At last! The book containing most of Kim’s compositions is finished! 39 tunes, some full scores, some simple lead sheets, including “Kong’s Dream” and “Istanbul Bluesu” are waiting to be played by musicians who want to have fun with bent grooves. Kim explored rhythms and scales of music from many lands and incorporated them into his compositions. […]
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We (Linda and Mara and team) are still working on getting Kim’s charts ready for publication. Linda had over optimistically organised musicians and venues in February to have an Extra Vaganza Concert to launch it, and showcase the music he had created. These plans are on hold until the book is ready. As it is a labour […]
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To honour Kim’s life work, Linda is compiling a book of (some of) his compositions. Close friends are putting a lot of time into this project. Marrickville is partially funding the costs. It is hoped to have a launch concert next year (2015) to showcase his music with members of Brassov, GengGong, and the long […]
At the Camelot Lounge concert on oct 26, 2014, you will have the rare opportunity to purchase a T shirt, especially made for his Memorial Picnic Bash – and CD’s.
Friends of Kim Sanders Camelot Lounge Sunday October 26, 2014 Friends of Kim Sanders Band (FoKS), are joining together on October 26, eleven months after his death, to play Kim’s compositions, and an old favorite or two. Kim’s compositions fuse elements from Balkan, West African, and Middle-Eastern folk musics, jazz, and Indian and Turkish Classical, […]
I have to inform you that Kim Sanders, neyizin, gaida player, multi-instrumentalist ‘world music’ master, died on Tuesday 26 November of liver failure and associated complications. There is no funeral, but we will be holding an event to remember him, and play some music together. I hope you will join me and his family and […]