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"

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 "Swing Session"