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.

($10 members/$25 non-members - cash only)


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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SECONDARY SCHOOLS JAZZ AND COMPETITIONS

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

The last two weekends have been outstanding.

The judges have had a challenging time separating the groups to select finalists and for the Big Band section we have three bands sharing the same score for the fourth place which means this section has been extended to six groups for this year's final.

Finalists are (in alphabetical order):

Combos:
Articul8 (Kings College)
Avondale Jazz Quartet (Avondale College)
North Sea Combo (Rangitoto College)
The Fantails (Sancta Maria College)

Big Bands:
Auckland Grammar School Big Band
Avondale College Big Band
Lynfield College Big Band
Rangitoto College Big Band
Rangitoto College Jazz Orchestra
Sancta Maria Big Band

The final will run from 1pm till 5:15pm. Combos will perform 1pm-2:15pm, there will be a short interval and then Big Bands will perform 2:40-4:40pm. Following the Big Band performances the judges will deliberate and then we will have an awards presentation. Performance order this year will be selected by pulling names out of a hat and I will notify schools of this shortly. Special thanks to Kevin Fields who will be adjudicating for the top awards from your performance at the final.

General admission for the final is $5 (door sales only). Please encourage parents and school staff to attend and show their support!

Thanks especially to Pete McGregor and Mike Walker for all their help in making this all happen, and all those who give of their time and resources so generously including providing equipment, sound, venue, and adjudicators! and thanks to the RSA for providing the venue and staff, last but not least is the Auckland Jazz and Blues Club for under-writing this event for the last eight years.

Kind regards

Stephen Morton-Jones
MAM, BMus(Hon), DipTchg(Sec)
3628 Cambridge Rd
Leamington
Cambridge 3495
New Zealand
028 406 7042
email: mjproductionsltd@gmail.com

Entry $5

Earlier Event: August 10
NAIROBI TRIO
Later Event: August 17
CAITLIN SMITH