Mark
Vanilau will open for Smith at all of these above shows. A
multi-instrumentalist with a smooth velvetine voice, Vanilau wowed critics
with his debut EP,
Dark Horizon, and won ‘Best Song’ at the 2014 Pacific Music Awards.
He also lends his talents to a wide range of well-known Kiwi acts, from
Ladi6 to Dave Dobbyn.
Smith then plays the Port Chalmers Seafood Festival near
Dunedin on September 30.
She wraps up the tour in Aucklandat Crystal Palaceon October 6with support from emerging Kiwi soul sensation
Teeks.
The
young artist, who hails from Northland, has taken the Kiwi music scene by storm
with his debut EP,
The Grapefruit Skies. A mesmerising live performer, with a voice
that’ll stop you in your tracks,Teeks’ debut single
If Only has topped charts making the up-and-comer a must see.
Tickets
for Hollie Smith’s
Long Player 10th
Anniversary Tour are on sale at 9am Friday, August 4 at Cosmic Ticketing -
https://www.cosmicticketing.co.nz/
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