The Afro Sambas of Baden Powell

Latin

Directed by Julie Bevan   The late Brazilian composer Baden Powell was one of the most expressive composers of 20th Century Brazilian popular music. His Afro sambas are considered his most profou...

Batucada Sound Machine

Batucada Sound Machine is renowned for its rhythm fusion and blistering live performances at festivals worldwide, and has played alongside global heavyweights such as Damien Marley, Michael Franti and...

Best Served Chilled

Queenstown’s own Wakatipu High School band Best Served Chilled alternates between the core combo group and the full ensemble of 14 to dazzle crowds with renditions of classics like Fever, Woke U...

Brilleaux

Ladies and gentlemen, get on the dancefloor!  These boys from Tauranga are high octane and go from 0-100 mph in the first set.   Brilleaux plays high-energy, hard driving, British-style rhyt...

Briar Ross and Band

According to Roger Marbeck, Briar Ross's album "Surrender and Win" is a jolly fine  jazz listen from a largely undiscovered gem. With a "multitude of diverse talent" she can swing it, torch it, o...

Caitlin Smith Trio

The smooth, spellbinding vocals of New Zealand’s Caitlin Smith have been compared to jazz greats Carole King and Norah Jones.   She has the ability to transfix audiences with her renowned e...

Descarga Hunter

Latin

Descarga Hunter"Descarga Hunter", an Afro Cuban Latin Jazz band based in Auckland, wows audiences with their unique and infectious blend of world music and energetic performances.Their unique approach...

Di Bird Trio

Jazz

Di Bird and her band are icons of the Australian jazz scene and continue to excite crowds wherever they perform with their potent mix of swing classics, latin and blues. The band kicked off 2008 by pl...

The Efficient Five

Since inception in 2007, The Efficient Five has been developing a sound that is a culmination of a wide variety of influences. Elements of Jazz, Dub, Classical, and sounds of Aotearoa all come togethe...

The Fox and The Woolf

Jazz maestro Rodger Fox and legendary multi-award winning Kiwi entertainer Ray Woolf have teamed up to celebrate the golden age of swing at the 2009 ASB Queenstown JazzFest.    Backed by an...

Frank Gibson Quartet

New Zealand’s foremost drummer, jazz drummer and drum tutor, Frank Gibson is a second generation musician with 36 years experience.  He has taught some of the greatest drummers in New Zea...

The Harvey Maguire Jazz Group

Harvey Macguire was one of the founders of Queenstown’s JazzFest.    Harvey’s musical career began when he started to learn classical piano in Invercargill at just 10 years old....

Humlai

Inspired by the discovery of vintage funk, HUMLAI was formed at the beginning of this year by lead singer, Amy Jansen. An 8 piece funk and groove band, complete with a 3 piece horn section, a solid rh...

Drum Funk

Contemporary

The Journeymen

Traditional

Jessie Coutts

Contemporary

Queenstown's own Jessie Coutts will be performing an eclectic acoustic set accompanied by guitarist Mathurin Molgat which mixes reworked jazz standards and some treasures found along the way.   J...

The Julie Bevan Quartet

Latin

Julie Bevan is a fantastic musician whose Brazilian influenced Latin music is bound to strike a chord with Queenstown's South American population.   Julie performs with a range of groups or as a ...

King Leo and the Growling Dogs

King Leo and The Growling Dogs is a four piece blues band based in Dunedin. They deliver a serious uptown blues sound that has won them many fans over the last few years. Leo LaDell (aka King Leo...

KIRI & HER 1940s JAZZ CLUB

Traditional

KIRI and her 1940s Jazz Club Take a trip back in time to the glamorous jazz era of the 1930s, '40s and '50s with "KIRI and her 1940s Jazz Club" performing everything from sultry cocktail ballads by th...

LA Social Club

Contemporary

Guaranteed to make you move, Lindsay and Ailsa Woods are LA Social Club - Queenstown's most danceable duo. With their trademark beats and groove, you'll enjoy a high energy experience of some of your ...

LATE eightyeight

Contemporary

Late 88 were formed in 2007. They started out as a group of friends jamming together and have now developed a sound they can call their own. Late 88 have played all over Wanaka in various bars and ...

The Lewis McCallum Band

Lewis McCallum is one of Auckland’s most versatile and exciting saxophonists. He fuses his deep knowledge of jazz with modern forms of dance and beats culture to form a truly unique sound. ...

Mark Lockett

Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Mark Lockett is a renowned up-beat drummer who now resides in Australia and plays with some of Melbourne’s finest jazz musicians. Some of his regular guest artis...

Mark Robinson DJ

Mark Robinson has been presenting the weekly 2 hour Jazz Show "It's A Jazz Thing" on GeorgeFM for approx 4 and half years. Mark was program director of the successful 24 hour 100% internet radio stati...

Michael Story Trio

Modern jazz and contemporary groove

The Melbourne-based Michael Story Trio, featuring acoustic/electric bassist Michael Story, pianist Luke Howard and drummer Aaron McCoullough, plays a blend of modern jazz and contemporary groove music...

Mike Frost And The Ice Men

Hot band - cool blues! For traditional electric blues, Australian guitar and harmonica-led quartet Mike Frost & the Icemen can't be beaten! Formed by singer/guitarist Mike Frost in 1999,...

Mojo Webb

Australian-based blues musician Mojo Webb has regularly been compared to blues greats such as BB King and Muddy Waters. Mojo’s been singing and playing the blues from the age of 12 and has perfo...

Mbryo

From Dunedin Mbryo consists of one half of Jazzfest favourites "Subject to Change" formally known as Cambrio.They are a Trio with a big sound, playing jazz, latin, and popular standards, with contempo...

Neil Cowley Trio

Direct from the UK, the Neil Cowley Trio promises to captivate crowds with its energetic and forceful melodies, catchy hooks, soulful moments and thrilling climaxes.   London-born Neil Cowley was...

Nigel Gavin and Richard Adams

Nigel Gavin hails from Long Island, New York and is now based in Auckland. He joined the circus at a young age and through contacts with performers, started working as a roadie for bands in California...

Richardson Jazz

Traditional

Sam Blakelock Band

At the age of just 18, Kiwi-born Sam Blakelock is an inspiration to the future of jazz in New Zealand. Sam recently released his first EP Sunrise which fuses laid-back grooves, funky beats, ...

Super Master Blasters

Various

Queenstown’s favourite band guaranteed to get you off your seat and onto the dance floor!  From hot and cool jazz, to great rock-n-roll through the ages, Master Blasters are renowned for th...

Tahuna Breaks

Dubbed one of the most promising acts to break into the New Zealand music scene in recent years, the unique combination of Tahuna Breaks’ funk-fuelled grooves, reggae and just a hint of drum&rsq...

Tambolele

Latin

Wonderful driving rhythms ooze from this high energy Brazilian group. Tambolele have toured Brazil, Italy, Spain, Columbia, and the US, and now bring their stunning performance to Queenstown.   T...

Remarkable Dixie

Traditional