What is this madness? Come and find out. Featuring two of NZ’s very best drummers - Darren Mathiassen (Shapeshifter, Holly Smith), and Tauranga’s Stan Bicknell (Kimbra, Black Comet) with Leo … Continue reading "Nick Granville’s Double Drummer Funk"

The energy from the virtuoso bandleader, Oscar Lavën, brings the band to life, and quickly spreads around the room so the audience is dancing and grooving before you know it. … Continue reading "Oscar Lavën’s Rock n Roll Sax"

              There will be gigs in the Lounge and the Basement. Info and ticket links below. Lounge The Luke van Rensburg Quintet Hour of … Continue reading "Capital Blues at the Wellington Jazz Festival 2024 – Sun 20th"

For those who were lucky enough to get to one of the late-night jams in Jack Hackett's Basement in the Jazz Festival, you know what fantastic times and music there … Continue reading "The Swing Session"

Sgt. Pepper and his Lonely-Hearts Club Band brought happiness through its music, even causing troops in World Wars I and II to stop fighting. In August 1958, Sgt. Pepper died … Continue reading "The Uptakes"