Woollaston Jazz Fest Nelson
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BAND REGISTRATIONS 2013

For information or registrations please contact the organiser.

info@nelsonjazzfest.co.nz. Registrations close mid April, 2012 or when the programme is full.


Bands 2012

The Oval Office

The Oval office

Shake a smattering of old school funk, add some soul with a dash of blues and rock, and what do you get? Have a listen to Christchurch favourites, Oval Office for the answer, baby More

Hot CLub Sandwich

Hot Club Sandwich

Whimsical songs about rugby, coffee, iPods, weddings and household appliances delivered in a manic style that suggests Django Reinhardt may have once met Lonnie Donnegan. More

Spiral

Spiral

Andrew Hall blew us all out of the park last year playing sax with dDub. Here he leads his own band of hot young players. Prepare to be amazed!
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Rodger Fox & The Funkbone Experience

Rodger Fox & The Funkbone Experience

Are you experienced? Get a little of veteran New Zealand trombonist Rodger Fox & The Funkbone Experience in these jazz-blues shows and you won’t have to wonde
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Aly Cook & The Coal Rangers

Aly Cook & The Coal Rangers

Legendary West Coast band The Coal Rangers team up with Tasman’s own Aly Cook for a
feast of foot tapping shuffles and lowdown country blues.
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Nick Granville Trio

Nick Granville Trio

An exciting trio from Wellington, playing dazzling original funky jazz.

 

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Shaken Not Stirred

Shaken Not Stirred

Their unique brand of Blues, Jazz, Soul, and sensual dark lounge grooves has made this six piece band a hit at festivals everywhere. More

Johnnie cameron Trio

Johnnie cameron Trio

 

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Roseneath centennial Ragtime Band

Roseneath centennial Ragtime Band

Inspired by the brass bands, blues and jazz music of New Orleans from the early 1900’s, Wellington’s, Roseneath Centennial Ragtime Band, are bringing their mix of goodtime jazz , blues and gospel to the Nelson Jazz Fest 2012! More

Tessa Quayle

Tessa Quayle

A superb classic torch singer backed by an exquisite jazz trio. Tessa’s voice has been described as having a “milky sparkle” which “scats and purrs”. Tessa brings her own fresh and unique flavour to jazz vocal stylings. More

Red Hot & Dixie

Red Hot & Dixie

The spirit of Louis Armstrong and Billy Bolden lives on in this classic Christchurch Dixie band. Music to make you jump and jive and put a smile on your face!
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Nelson Jazz Club Big band

Nelson Jazz Club Big band

The Nelson Jazz Club Big Band – styled after the great bands of the Forties and Fifties –Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Count Basie and Duke Ellington. More

Reuben Bradley

Reuben Bradley

Looking for the edge of New Zealand jazz? You just found it.
“The new generation of NZ jazz musicians has moved up several notches if … Reuben Bradley’s band is anything to go by.” - Mike Nock

 

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Out On Bail

Out On Bail

Bebop and beyond. Upbeat renditions of jazz favourites from some of Nelson’s finest. More

Lowdown

Lowdown

This Christchurch based blues band play “rollicking
jump blues”.
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Cactus Swing

Cactus Swing

Kiwi jazz with a dash of Pacific. Be seduced by the swing feel and the pedal steel. These guys will make you smile. More

Breezin'

Breezin'

Playing a smooth mix of jazz standards and contemporary classics.
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Freewheelin'

Freewheelin'

How much fun can you have with two saxes and a soulful vocalist? This well-known Nelson band love to get their audience moving!
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Boogie train

Boogie train

Authentic hard driving blues at its best.
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Katrina and the Heartbreaks

Katrina and the Heartbreaks

A passionate mix of Rhythm, Blues and Jazz served up with flair. More

The Brandy Creek band

The Brandy Creek band

A passionate mix of Rhythm, Blues and Jazz served up with flair. More

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