Nelson Jazz Festival | Nelson Jazz Festival New Zealand

This is your one chance in the festival to hear the fabulous septet the Wellington City Shake-’Em-On-Downers.
Also on the bill will be the Craig Walters Quartet, the Nelson Jazz Club Big Band, Steve Mitchell and T-Bone Kate.

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Wellington City Shake-’Em-On-Downers

The Wellington City Shake-’Em-On-Downers are a septet of the capital’s most danceable dadaists who have brought the traditional music of New Orleans and early jazz to the shores of our fine isles since 2011.

Where: Founders Park – Twilight Concert starts @ 4pm
The Wellington City Shake-’Em-On-Downers play @ 8pm
When: Friday 5th January 2018
$10 gate entry – covers five bands. Under 16s free.

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The Craig Walters Quartet

Since studying at Berklee College, Craig has played with some of the big names in jazz like Billy Cobham, Bobby Shew and Harry Connick Jnr. Here he leads his own band made up of some of New Zealand’s top musos.

Where: Founders Park – Twilight Concert starts @ 4pm
The Craig Walters Quartet play @ 7pm
When: Friday 5th January 2018
$10 gate entry – covers five bands. Under 16s free.

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Steve Mitchell Band

The Steve Mitchell Band serve up a soulful stew of original songs sprinkled with gems from the vaults of classic American roots and blues repertoire.

Where: Founders Park – Twilight Concert starts @ 4pm
The Steve Mitchell Band play @ 6pm
When: Friday 5th January 2018
$10 gate entry – covers five bands. Under 16s free.

Where: Smugglers
When: Saturday 6th January 2018 @ 3pm
Free

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T-Bone Kate & the Sizzlers

T-Bone Kate and the Sizzlers play foot tapping dixie tunes from the dawn of the jazz age.

Where: 1903 Square (top of Trafalgar St.)
When: Wednesday 3rd January 2018 @ 12.30pm
Free

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Nelson Jazz Club Big Band

The Nelson Jazz Club Big Band is styled after the great bands of the Forties and Fifties. It’s a traditional stage band that plays syncopated written arrangements with improvised solos.

Where: Founders Park – Twilight Concert starts @ 4pm
Nelson Jazz Club Big Band play @ 4pm
When: Friday 5th January 2018
$10 gate entry – covers five bands. Under 16s free.

Where: 1903 Square (top of Trafalgar St.)
When: Saturday 6th January 2018 @ 12.30pm
Free

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Lady Day: Jennine Bailey Sings Billie Holiday

Jennine reworks some of Billie Holiday’s most well-known tunes, backed by some of Australasia’s top musicians.

Where: The Boathouse
When: Thursday 4th January 2018 @ 7pm
$20 in advance, $25 on door (Sorry, none available, SOLD OUT)

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Gary Starlight

This show is a mix of improvisation and musical comedy, a hit at the recent Christchurch Jazz & Blues Festival.

Where: Ghost Light Theatre
When: Thursday 4th January 2018 @ 7pm
and Friday 5th January 2018 @ 7pm
Tickets Pay What You Can ($13, $20, $45)

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Raf and Baz

Raffaele Bandoli and Barry Korcheski have played all over the globe. They are joined by bassist Bradley Grainger.

Where: Honest Lawyer
When: Thursday 4th January 2018 @ 3pm
Free

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The Varmints

The Varmints are Denny Jude and Steve Mitchell, playing electric guitar based Blues from Robert Johnson to Howling Wolf… ’nuff said.

Where: 1903 Square (top of Trafalgar St.)
When: Thursday 4th January 2018 @ 11.30am
Free

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About Three

Trudi Wilson, Simon Lusby and Chris Pierson combine their talents to put a new twist on standard and contemporary tunes.

Where: 1903 Square (top of Trafalgar St.)
When: Thursday 4th January 2018 @ 12.30pm
Free

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Brad Kang Trio

After graduating from the prestigious university of North Texas, Brad has returned to New Zealand to take up a faculty position at the Ara Institute in Christchurch.

Where: Bacco Wine Bar
When: Friday 5th January 2018 @ 5pm
Free

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Coyote Blues

Formed in 2010, Coyote Blues band play songs written and originally performed by Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, Elmore James, Son House and many more.

Where: Smugglers
When: Wednesday 3rd January 2018 @ 3pm
Free

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