David Baker - a mentor and jazz educator with the Jamie Abasold Jazz Clinics

Geoff playing the flute ....warming up for outside gig in France.

Skinny and sick in Europe. Lucky to make this trip after coming out of hospital for two months.

Playing solo in LA with RFBB.

The 1860 Band were named after the 1860 Tavern in Wellington, New Zealand where they were the Saturday afternoon resident act. Formed by Rodger Fox (The Rodger Fox Big Band, Quincy Conserve) the band also included Dave Pearson and other Quincy Conserve members Peter Blake, Billy Brown, Geoff Culverwell and Martin Winch (Espresso Guitar).

Quincy Conserve

A deal with Lion Breweries was signed in 1974, and the group spent most of the next year constantly touring the country. They spent on average a week in each town and during that time musicians came and went. By 1975 the group found that their most appreciative audiences were found at jazz festivals. By this stage the line-up consisted of Hayman, Paul Clayton on lead guitar, Peter Blake on keyboards, Rodger Fox on trombone, Geoff Culverwell on trumpet, Murray Loveridge on bass and Billy Brown on drums. Geoff Culverwell had previously been with the Wedge. This combination recorded the group's last album called "The Quincy Conserve" in 1975 for the Ode label and also released two singles, "Song For The Man"/"Epistolary" and "Rockin' Chair"/"Super Strut".

Photo of Malcolm Hayman, Murray Loveridge, Geoff Culverwell, Paul Clayton, Rodger Fox, Peter Blake, Tom Swainson, Billy Brown.

Quincy Conserve

Mid 70's

Newspaper article about my first serious band before being inducted into "Quincy Conserve".

Woody Shaw
I watched 3 rehersals that changed my \"jazz thinking\" for ever.