Jaz Coleman from Killing Joke. (Photo / Supplied)

Killing Joke's Jaz Coleman returns with orchestra-infused new album

Author: Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2019, 11:01AM

Jaz Coleman: musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer.

He’s the founder of English post punk band Killing Joke, a New Zealand resident living a few months of the year on Great Barrier Island, and has made a significant contribution to New Zealand’s music scene.

Celebrating 40 years as the lead singer of Killing Joke, Jaz has released a new album Magna Invocatio: A Gnostic Mass for Choir and Orchestra Inspired By the Sublime Music of Killing Joke.

The album is made alongside Russia’s oldest orchestra, the St Petersburg Philharmonic.

Jaz joined Andrew Dickens to discuss his lengthy career and his stunning new album.

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