Lloyd & Doublet

July 18th 2010
Members $7 Non-members $12

John Sanchez-Lloyd and Phil Doublet both enjoy diverse and acclaimed musical careers. John began playing keyboards with the band Salvation when at art school in the late 1960s. He has played in numerous local bands including country-rockers The Cowboys and eventually joined South Island’s NZ Tui Award s winning Coalrangers.

Phil began playing at age seven and has not stopped since. He is at home playing blues and country music, genres in which he is highly regarded and also keeps busy as a music teacher, session player, performer and composer. Although both live in Christchurch, the two only met when playing at a function in 2009 as members of The Ranchsliders. Musical respect was mutual and they were soon playing together whenever other commitments allowed. Lloyd and Doublet were introduced to a wider Christchurch audience at this year’s Jazz and Blues Festival performing in the Diggin’ the Roots concert at the Town Hall.

Each performance finds them enthusiastically exploring the endless possibilities of combining piano, acoustic guitar and two voices. This musical union often results in a great mix of self-penned material and entertaining interpretations of songs performed with skill and inventiveness.