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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TONI SWAIN & RAY BEADLE

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

COVID-19 ORANGE LEVEL FACE MASK WEARING POLICY.

YOU ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO WEAR A MASK WHILE MOVING AROUND THE VENUE.

TONI SWAIN

Original Australian Soul at its best.

Toni's live performances are stylish, sophisticated and powerful.
Touted as "Australia's best blues singer", Toni's voice is a natural gift, swelling with warm and depth.
Gritty blues ballads, latin dance rhythms, heart wrenching soul destroyers and r & b toe tappers, Toni's eclectic style "defies categorization" offering something for everyone in the crowd.

The true art in Toni’s music lies in her live performance, where humility and subtlety bridle at odds with an unstoppable force of nature – that voice, that clarion-rising. Just when you think you’re on easy street riding a tested hook and a melody, Toni takes it all to a higher place, its rightful place, and suddenly everything is well with the world,
for that one perfect and unforgettable moment in song.

Surrounded by exquisite players, the best jazz and blues players from Australia and New Zealand,
the Toni Swain Band is elevated to the international stage.

RAY BEADLE - guitar

Roy Payne has been the guitarist in Toni's band. It is with great sadness that Roy suddenly passed away on 16 July.

Toni has been able to recruit Ray Beadle as replacement guitarist. Ray is Australia's number 1 blues guitar virtuoso with a magic voice to boot.

Personnel:
Toni Swain - vocals
Ray Beadle - guitar
Hamish Stuart - drums
Hal Tupaea - bass
George Bibicos - keyboards

Members $5 cash
Non-members $20
(Guest registration required at time of entry.)

Earlier Event: August 2
KIM CARR
Later Event: August 16
CLO CHAPERON