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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Caitlin Smith and the Auckland Jazz Orchestra

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

AJO’s performance at the Jazz & Blues club will feature one or two new band arrangements – hot off the press – a premier insight to the bands next project (still under wraps!). AJO will also feature the material from their 3rd CD project currently being mixed and mastered. - the culmination of a long musical friendship with the fabulous vocalist Caitlin Smith; well-known jazz standards including songs by Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Brooks Bowman and others, all arranged by members of the band.

The Auckland Jazz Orchestra is a 17-piece big band, conceived to play music composed or arranged by NZ musicians. Active since 2009, the band draws from experienced professional musicians and exciting young talent, often working in collaboration with guest artists.

AJO’s performance at the Jazz and Blues club will feature one or two new band arrangements – hot off the press – a premier insight to the bands next project (still under wraps!). AJO will also feature the material from their 3rd CD project currently being mixed and mastered. - the culmination of a long musical friendship with the fabulous vocalist Caitlin Smith; well-known jazz standards including songs by Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Brooks Bowman and others, all arranged by members of the band.

Caitlin Smith is perhaps the most unsung heroine of NZ singers. As a vocal coach she has helped many popular NZ artists in their rise. As a performer, she is renowned for her clarity and vocal range, and expressive performances that cut to the heart of a song. In 2020 Auckland Jazz Orchestra will be touring and performing with Caitlin, in support of their new album, and celebrating more than a decade since the band’s inception by co-leaders Tim Atkinson and Mike Booth.

Member and students with ID = $5

Non-Members =$15




Earlier Event: November 12
Phil Broadhurst Quintet
Later Event: November 26
Piano Women