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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Phil Broadhurst Quintet

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

New works for jazz quintet composed by Phil Broadhurst

Phil Broadhurst (piano)
Roger Manins (saxophone)
Mike Booth (trumpet)
Olivier Holland (bass)
Cam Sangster (drums)

Positif is Phil’s fourth album featuring this particular line-up of excellent musicians, but it is the ensemble’s first “live” recording. Several of the tunes had been performed as concert material, but all were either written or arranged after the release of Phil’s 2016 Jazz Album of the Year release, Panacea.

Produced by Phil Broadhurst
Recorded by Steve Garden and John Kim
Designed by Carolyn van Hoeve of UnkleFranc Design


PHIL BROADHURST

Phil is one of New Zealand’s leading jazz artists. He was Head of Jazz Studies at the New Zealand School of Music (Massey University, Auckland) from 2000 to 2016, and in 2008 was awarded an M.Phil for his thesis on French jazz pianist Michel Petrucciani. In 2001 he became the first jazz musician to be awarded the MNZM for services to jazz. 

Well-known as a broadcaster, he presented a weekly jazz programme called The Art of Jazz on Radio New Zealand Concert for over 20 years. His numerous credits include performing at major jazz festivals and events in New Zealand, Australia, the USA, UK and France, and collaborating with many jazz greats visiting NZ, such as Johnny Griffin, RonnieScott, and Scott Hamilton. 

Positif is his fourth album for Rattle, following his “dedication trilogy”, Delayed Reaction (Jazz Album of the Year finalist, 2011), Flaubert’s Dance (Jazz Album of the Year finalist, 2013), and Panacea, which was awarded the Tui for Jazz Album of the Year in 2016. This was the fourth time that an album of Phil’s compositions received the award, confirming what can only be described as a substantial and highly-revered career. 

 Members and students with ID = $5

Non-members = $15

Earlier Event: November 5
Roger Manins & Swinging Second Year Big Band
Later Event: November 19
Caitlin Smith and the Auckland Jazz Orchestra