Recent Gigs and Appearences
Feedback from Cosmic Jive’s mid year tour of the country:
“An excellent show which was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience. Well-known songs interspersed with personal stories and audience participation. Very professional and high quality musicianship. A real pleasure to host Ian, Doug and Pania. It was a thrill for me to have my daughter and her family from Brisbane present. Rebecca had been a student of Ian's at Otago almost 20 years ago. Also observing the reaction and participation of her five year old daughter was sheer delight.”– Hokitika
“Brilliant performance, pity it was a freezing night and only 33 people came, but that’s about 48% of the population!” - Twizel Events Theatre
“Outstanding as usual! Amazing as usual! Lovely to have a packed theatre once again. Wonderful, quirky and enthralling show from some greatly talented people.” – Geraldine
“What a wonderful energy The Cosmic Jive Trio provided our eager audience. Dr Ian Chapman’s voice was amazing, as were the super talented artists Doug & Pania joining him. The band received multiple encores - a wonderful night had by all that attended!” - The Laboratory
“All very good as usual - had good communication between the artists and us directly on this occasion well ahead of time which is useful for our planning given our staff resources are very stretched. A very polished show with good performers. There were 141 attendees in the Great Hall which was a very positive result.” Great Hall, Christchurch
"Ian Chapman and The Cosmic Jive Trio were superb. It was great that they covered the 'not so popular' songs of Bowie as well as the sing-a-longs so to speak. I personally fell in love with 'Bring on the Disco King', I had never heard before. I have since heard this on YouTube and I have to say.... “Cosmic Jive did a beautiful rendition. Ian, Doug and Pania were excellent to work with, which makes everything run smoothly. And lovely people as well." - Smash Palace Bar Gisborne
“Our audience really enjoyed the show. There was a standing ovation at the end and the trio gave an encore. Thank you Arts On Tour, another fabulous experience. Excellent, we were all impressed with Ian's diverse repertoire and doing justice to David Bowie, but not imitating him. Doug and Pania impressed with their musicianship across several instruments.” Church of St George and St John
“The programme was excellent. The audience thoroughly enjoyed the show and meet and greet afterwards” - Te Awamutu
“Another superb performance fully appreciated by the audience. I wish we'd had them here for two nights. Ian, Doug and Pania were three of the most engaging performers we've hosted. They were warm, friendly, and appreciative of both our organisation of the event and the audience” - Coromandel Town
“Audience loved it. Really well received on a very cold night.” Kauaeranga Hall
“Excellent musicians, and Dr Ian Chapman was very articulate, and a polished speaker. Top quality performance, and we were pleased to see a number of younger people in the audience.” - Chanel Arts Centre Motueka
“Wonderful show! Enjoyed by all who attended. We had a great turn out, especially for a Wednesday night! The Theatre said it was the highest attendance they have had for an event like this. We sold all tickets through Opunake - pre sales through the Theatre website and local health centre - and on the door.” Everybodys Theatre, Opunake
“Incredibly polite! A wonder to work with and the show received so many great reviews from the community with a lot of impressive comments regarding his Doctorate. The show provided an in depth insight to the mastery of music and the abilities it has to powerfully impact people in many ways. Thank you for coming!” - Putaruru
“It was a miserable cold, wet night at the quietest time of the year, so a small audience was not unexpected. Those who came loved the show.” - The Mussel Inn
