Auckland Jazz and Blues Club

Club Management

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.

($15 AJBC members & RSA members. $25 non-members - cash only - includes raffle draw for bottle of wine.)

Optional $2 raffle - $60 cash prize. (supports young jazz students)

Non-member contact registration required at time of entry.

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


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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BEX PETERSON

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

Bex Peterson is one of New Zealand’s greatest expatriate vocalists.  Originally from Auckland, Bex made her name in the jazz scene as an acclaimed exponent of vocal improvisation before branching out to establish herself as a performer and composer in the soul and R&B world.  A prolific songwriter, she wrote all the material for her debut album 81: The Underlove which features Kevin Field on piano.   Under the stage pseudonym Sassy she is a household name in Fiji and is enjoying success as a top charting artist in the Pacific.  Her pop hit Kalokalo Volasiga was recently licensed to Shortland Street television show for a live performance on the show.

Touring and recording with the cream of NZ musicians, she has performed for royalty in Tonga and headlined at Vanuatu’s Fest Napuan with popular 10-piece funk band ONE MILLION DOLLARS as well as opening for Black Seeds (NZ) and Dizzee Rascal (UK) in Sydney.

Bex has had a long musical association with drummer Ron Samsom and together they have collaborated on several albums.  Their most recent collaboration can be heard on the Alchemy album featuring jazz interpretations of iconic kiwi pop songs. Bex’s sultry vocals have been likened to Dianne Reeves, Jill Scott and Carmen McRae with her modern R&B approach to Jazz.  She is currently working on new original music and plans to tour later in the year. 

Members $10 cash

Non-members $25 cash

Non-member registration required at time of entry

Earlier Event: May 30
PANACEA
Later Event: June 13
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND BIG BANDS