Departure Lounge is ready to ride with a special performance for the New Zealand Fringe Festival

They are some of Christchurch's top players, featuring six musicians with a reputation for excellence in search of the good groove. The band is Departure Lounge, and they're ready to ride with a special performance for the New Zealand Fringe Festival

Departure Lounge presents a dynamic live performance that is a must-see for fans of progressive music, capturing the band's solid reputation for soulful, mood-swinging melodies.

The line-up is led by Grenell on guitar, who released his solo album Moving On in 2008 to critical success, and features drummer Nick Gaffaney (Cairo Knife Fight, Golden Horse), bassist Johnny Lawrence (Solaa), Cameron Pearce on trumpet (head of Chch Jazz School), saxophonist Chris Burke, pianist Darren Pickering, and the percussion duo of Sum Suraweera and Kurt Dyer (Solaa).

Departure Lounge's latest album In Sessions is out now.