The Rick Cranson Quartet

Rick Cranson is a mainstay of the Wellington and wider New Zealand music scene. You can catch him playing anything from straight ahead jazz, to tight synth pop, to soulful blues, to balls to the wall rock. Rick is currently the drummer in the Kiwi psychedelic rock group Little Bushman; synth groove-masters ‘KITA’; and well know blues band ‘Darren Watson’s Dangerous Experts’. Rick also works with ‘The Woods’ an original psychedelic jazz experience. You’ll see Rick performing regularly at venues such as The Rogue and Vagabond and Havana in Wellington.

“It’s like playing with a volcano” - Ed Zuccollo

The Rick Cranson Quartet was formed to perform a rendition of John Coltrane’s ‘Crescent’ album at the 2018 Wellington Jazz Festival as part of The Rogue and Vagabond’s ‘Classic Album’ series and features:

Blair Latham - Tenor Sax
James Illingworth - Piano
Tom Callwood - Bass
Rick Cranson - Drums