Day One of the JazzFest, with an exciting afternoon planned at the MoreFM Jazz Village in central Queenstown providing a snapshot of some of the Festival's fantastic musicians. The Community and Gig Programme events are all free to attend, so get involved and prepare to be thoroughly entertained.
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We begin the festivities on the Village Green with some of Queenstown's favourite top musicians. Come down and enjoy what promises to be a fantastic afternoon of live music. Featuring New York v...
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Featuring Trevor Coleman - keys/keybass/trumpet, Nick Cornish - saxes, and Rob Craigie - drums. This dynamic and versatile trio will perform their spontaneous and boundryless approaches to playi...
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Geoff Culverwell is one of New Zealand's most prolific horn players, playing sessions from big band lead to pop and jazz recording. Featuring Geoff Culverwell - trumpet, Adrian Laird - double ba...
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Featuring Neil Billington - harmonica, Richard Adams - fiddle, Nigel Gavin - guitar
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Kara Gordon is one of New Zealand's best Blues/Rock guitarists and Queenstown is in for a real treat as his band brings the spirit of Hendrix alive! Kara will performing a tribute to Jimi Hendri...
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Queenstown pianist extraordinaire Mark Wilson and American double bassist Dale Gold come together to celebrate the release of their new album entitled 'Gusto' at this year's Queenstown JazzFest. ...
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The Edwina Thorne Quartet combines the special talent of Edwina Thorne on trumpet, the sultry vocals of Dunedin diva Karin Reid, with the sophisticated arrangements of Wellington tenor saxophonist...
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Featuring Trevor Coleman - grand piano and Michael Story - double bass.
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This is the Benny Lackner Trio's second New Zealand visit and they are excited to have the opportunity to perform for this special Wanaka Concert Series. Benny Lackner will give the audience a...
more >Presenting legendary New Zealand jazz pianist Mike Nock, with Brett Hirst (double bass) and James Waples (drums). The Mike Nock Trio have been recieving rave reviews about their live co...
more >The Charles Mingus Tribute Quintet is an exciting musical ensemble specially curated for the Queenstown JazzFest and support act for Mike Nock. Showcasing the most prominent works of the prolifi...
more >Richard Adams & Nigel Gavin have presented their magic in concert halls and to festival audiences at home, Australia, the US and in Europe. Violinist Richard Adams has played for many years in ...
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Bluestone are a high energy 5 piece band from Dunedin that play a gritty blend of electric blues. Their influences are broad, from Texas and Chicago artists like Freddy King and Junior Wells, to...
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Anantha & The Flatliners or simply 'The Flatliners', as they are known to their fans, are a group of energetic university students who simply love making music. They can entertain audiences fro...
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Michael Story - double bass, Michal Martyniuk - keys, and Ben Stegmann - saxophone bring their impressive jazz musical knowledge to Blue Kanu.
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Blues/Funk
Very fast and very flash! Right before your very eyes, Kiwi virtuoso drummer Dylan Elise will drum the impossible with stick tricks and his own brand of razzle dazzle. Watching just one video cl...
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The Trevor Coleman Funk Collective bring a night of homage to Motown, featuring classics from the repertoires of Stevie Wonder, Sam and Dave, Marvin Gaye and others, interspersed with standards fro...
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