Your opportunity to get up-close and personal with Luca Ciarla!

Luca will be hosting his very own masterclass where the audience with have an interactive opportunity to sit in an open-forum and learn from a master!

General Admission: $20per person. Cash payment on the door. 

We believe jazz is a perfect accompaniment to contemporary art and by bringing the two together, we aim to celebrate artistic talent and provide an opportunity for audiences to enjoy an art form that they might not have otherwise appreciated.

The Resene 'Jazz meets Art' activities feature artists represented by Queenstown's Artbay Gallery who will participate in live art demonstrations. Check out the programme for details!

High School Jazz Band Showcase. 

Wakatipu High School’s big band and jazz combo present a mix of jazz styles from standards to more contemporary sounds.

Free Event - Featuring live art demonstrations

A selection of Wellington’s finest jazz musicians present swinging jazz and upbeat funk.

Free Event - Resene 'Jazz meets Art' featuring contemporary oil painter, Sofia Minson.

A special opportunity to get up close and personal with this prolific young guitar virtuoso with very big ambition.

A favourite with the locals, The Sherwood is a 'community hotel' and Queenstown's newest event venue, hosting an expansive range of artists, and a bar which hosts an ever-changing selection of independent craft beers, fine natural wine, and rare spirits.

Free Event

Southern Institute of Technology (S.I.T.), featuring a jazz ensemble with students who are studying the Bachelor of Contemporary Music performing a modern take on  jazz standards. 

A 'Resene Jazz meets Arts' Free Event 

An exciting line-up with fresh grooves and harmonic innovations

A 'Resene Jazz meets Arts' Free Event 

Direct from Brisbane, burning blues standards at their absolute best

Free Event

Explorations on an eclectic mix of jazz related songs, from the classics to Monk and Mitchell.

Free Event

One of NZ’s finest finger style guitarists will enthrall with his mastery combining jazz, blues and folk arrangements with classical overtones.

Free Event - Bookings Advised 

Don't miss this degustation event hosted by award-winning Gibbston Valley Chief Winemaker Christopher Keys. 

Known for providing a casual and friendly dining atmosphere to enjoy gourmet food and incredible wines, St. Moritz is one of Queenstown's top locations to dine. 

Dinner will be paired with live entertainment by the Edwina Thorne Trio. 

NZ’s favourite jazz ensemble will sure to entertain with their own electric blend of European-style jazz! They tour regularly throughout the world, appearing at major festivals in New Zealand, the UK, Europe, Australia and Asia. Now in their 25th year together, Nairobi Trio are more passionate about their music than ever. They have released a total of eight albums.

Blue Kanu uses colour, light and texture to give an authentic environment and create a stunning atmosphere. Blue Kanu beautifully blends Pacifica and Asian cooking styles together, resulting in healthy, fresh and exotic cultural soul food not seen in our region before.

Free Event. Bookings Advised. 

Dunedin based father/son acoustic blues duo with Leo and Oscar LaDell

Free Event 

An authentic one man band performing 'good time music with old time style'.

A favourite with the locals, The Sherwood is a 'community hotel' and Queenstown's newest event venue, hosting an expansive range of artists, and a bar which hosts an ever-changing selection of independent craft beers, fine natural wine, and rare spirits.

Free Event

Led by veteran jazz pianist Les Richardson, performing traditional jazz standards, Latin rhythms and a touch of gypsy jazz

Free Event 

Legendary New Zealand jazz musician Nathan Haines joins his brother Joel Haines on guitar with a hand picked super-band including the original 'Shift Left' drummer Mickey Ututaonga playing a selection of Nathan's extensive back-catalogue of ten solo albums.

A high energy blues band which promises to be nothing short of explosive.

Free Event 

Jazz 'n' Beats

A guitar virtuoso with a unique voice and style of his own playing electric blues straight from the soul.

Free Event

An exciting line-up with fresh grooves and harmonic innovations

Blue Kanu uses colour, light and texture to give an authentic environment and create a stunning atmosphere. Blue Kanu beautifully blends Pacifica and Asian cooking styles together, resulting in healthy, fresh and exotic cultural soul food not seen in our region before.

Free Event - Bookings Advised

Jazz 'n' Beats

One of NZ’s most exciting new bands deliver their unique instrumental sound and dynamic combination of electronic/hip-hop compositions. For their second gig, Yoku-Zuna plays Daft Punk live!!

Free Event