Draft:Jonathan Crayford

Jonathan Crayford
Jonathan Crayford
Born	September 28, 1964 (age 60); Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Instrument	Piano
Website	jonathancrayford.com

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Jonathan Crayford (born 28 September 1964) is a New Zealand jazz pianist and composer.

History

https://www.jonathancrayford.com/

https://sounz.org.nz/contributors/1881

https://www.muzic.nz/artists/jonathan-crayford/

https://rattle.co.nz/artists/jonathan-crayford-2

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2018959910/jazz-pianist-jonathan-crayford-on-music-travel-and-where-he-calls-home

https://songbroker.nz/jonathan-crayford

https://www.aeroplanemusic.co.nz/jonathan-crayford

https://www.muzic.nz/news/jonathan-crayford-announces-string-of-shows-in-different-incarnations/

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22409661

https://songbroker.nz/latest-news-stories/2020/4/23/jonathan-crayfords-lockdown-recordings

https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/last-days-at-mcvay-st-1988

Discography

Albums

Madrugada (credited to Alda Rezende & Jonathan Crayford) (2004)
Big Foot (credited to Jonathan Crayford with Riki Gooch) (2007)
Our Own Sweet Way (credited to Crayford, Sellers, Dyne) (2012)
Dark Light (2014)
East West Moon (2016)
Release and Return (credited to Hayden Chisholm and Jonathan Crayford) (2025)

Media scored

Movies

Mr. Wrong (directed by Gaylene Preston) (1985)^[1]
Dangerous Orphans (directed by John Laing) (1986)^[2]
Pallet on the Floor (directed by Lynton Butler) (1986)^[3]
Ruby and Rata (directed by Gaylene Preston) (1990)^[4]
Spooked (directed by Geoff Murphy) (2004)^[5]
Pork Pie (directed by Matt Murphy) (2017)^[6]
Lowdown Dirty Criminals (directed by Paul Murphy) (2020)^[7]
The Garden of Evil (directed by Nigel Stitchbury) (2021)^[8]

Short films

Saving the Earth (directed by Gaylene Preston) (1984)^[9]
O'Reilly's Luck (directed by Pat Robins) (1989)^[10]
The Great White Man-Eating Shark (directed by Euan Frizzell) (1991)^[11]

Television

Making Utu (1982)^[12]
Kai Pūrākau (1987)^[13]
Opo (1991)^[14]
Hone Tuwhare (1996)^[15]
Fish Skin Suit (2000)^[16]

Awards

List of Jonathan Crayford's awards for music and film
Year	Association	Category	Work nominated	Result	Ref.
1986	GOFTA Awards	Best Film Score	Mr. Wrong	Nominated	^[1]
1990	New Zealand Film Awards	Best Film Score	Ruby and Rata	Won	^[4]
2017	Recorded Music NZ	Best Jazz Album	East West Moon	Won	^[17]
2022	APRA Silver Scroll Awards	Best Music in an Original Series	The Panthers^[a]	Won	^[18]
2022	New Zealand Television Awards	Images & Sound Best Original Score	The Panthers^[a]	Nominated	^[19]^[20]

Notes

^ Award shared with Diggy Dupé, Troy Kingi, and Joel Taskoff.

References

^ ^a ^b "Mr Wrong". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
^ "Dangerous Orphans". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
^ "Pallet on the Floor". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
^ ^a ^b "Ruby and Rata". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
^ "Spooked". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
^ "Pork Pie". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
^ "Lowdown Dirty Criminals". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
^ "The Garden of Evil". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
^ "Saving the Earth". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
^ "O'Reilly's Luck". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
^ "The Great White Man-Eating Shark". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
^ "Making Utu". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
^ "Kai Pūrākau - The Storyteller". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
^ "Opo". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
^ "Hone Tuwhare". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
^ "Fish Skin Suit". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
^ "Crayford wins 2017 Jazz Album of the year". RNZ. 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
^ "APRA Silver Scroll Awards | Kaitito Kaiaka". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
^ "New Zealand Television Awards Announces 2022 Finalists & TV Legend". www.scoop.co.nz. 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
^ "2022 New Zealand Television Awards Winners". www.lonely.geek.nz. Retrieved 2025-06-25.

[18] Award shared with Diggy Dupé, Troy Kingi, and Joel Taskoff.

[:0-1] "Mr Wrong". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-25.

[2] "Dangerous Orphans". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.

[3] "Pallet on the Floor". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.

[:1-4] "Ruby and Rata". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-25.

[5] "Spooked". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.

[6] "Pork Pie". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.

[7] "Lowdown Dirty Criminals". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.

[8] "The Garden of Evil". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.

[9] "Saving the Earth". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.

[10] "O'Reilly's Luck". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.

[11] "The Great White Man-Eating Shark". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.

[12] "Making Utu". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.

[13] "Kai Pūrākau - The Storyteller". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.

[14] "Opo". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.

[15] "Hone Tuwhare". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.

[16] "Fish Skin Suit". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2025-06-26.

[17] "Crayford wins 2017 Jazz Album of the year". RNZ. 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2025-06-25.

[19] "APRA Silver Scroll Awards | Kaitito Kaiaka". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 2025-06-25.

[20] "New Zealand Television Awards Announces 2022 Finalists & TV Legend". www.scoop.co.nz. 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2025-06-25.

[21] "2022 New Zealand Television Awards Winners". www.lonely.geek.nz. Retrieved 2025-06-25.

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