Mike Nock

• Name — Mike Nock • Born — 27 September 1940 • Birthplace — Christchurch, New Zealand • Died — YYYY MM DD • Instrument — Piano, keyboards • Genre — Jazz • Occupation — Musician, composer, arranger • Website — mikenock.com

Nock was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, but spent his childhood in Ngāruawāhia. Nock began studying piano at 11. He attended Nelson College for one term in 1955. By the age of 18, he was performing in Australia. In Sydney he played in The Three Out trio with Freddy Logan and Chris Karan who toured England in 1961 before Nock left to attend Berklee College of Music. He was a member of Yusef Lateef's group from 1963 to 1965. In 1965-1966 Nock joined Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, replacing Keith Jarrett. During 1968–1970, Nock was involved with fusion, leading the Fourth Way band. From 1975 to 1985 he was a studio musician in New York after which he returned to Australia. In 1987 the Best Jazz Album in the New Zealand Music Awards was Nock's Open Door with drummer Frank Gibson, Jr. In the 2003 New Year Honours, Nock was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to jazz. In 2024, he was entered into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. He lives in New South Wales where he taught at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music until 2018 and performs with his trio, big band, and various one-off ensembles.

List of albums, with selected details • Title — Details • Between or Beyond (as The Mike Nock Underground) — * Released: 1971 * Format: LP * Label: MPS Records (MPS 15 261 ST) • Almanac (with Almanac: Nock, Bennie Maupin, Cecil McBee, Eddie Marshall) — * Released: 1977 * Format: LP * Label: Improvising Artists • Magic Mansions — * Released: 1977 * Format: LP * Label: Laurie Records (LES-6001) • In, Out and Around (as Mike Nock Quartet) — * Released: 1978 * Format: LP * Label: Timeless (SJP 119) • The Opal Heart (David Liebman Quartet featuring Mike Nock) — * Released: 1978 * Format: LP * Label: Enja (3065) • Talisman / Solo — * Released: 1978 * Format: LP * Label: Enja (3071) • Climbing — * Released: 1979 * Format: LP * Label: Tomato (2696501) • Succubus — * Released: 1980 * Format: LP * Label: Sutra Records (SUS 1005) • Piano Solos — * Released: 1980 * Format: LP * Label: Timeless (SJP 134) • Ondas — * Released: 1981 * Format: LP * Label: ECM Records (ECM 1220) • Strata — * Released: 1984 * Format: LP, Cassette * Label: Kiwi (SLC-179) • Strata — * Released: 1984 * Format: LP, Cassette * Label: Kiwi (SLC-179) • Open Door (with Frank Gibson, Jr.) — * Released: 1986 * Format: LP, Cassette * Label: Ode Records (SODET 260) • Beautiful Friendship (as Mike Nock Too) — * Released: 1989 * Format: CD, LP, Cassette * Label: Ode Recorde • Dark and Curious (as Mike Nock Quartet) — * Released: 1990 * Format: CD, LP, Cassette * Label: ABC Records (846873-2) • Touch — * Released: 1993 * Format: CD * Label: Birdland (BL 001) • Temple (with Cameron Undy) — * Released: 1996 * Format: CD * Label: Dancing Laughing Records (DLR 001) • Not We But One (as Mike Nock Trio) — * Released: 1997 * Format: CD * Label: Naxos Jazz (86006-2) • Ozboppin (as Mike Nock Quintet) — * Released: July 1998 * Format: CD * Label: Naxos Jazz (86019-2) • The Waiting Game (with Marty Ehrlich) — * Released: 2000 * Format: CD * Label: Naxos Jazz (86048-2) • Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (as New York Jazz Collective with Marty Ehrlich, James Zollar, Ray Anderson, Mike Formanek & Pheeroan Aklaff) — * Released: 2001 * Format: CD * Label: Naxos Jazz (86073-2) • Changing Seasons (with Brett Hirst & Toby Hall) — * Released: 2002 * Format: CD * Label: DIW (DIW-628) • Live (as Mike Nock's Big Small Band) — * Released: 2003 * Format: CD * Label: ABC Jazz (981567-6) • Duologue (with Dave Liebman) — * Released: 2007 * Format: CD * Label: Birdland Records (BL 009) * note: Recorded live in 2004 • Meeting of the Waters (as The Mike Nock Project) — * Released: December 2007 * Format: CD * Label: Jazzhead (Head086) • Andrew Klippel Compositions 1980-1983 (as Mike Nock Trio) — * Released: 2008 * Format: CD (limited) * Label: Andrew Klippel Productions (AKP0001) • An Accumulation of Subtleties (as Mike Nock Trio) — * Released: 2010 * Format: 2×CD * Label: FWM Records (FWM001) • Transformations (with Colin Hemmingsen & Nick Tipping) — * Released: 5 December 2011 * Format: Digital * Label: Colin Hemmingsen * Recorded in 2010 • Hear and Know (as Mike Nock Trio) — * Released: December 2011 * Format: CD, Digital * Label: FWM Records (FWM002) • Sketches — * Released: December 2011 * Format: CD, Digital * Label: Ode Records (CDMANU5130) • Kindred (with Laurence Pike) — * Released: 2012 * Format: CD, Digital * Label: FWM Records (FWM003) • Opal Dream (with Howie Smith) — * Released: 2012 * Format: CD, Digital * Label: Open Blue (OBCD-1201) • Suite SIMA (as Mike Nock Octet) — * Released: September 2014 * Format: CD, Digital * Label: FWM Records (FWM004) • Two Out (with Roger Manins) — * Released: May 2015 * Format: CD, Digital * Label: FWM Records (FWM005) • The Monash Sessions (with Tony Gould) — * Released: September 2015 * Format: CD, Digital * Label: Jazzhead (HEAD218) • Beginning and End of Knowing (with Laurence Pike) — * Released: October 2015 * Format: CD, LP, Digital * Label: FWM Records (FWM006) • Vicissitudes (as Mike Nock Trio with NZTrio) — * Released: 2016 * Format: CD, Digital * Label: Rattle Records (RAT-D065) • This World (with Hamish Stuart, Julien Wilson & Jonathan Zwartz) — * Released: October 2019 * Format: CD, Digital * Label: Lionsharecords (LSR20196) • Another Dance (with Hamish Stuart, Julien Wilson & Jonathan Zwartz) — * Released: January 2022 * Format: CD, Digital * Label: Lionsharecords (LSR20212) • Hearing — * Released: July 2023 * Format:CD, digital * Label: ABC