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By Frank Neill

A weekly jazz performance, featuring audience and online requests, has come to Kelburn.

Called “Live at Five”, the jazz performances are held at the Cable Top Eatery, 1 Upland Road, from 5:15 to 7:15pm every Wednesday.

It is presented by a trio that is part of the Wellington Jazz Co-operative.

Ayrton Foot is on the piano, Daniel Yeasdley is on the double bass and Mark Lockett plays the drums. [From time to time one of the team will not be able to play, and their place is filled by another member of the Wellington Jazz Co-operative.]

“We take requests from people who come to ‘Live at Five’,” Mark says.

“We also thought it might be fun to take some online requests and stream them live.”

The idea for basing the performance around requests came from Mark’s time living in New York, where he lived for a long time.

“I had a gig there. That’s how our trio made a living.

“People used to come down to the café and request a tune.

“We actually made a record from that called ‘Any Last Requests’,” he says. What “Live at Five” is aiming to do is to “get a vibe happening here,” Mark adds.

“We play whatever people yell out. It’s fun.”