Jazz resources
Bands and Performers:
Valley Stompers Wellington Dixieland Jazz band, still swinging after 35 years.
The Liberty Swing Band is an 18 piece Dance Band modeled after the classic format of the bands of Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and the many other bands of the Big Band Era.
Rodger Fox’s Wellington Jazz Orchestra
Geoff Culverwell is one of the countries most prolific horn players, playing sessions from big band lead to pop & jazz recording.
Aspire Big Band is Wellington’s newest big band, and is made up of staff, graduates and the most talented students from the Aspire Music Performance Academy.
David Feehan, New Zealand singer and vocal tutor.
The Cattlestops play a variety of country-flavoured standards and original songs, with a particular emphasis on Western swing.
Jazz Clubs:
Manawatu Jazz Club
Wanganui Jazz Club
Nelson Jazz Club
Hamilton Jazz Society
Northern Jazz Society
Jazz Festivals:
Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival
Waiheke Island Jazz Festival
Tauranga Jazz Festival
Wellington Jazz Festival
Event Finders:
Eventfinder.co.nz
Wotzon.com Gig Guide
Wellington Events
Music Schools and Businesses:
Vocal Lab with Coco Favre, jazz singer.
New Zealand School of Music
Rodger Fox’s Wellington Jazz Orchestra