Serious Fun: The Life and Music of Mike Nock [With DVD]

by Norman Meehan

Vibrant and compelling, this jazz biography plots the life of one of New Zealand's greatest musicians: Mike Nock. From Nock's childhood in Ngaruawahia and Nelson in the 1940s and his teenage adventures on the road with the Fabulous Flamingoes to his gigs with music legends--including John Handy, Yusef Lateef, and Dionne Warwick--and his founding of the pioneering fusion band the Fourth Way, this account not only tells the story of a volatile and creative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0864736363
• ISBN13: 9780864736369
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Victoria University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"