Over the 40 years Jeff has both formed and performed in many bands both in New Zealand and Australia. It was in New Zealand however that Jeff formed his own band performing his unique vibrant tone and technique on his clarinet. This was “Easy Swing Jazz”, an uplifting and exciting...

At the grand old age of 9 years Adrian started to play with a Local Music Piano School. Adrian is considered as a ‘National Treasure’ to the Music Industry in Australia. Adrian Opted for the “Shefte Method” rather than Classical. Luckily the teacher played in dance bands and was a...

“Paul Ubana Jones’…. Soulful voice, sprightly guitar agility and enthusiasm made this the most inspired performance of the evening…. In any other country he would be an institution!” Simon Sweetman (Reviewing Paul Ubana Jones/Patti Smith/Bob Dylan, Queen’s Wharf Events Centre, September 1998 “Trying to describe just how good Paul...

Virtuoso New Zealand violinist Fiona Pears has spent the last few years performing at prestigious venues around the world. She already has a large fan base in New Zealand following the release of her four CDs and two DVDs which feature her own unique compositions.

 The Donna Tairakena Band will be continuing to explore the diversity of jazz music with pieces Coltrane, Nathan Haynes, Avishai Cohen and others. With the usual line-up: Dona Tairakena-flutes, Samantha Liew-piano, Joshua Neale-bass, Tetaki Tairakena-drums.          

Dirt Floor Music and Poems – an honest and authentic roots experience Steve, Jim and Mark Steve Apirana (gospel blues/vocals), Jim Doak (bluegrass/vocals) and Mark Raffills (poems) come together to present an easy-flowing, uncluttered and unpretentious evening of vocal harmonies, finger-dancing guitars and a few good words.

We are passionate, sparkling Canterbury women who sing four-part unaccompanied harmony.We are an innovative and exciting chorus who have never been beaten in the New Zealand Sweet Adeline competition.

Liz Nichol is a uniquely talented musician. Her styles can be described as a blend of Blues, Jazz and country folk including original works. Liz combines a strong pure voice with honest guitar to back herself.

Warmly appealing with eccentric edges....having the time of their lives getting a handle on bluegrass, country blues, jug band, pop-folk, vaudeville music, and jazz á là Quintette du Hot Club de France,

Ralph Bennett-Eades is a New Zealand Singer Songwriter who sings the Blues. He started hollerin' the Blues and playing Slide Guitar in 1978, after immersing himself in the Mississippi Delta Blues of the early 1900's.

UK born singer/songwriter Chris Lee has spent the last few years touring world wide playing harmonicas with many talented musicians. Now spending time mainly between the UK and New Zealand his first album offers an insight into his diverse musical interests. Chris has performed as a Drummer and Percussionist in...

Jabulani is a four part A Capella Gospel choir which began over three years ago. Jabulani loosely translated means, "rejoice" or "party", which reflects the flavour of the group. Although the emphasis is strongly on the Gospel genre, it doesn't reflect the beliefs of the members as a whole. The...

From her album Lisa Tui and her brother Nikora Jonathan offer a selection of original songs and her latest impluses including meditative lilts on love, co-dependency and lust.Renowned for the sheer volume and elasticity of her voice, she'll sing songs of return, renewal and quiet joy too.Lisa tends to genre-hops...

Upon graduating high school in 2002, Anna studied musical theatre and classical singing in both Australia and New Zealand, before finding her roots at the esteemed Christchurch Jazz School. A graduate in jazz piano, Anna studied to gain the necessary skills to accompany her voice. Recent performance highlights include being...