Daniel Beban
'Splash of Anarchic'
With four programmes to go in the Countdown to the end of New Horizons, William Dart can't resist the spurring on of Daniel Beban's terrific new book, Future Jaw-Clap, to investigate the wild and… Audio
Future Jaw-Clap: the wild years of Wellington jazz
Musician and author Daniel Beban has written a book about a group of young musicians who unleashed a new kind of jazz on Wellington. Video, Audio
Daniel Beban: Daily Deaths
For those of us listening to hourly bulletins throughout the year the statistics from the pandemic began to blur. It's hard to put the numbers into perspective. Hundreds of thousands of deaths… Audio
Is the traditional music of India's Thar Desert under threat?
The musicians of the Thar Desert in India's Rajasthan state, have maintained a continuous musical lineage for well over 1,000 years. But the sands and sounds of the Thar Desert are shifting. Dan Beban… Audio
Beban’s Beijing - Sounds from behind the red gate
Musician and sound artist Daniel Beban shares highlights of the underground music scene with Lynda Chanwai-Earle, the locals and the more surreal moments of his time in Beijing. Audio, Gallery
Sunburst Finish
Psychedelic free jazz band, featuring Wellington musicians Tom Callwood on bass, Daniel Beban on guitar and keyboards, Riki Gooch on drums, and Steve Roche on horns and biscuit-tin guitar. Audio
The Beijing Experimental Underground
Daniel Beban takes a tour of the underground experimental music scene in Beijing, where he discovers a tight-knit community of artists who create their music on the fringes of mainstream Chinese… Audio
Orchestra of Spheres China Tour Diary
On their first tour ever of the Peoples Republic of China, Orchestra of Spheres toured and long-time collaborator, VJ Lady Lazer Light, played 10 shows over two weeks all around the country, at clubs… Audio
A Centenary of Sun Ra
A look at the career of one the 20th century's great composers, band leaders and eccentrics, Sun Ra. A mysterious and elusive figure, for most of his life Sun Ra constructed a web of myths and legends… Audio
Slugs Saloon
Jerry Schultz and Robert Schoenholt opened Slug's Saloon in New York's Lower East Side in 1964, providing a raw alternative to Manhattan's glitzy jazz clubs and attracting a who's who of 60s jazz… Audio
Orchestra of Spheres
David Alphabethead Morrison talks with fellow sound explorers Orchestra of Spheres about the how their latest work Vibration Animal Sex Brain Music came together. Audio
Playing Favourites with Daniel Beban
Musician, sound artist, instrument maker and sound engineer, who founded the Frederick Street Sound and Light Exploration Society, and plays in a number of groups. Audio
Fredstock
The Frederick Street Sound and Light Exploration in Wellington, better known as 'Freds' celebrates three years of adventurous music. Emma Smith speaks with Daniel Beban, and many of the artists… Audio
Jazz Footprints for 27 July 2011 - Daniel Beban
Daniel Beban's studies in Ethnomusocolgy have taken him from recording the voices of New Zealand to his travels in South East Asia. He's active in the creative music scene in Wellington - managing the… Audio
Daniel Beban and Scilla Askew
Founder of Frederick St Sound and Light Exploration Society and SOUNZ Executive Director talk about this weekends events at Te Papa. Audio
