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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THE DESOTOS

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

Auckland-based Americana act The DeSotos are delighted to be setting out on a North Island tour in November with their full four piece line up.

And the band are excited to kick off the tour with a performance at the Auckland Jazz and Blues Club on Tuesday 1 November.

The DeSotos sound mixes elements of Americana, country rock and blues to produce a gumbo of roots-based and harmonically driven music.

Since their first album ‘Cross Your Heart’ in 2008 the band has consistently drawn critical praise for both their recordings and live appearances.

This tour will include new material from lead singer and guitarist Paul Gurney’s forthcoming solo album ‘Blue Horizon’ as well as other classic originals tried and tested on the road.

And you are always going to hear a Neil Young and Tom Petty song or two at a DeSotos show. Both great muses of the band.

The DeSotos line up is;

Paul Gurney – lead vocals, guitars, blues harp

Stuart McIntyre – bass, vocals

Ron Stevens – Hammond, piano, acoustic guitar, vocals

Bryan Harris – drums, vocals

“Both Gurney and McIntyre write brilliantly. The DeSotos music oozes genuine emotion and makes all the right moves”
Gary Steel, Metro magazine

“New Zealand music at it’s best”
Tony Moon, Weekend Sun, Tauranga

“The voice is just genius....seriously the best vocalist I have heard in a long time”
Manu Taylor, National Radio

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Members $5 cash
Non-members $20 cash
(Non-member contact registration required at time of entry.)
Voluntary mask wearing.

Earlier Event: October 25
JT & AGNOSTICS
Later Event: November 8
BIG TICKET