Auckland Jazz and Blues Club

Welcome to the home of jazz in Auckland

Birkenhead RSA, Recreation Drive, Birkenhead.

Please see EVENTS section for weekly concert details and GALLERY for weekly concert photos.

($10 members/$25 non-members - cash only - includes raffle draw for bottle of wine.)

Non-member contact registration required at time of entry.

Restaurant (downstairs) open 5 - 8.30pm. Full bar services.


The club was formed around 1992 to further the interests of jazz & blues music in Auckland.

The club has a membership of around 250 and has regular club nights every Tuesday evening at the Birkenhead RSA.

Concerts start at 7.30pm and finish at 9.30pm with a break at half time. Meals are available before the concert. Full bar service.

Ample off-street parking. Come early to secure your seating.

Each night features a different local or out of town band.. Sometimes an International star makes an appearance.

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Finals of Auckland School Jazz Band Competitions

  • Pt Chevalier RSA 1136 Great North Road Pt Chevalier, Auckland, 1022 New Zealand (map)

Finals of the 2016 School Jazz Band Competitions

Celebrity Judge Tom Warrington USA

Tom will also be running a Jazz Workshop for the Jazz Band students at 10am

What an awesome and inspiring three days we had for the 2016 Auckland School Jazz Band Competition Heats! 

 The adjudicators were very impressed with the standard of all the bands in the competition and would like the following bands to feature for the competition final on Saturday 13 August.

 Finalists are (in alphabetical order):                                                   Combos: Auckland Grammar School Jazz Combo; Avondale College - Dale JC; Lynfield College Jazz Combo; Onehunga High School Jazz Band; .

Big Bands: Lynfield College Big Band; Rangitoto College Junior Jazz Orchestra; St Kentigern Big Band; St Peters College Jazz Band

The finals will run from 1pm till 5pm. Combos will perform 1pm-2:20pm, there will be a short interval and then Big Bands will perform 2:40-4pm. Following the big Bands performance the judge will deliberate and then we will have an awards presentation.  

Door Charge $5.00

Earlier Event: August 9
Toni Swain Band
Later Event: August 16
The Simontologists