Auckland Jazz and Blues Club

Welcome to the home of jazz in Auckland

Birkenhead RSA, Recreation Drive, Birkenhead.

Please see EVENTS section for weekly concert details and GALLERY for weekly concert photos.

($10 members/$25 non-members - cash only - includes raffle draw for bottle of wine.)

Non-member contact registration required at time of entry.

Restaurant (downstairs) open 5 - 8.30pm. Full bar services.


The club was formed around 1992 to further the interests of jazz & blues music in Auckland.

The club has a membership of around 250 and has regular club nights every Tuesday evening at the Birkenhead RSA.

Concerts start at 7.30pm and finish at 9.30pm with a break at half time. Meals are available before the concert. Full bar service.

Ample off-street parking. Come early to secure your seating.

Each night features a different local or out of town band.. Sometimes an International star makes an appearance.

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Impressions

  • Pt. Chevalier RSA 1136 Great North Road Auckland, Auckland, 1022 New Zealand (map)

Impressions

 The band is made up of a group of professional musicians who have been performing together for almost 10 years. All the members of the band have a Degree in music and are full - time musicians and educators. 

Over the years they have built up a fine reputation for delivering top-class performances. Full of passion and energy, this band blends jazz standards with their own contemporary groove, Latin influences, funky blues and rhythmic folk and world music styles.

 Band members:

Maria O’Flaherty - vocals

David Hodkinson – bass

Andrew Hall - saxophone

Ron Samsom - drums

Ben Fernandez - piano

 

Members of the band have performed at festivals and events around the country. Some of the events members of the band have performed at include:-

-       Devonport Wine and Music Festival

-       The Bay of Islands Jazz Festival 

-       The Nelson JazzFest

-       The Tauranga jazz festival

-       The Uxbridge Theatre Festival

-       The Auckland Jazz Festival

-       Sculpture in the Garden- Kaukapakapa

-       Sculpture in the Park, Auckland Botanical Gardens

-       Parnell festival of the Roses

-       Ponsonby Festival

-       Jazz evenings at SmokePit & Buoy

-       Coopers Creek Summer Jazz

-       Kerikeri Jazz Club 

-       Jazz in the Park, Whakatane

-       Concert at Lewis Eady Auckland

-       Concert at Nathan Homestead - Auckland Council

-       Grey Lynn Park Music Festival 

-       Heart of the City

-       Queenstown Jazz Festival

-       Waiheke Island Jazz festival 

….. and  many more.

Members and students with ID = $5

Meals available before concert. Full bar service.

 

Earlier Event: July 21
Flaming Mudcats
Later Event: August 4
Voznueva