ArtistInfo

Able Tasmans

Band, *1984 NZ
Rock

The Able Tasmans were an indie band from Auckland, New Zealand.At various times the band consisted of Leslie Jonkers, Peter Keen, Graeme Humphreys, Craig Mason, David Beniston, Jane Dodd (previously of The Verlaines), and Ronald Young. They formed in 1984 and named themselves after the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman. They released four albums and two EPs on Flying Nun Records. The band split up in 1996.Ten years later Graeme Humphreys and Peter Keen regrouped to record an album, The Overflow, under the name of Humphreys & Keen.

Members

	Anthony Nevison g, voc
	Jane Dodd b, bvoc
	Craig Mason dr
	Stuart Greenway dr
	Graeme Humphreys g, voc, p
	Dave Beniston b
	Leslie Jonkers org, p
	Peter Keen voc, g
	Ronald Young voc, syn