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

Optional $2 raffle - $60 cash prize.

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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HIGH SCHOOL MEGA BIG BAND

  • Birkenhead RSA Recreation Drive Auckland, Auckland, 0626 New Zealand (map)

PLEASE NOTE: This concert replaces the Joe Kaptein Trio concert that was originally booked.

'High School Mega Big Band'

In an experimental world first, the once-but-no-longer proprietary musicians from Rangitoto College, Sancta Maria College, St. Kentigern College and Avondale College have joined forces to form a singular entity: 'The High School MEGA Big Band'.

Come and see what happens when directors Markus Fritsch, Nathan Collings, Albert Lee and Lukas Fritsch bury their KBB hatchets and help their students work together. Sparks will fly! Friendships will be forged! Trade secrets will be exposed! Expect an exciting showcase featuring some of Auckland's best and brightest young musicians, performing big band classics from the likes of Ellington, Basie, Ella, Sinatra and many more.

Members $15 cash
Non-members $25 cash
No EFTPOS
Non-member contact details required at time of entry.

Earlier Event: September 16
MICHEL BENEBIG
Later Event: September 23
JOE KAPTEIN TRIO (POSTPONED)