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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KE LO KE

  • Birkenhead RSA Recreation Drive Birkenhead, Auckland NZ (map)

New Zealand’s own Cuban Jazz band Ke lo Ke Es honour the incredible musical legacy of Cuba’s jazz musicians, past and present, with an exciting performance by eight musicians from around the globe.

Leaning on the Afro-Cuban roots of the music, Ke lo Ke Es channels the spirit of the ground-breaking musical laboratory Irakere, along with other Grammy-award winning artists like Buena Vista Social Club, Juan Formell and Los Van Van, Poncho Sanchez, Alexander Abreu, and Habana D’ Primera, and more.

Isbert Ramos Mediaceja ‘Vivio’, a pioneer of Cuban music and dance in New Zealand, brings together an exceptional ensemble of Latin and jazz musicians hailing from Cuba, Chile, Scotland, England and Aotearoa. Each has made their mark in Kiwi-Latino bands like: Fuente Baynes, Havana Groove, Matecito Latin Band, Calle Latina, Grupo Sa-Son, as well as in jazz ensembles like the Kevin Field Band, Auckland Jazz Orchestra, New Bop Quintet, Panacea, and Goldsmith Baynes. The line-up is:

Vocals and percussion — ISBERT RAMOS MEDIACEJA ‘VIVIO’ (Cuba)
Vocals and percussion — MARCELO VALENCIA STUARDO (Chile)
Piano — MARK BAYNES — (England)
Bass and vocals — ALEX GRIFFITH (Aotearoa)
Trumpet — MIKE BOOTH (Aotearoa)
Saxophone and flute — PETE FRANCE
Percussion — IGNACIO VALENCIA ‘NACHO’ (Chile)
Percussion and vocals — EDWIN WESTERMEIER (Chile)

Ke lo Ke Es (pronounced ‘Kay Low Kay Es’) also performs as ten-piece band Ke lo Ke, and four-to-six piece ensemble Vivio & Friends, and have taken the stage at the National Jazz Festival, Kerikeri Jazz Festival, Ponsonby Social Club, Salsa Tumbao Festival, Crown Range Lounge, Botticelli, among others.

Get ready to be transported to the heart of Cuba!

To view the band, go to: https://www.facebook.com/KeloKeBand

Members $10 cash
Non-members $25 cash
Non-member contact registration required at time of entry.

Earlier Event: September 1
FLOUNDER TRIO
Later Event: September 10
HAMIN & THE SONGKOKS