2 FIVE 9

2 FIVE 9 brings an innovative modern approach to contemporary live music with a style that is a blend of smooth jazz, cool Jazz and vibrant Latin rhythms. Featuring Andy Atwill on double base, Greg Te...

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Adam Page

Hailing from Adelaide, Sth Australia, critically acclaimed Multi-Instrumentalist Adam Page is at the forefront of a new and unique style of performing, recording live instruments into loop pedals and ...

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Best Served Chilled

Long-standing festival favourites featuring the cream of Wakatipu High School’s musical talent.

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Craig Naughton Quartet

Craig Naughton is a well know and highly respected Sydney based Australian drummer/composer who has for many years powered some of the country’s most notable Jazz instrumentalists, and has become we...

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Fat Freddy's Drop

Fat Freddy's Drop's pirate soul train has seen them beat a resolutely independent path to the ears and feet of audiences around the globe for over a decade.  Formed in 1999 the Wellington seven-piece...

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Gilly Darbey

Gilly has been thrilling audiences the world over with her sublime voice supporting many famous names including Van Morrison, Jasper Carrot, The Hollies and Tori Amos. Her emotional and sensual int...

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Harvey Maguire Jazz Trio

Harvey Maguire (piano) is former Musical Director of the Jazz Festival since it’s beginning in 1978 and former “Alberts Nightclub” owner. In the past Harvey has recorded radio programs with Radi...

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Impulse Jazz and Blues

Impulse Jazz and Blues formed in Queenstown in 2010. Performing as a four piece band, their repertoire is a casual but stylish mixture of old and new Jazz, with songs from great artists such as George...

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Jason Thornton Quartet

Dr Jason Thornton is one of Queenstown's newest permanent residents. Hailing originally from Sydney, he has had a prolific international career spanning nearly three decades in both performance and ac...

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King Leo

Leo LaDell (aka King Leo) is an experienced Blues musician based in Dunedin. He has been playing Blues professionally for 20 years, singing, playing guitar and harmonica with such Blues luminaries as ...

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Les Richardson Quartet with Vanessa Kelly

Be entertained by the beautiful & soulful Vanessa Kelly, a jazz and blues artist formally from the chart topping band Deep Obsession. Accompanied by a talented quartet led by jazz pianist Les Rich...

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Matthew Halsall: Remixed

Gifted Manchester based trumpeter, DJ, arranger, producer and label owner, Matthew Halsall is one of the UK’s brightest lights on the British jazz scene. His debut album ‘Sending My Love’ rece...

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Mundi – Original World Jazz

Led by virtuoso flautist and composer Tamara Smith, Mundi feature an exciting array of instruments including, flute, sax, banjo, marimba, voice, bass and percussion. This original worlds-music band is...

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Otago Girls Jazz Band

The Otago Girls' High School Jazz Band is a 12 piece group that represents the school and wider community on many important occasions. This year the group has supported emerging artists at Rodca Galle...

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Queenstown Jazz Orchestra

The recently formed Queenstown Jazz Orchestra will make there debut performance on the Jazz Stage at the Queenstown JazzFest this year. Queenstown’s first resident big band, comprising 16 members fr...

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Remarkable Dixie

The local version of ‘Southern Dixie’, Remarkable Dixie has become something of an institution at the Queenstown JazzFest.   Recognized as one of New Zealand’s top Dixie groups, members have be...

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Reuben Bradley Quartet

The Reuben Bradley Quartet, features some of New Zealand’s finest jazz musicians and their performances reflect a diverse mix of improvisation and contemporary grooves. Reuben Bradley himself is an ...

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Rhythmic Verve by Shannon Novak

New Zealand artist Shannon Novak has developed a site-specific installation for the Queenstown JazzFest 2011 titled Rhythmic Verve. The work exploring the rhythmic qualities of Swing through colour an...

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Stevie Rice Quartet

Stevie Rice is a talented multi-instrumentalist from Belfast Ireland, now based in Dunedin. He has appeared on festivals all over the world sharing the stage with such luminaries as Van Morrison, The ...

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The Journeymen

The Journeymen is a 6-piece dixie/swing group performing traditional mainstream standards with an emphasis on a good fun, happy time. The line-up consists of accomplished jazz hornmen Jack Lanham and...

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Tyson Smith Trio

Wellington based virtuoso guitarist and vocalist Tyson Smith performing original music with jazz, funk, rock, blues and world music influences.

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With A Twist

Queenstown singer Pearly McGrath combines with local piano legend Mark Wilson, bassist Diego Vanzella and drummer Tane Brown for an eclectic repertoire of classic standards, contemporary hits and ori...

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Mark Wilson & Janelle Aston

Janelle Aston has wowed audiences in and around Queenstown since the 1980's. Janelle is a wonderful skat singer, her sense of harmony and inventiveness of phrasing make for a truly exciting experience...

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