▁( gu itar / v oc als ), ▁and ▁Peter ▁Ko op man ▁( b ass / v oc als ). ▁They ▁play ▁impro vised ▁jazz ▁and ▁re - work ed ▁standard ▁jazz ▁pieces . ▁They ▁are ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁original ▁compos itions . ▁On ▁tour ▁they ▁perform ▁as ▁a ▁quart et ▁with ▁Andrew ▁D ixon ▁on ▁sa x oph ones / fl ute / v oc als . ▁The ▁tri o ' s ▁name ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁a ▁bit ▁of ▁a ▁jo ke ▁because ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁came ▁from ▁N airo bi . ▁ ▁Adams ▁received ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁with ▁the ▁jazz ▁group ▁Ne on ▁Qu aver . ▁He ▁played ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁Richard ▁Adams ▁Quart et ▁and ▁fla ut ist ▁Paul ▁Horn ▁at ▁the ▁Well ington ▁International ▁Arts ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Film ▁and ▁book ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁Adams ▁ ▁co - script ed , ▁co - produ ced , ▁and ▁co - direct ed ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁feature ▁film ▁Art man ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁at ▁Well ington ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁he ▁published ▁Trans l ations , ▁a ▁book ▁of ▁po ems ▁and ▁et ch ings . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Adams ▁was ▁head ▁scen ic ▁artist ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Film ▁Indust ry . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁he ▁co - f ounded ▁Pro ▁Art , ▁special ising ▁in ▁commission ed ▁art