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Top jazz returns to Christchurch's favourite haunts

Monday, 12 January 2015, 11:23 am | International Jazz and Blues Festival

The Cavell Leitch New Zealand Jazz and Blues Festival is back in Christchurch this April, featuring top names in the music world including Fantine, James Morrison, and Nathan Haines. More >>

Renee Geyer to Headline Queenstown Jazz and Blues Festival

Thursday, 3 October 2013, 1:21 pm | International Jazz and Blues Festival

The sultry melodic voice of Australian Renee Geyer has been secured as the headline act for the upcoming Queenstown International Jazz & Blues Festival, taking place in Queenstown for four days over Labour Weekend, 24-27 October. More >>

Wait almost over for jazz aficionados

Tuesday, 3 April 2012, 5:06 pm | International Jazz and Blues Festival

The countdown is almost over for jazz aficionados, with the start of the New Zealand International Jazz & Blues Festival now just days away. Tickets have been selling strongly for the Christchurch festival which had to be cancelled last year because ... More >>

Special concert celebrates women in jazz

Wednesday, 28 March 2012, 12:10 pm | International Jazz and Blues Festival

New Zealand’s top female jazz talent will share a stage during a special concert honouring the stunning contribution women have made over the years to jazz. More >>

German jazz great brings Passport to festival

Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 2:21 pm | International Jazz and Blues Festival

Klaus Doldinger’s jazz fusion band Passport has given him entry to countless countries and now it is bringing him to New Zealand. More >>

Friday 13th brings good fortune to jazz lovers

Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 9:55 am | International Jazz and Blues Festival

Friday the 13th promises to be a day of good fortune for Christchurch’s jazz lovers. More >>

Annie Crummer confirmed to perform in Christchurch

Friday, 2 March 2012, 11:35 am | International Jazz and Blues Festival

Fans of Kiwi singer and songwriter Annie Crummer will get a sneak-preview of some of the new songs from her upcoming CD when she performs at the New Zealand International Jazz and Blues Festival in Christchurch on April 14. More >>

International jazz greats to perform at Chch festival

Friday, 10 February 2012, 2:08 pm | International Jazz and Blues Festival

One of Germany’s best known jazz musicians is coming to Christchurch to perform at the New Zealand International Jazz & Blues Festival from April 11 to 15. Klaus Doldinger wrote the score for the movie Das Boot and has performed all over the world ... More >>

Jazz stars set to entertain Christchurch music lovers

Friday, 21 October 2011, 1:59 pm | International Jazz and Blues Festival

An array of great musicians have been selected to perform as part of Taste Jazz, which will take place in the Hagley Park Events Village on Saturday, November 5. Over the course of the day some of the best jazz musicians from around the country ... More >>

Jazz concert pays tribute to First Lady of Song

Monday, 10 October 2011, 3:10 pm | International Jazz and Blues Festival

One of New Zealand’s top jazz singers will be channelling the “First Lady of Song’’ when she performs a tribute concert to the late Ella Fitzgerald next month. The concert is part of a special weekend of jazz and blues that has been organised ... More >>

International Jazz & Blues Festival Postponed

Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 3:40 pm | International Jazz and Blues Festival

The New Zealand International Jazz & Blues Festival has been postponed. The festival was due to be held in Christchurch next month, but has been postponed due to last month’s devastating earthquake. More >>

Popular jazz and blues festival inspires new brew

Tuesday, 6 April 2010, 12:31 pm | International Jazz and Blues Festival

The New Zealand International Jazz & Blues Festival has inspired a boutique Christchurch brewery to create a new ale specially for beer and music lovers. More >>

Home-grown talent to shine at festival

Thursday, 1 April 2010, 9:30 am | International Jazz and Blues Festival

Some of the country’s best home-grown talent will be taking centre stage when the curtain lifts on the New Zealand International Jazz and Blues Festival next week. More >>

British chart-topper set to play in Christchurch

Friday, 5 March 2010, 5:31 pm | International Jazz and Blues Festival

British chart-topper Newton Faulkner will open his New Zealand tour with a performance at Christchurch’s NZ International Jazz & Blues Festival on Saturday, April 10. More >>

Festival back with a (tuneful) bang

Monday, 15 February 2010, 4:01 pm | International Jazz and Blues Festival

New Zealand's biggest combined jazz and blues event comes back with a bang in April, starting with a concert honouring one of jazz's all-time greats. More >>

Jazz fest promises treats for music & food lovers

Monday, 18 January 2010, 4:27 pm | International Jazz and Blues Festival

Christchurch’s annual jazz and blues festival will be taking to the city’s lanes with two days of Taste Jazz and Taste Blues in Christchurch’s Poplar Lane precinct. The two-day event, designed to appeal to food and music lovers, has been added to ... More >>

Kiwi blues icon promises a few surprises

Thursday, 26 March 2009, 1:06 pm | International Jazz and Blues Festival

Blues enthusiasts will get a chance to hear a New Zealand legend perform when Midge Marsden takes to the stage at the New Zealand International Jazz & Blues Festival in Christchurch next month. More >>

From school stage to world stage

Monday, 23 March 2009, 9:58 am | International Jazz and Blues Festival

The singer described by legendary jazz musician James Morrison as the greatest gift to Australian jazz vocals in the last decade is bringing her talents across the Tasman. More >>

Blind Boys Of Alabama Christchurch Venue Moves

Monday, 2 March 2009, 2:21 pm | International Jazz and Blues Festival

The Blind Boys of Alabama show, part of New Zealand International Jazz & Blues Festival on 15 April has been moved to the Auditorium, Christchurch Town Hall for Performing Arts because of huge demand for tickets. More >>

More acclaim for gospel singers

Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 1:52 pm | International Jazz and Blues Festival

The headline act at the New Zealand’s International Jazz & Blues Festival will have to make room in their studio for yet more music awards. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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