Featuring The Mike Bickers Boptet

The Boptet features a number of great well-known Christchurch Jazz musicians: Mike Bickers (trumpet and flugelhorn) Mike Kime (double bass) Lana Law (baritone and alto sax) Jody Keehan (alto sax and vocals) Allan Hawes (tenor sax and clarinet) David Wallace (tenor and bass trombone) Katie Martin (piano and keyboards) & Louie Moverley (drums)

By invitation only. Members have been emailed their invitation.

Jaws Concert Cancelled

Open Mic Jam, all welcome, contact Roger Hanson 021334881

Michael Gordon attended Sydney Conservatorium and has spent the last 10 years living in Sydney. He has performed with many of Australia's finest jazz musicians such as John Harkins, Andrew Dickeson, Michael Griffin, Dave Panichi, Arthur Washington and Geoff Bull. He has also played many festivals with renowned Ethiopian singer Dereb Zenebe including the 2013 Tokyo and Iwate Jazz Festivals. Michael's music has been featured on ABC radio shows Daily Planet and Jazztrack and received multiple reviews in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian newspapers. The Swingin' Quartet features Michael on saxophone and vocals along with some of Christchurch's best jazz guitarists Bob Heinz and Keith Petch on Guitars with Brad Grainger on double bass. Unmissable....

UNDER THE KITCHEN SINK 'Under the Kitchen Sink' is a polished and sophisticated jazz band from Christchurch/ Otautahi. Experienced veterans of the live music scene, we draw on a huge range of styles and genres to create an eclectic, highly entertaining musical show. As well as playing ‘straight ahead’ jazz very nicely, ‘Under the Kitchen Sink’ specialises in putting quirky, soulful modern twists on traditional jazz standards, as well as drawing from contemporary composers such as Danny Janklow, John Scofield and Bob Reynolds. Under the Kitchen Sink are: Matt Davis: Saxophones Mike Watt: Keys Russell Stedman: Bass Chris Searle: Drums Lisa Tui: Vocals
Entry is $10. no Eftpos/Cards

TOUCHWOOD JAZZ/BLUES
From the Beatles to Buble, Ray Charles to Miles, B.B.King to the Duke, Stevie Wonder to Sting, Joe Jackson to Satchamo. We play Blues, Jazz & Classics. On Stage we have the Fantastic, JOHN BEVIN, PIANO and VOCALS ALLAN HAWES, SAX, FLUTE & CLARINET, BERT PARRANT, GUITAR & VOCALS, MIKE KIME, ACOUSTIC BASS KEITH WALKER, DRUMS & VOCALS.

Variety Concert featuring local musicians. entry $10.

40 years of PMH Players. Booking https://www.trybooking.co.nz/FFY

Fiona Pears, violin and Connor Hartley, Guitar

TOUCHWOOD RED HOT JAZZ, BLUES From the Beatles to Buble, Ray Charles to Miles, B.B. King to the Duke, Stevie Wonder to Sting, Chuck Berry and Satchamo. We play Jazz & Blues, Swing, Funk & Ragtime. On Stage we have the Fantastic, JOHN BEVIN, PIANO and VOCALS ALLAN HAWES, SAX, FLUTE & CLARINET, BERT PARRANT, GUITAR & VOCALS, MIKE KIME, ACOUSTIC BASS KEITH WALKER, DRUMS & VOCALS.

All Girl Big Band Bio
In a largely male dominated musical genre, to see a full jazz big band on stage with a woman in each section is one thing. To find a full big band of women is stunning. Full sections of trombone, trumpet, sax and rhythm, played with class and style. Add two powerhouse vocalists and you'll be blown away! The All Girl Big Band, formed only a short time ago in January 2016, was brought about after a conversation between Lana Law, Kate Taylor and Jody Keehan at the ‘Doug and Doug’ Tribute Concert.
It had us wondering if we could actually get a big band together here in Christchurch consisting of only female musicians. It didn’t take long between us to realise that in fact we could name virtually a full 17 piece big band of Christchurch female musicians. What was considered a crazy, out of the box idea finally became reality.

JAZZAMATAZZ CHOIR Jazzamatazz is a group of jazz lovers who get together fortnightly to rehearse a variety of songs under the dynamic and energetic direction of Mary Ruston. The choir is made up of professional singers and enthusiastic amateurs and is accompanied by an instrumental trio. This choir originated as a 1997 initiative of the CPIT Jazz School and Wayne Senior with many of the current members founding members of this renowned Voiceworks Jazz Choir which ceased performing a couple of years ago. We have a passion for singing jazz, and have a varied repertoire of jazz standards, ballads, Latin music, plus solo performances and fun for your entertainment. The choir will get the audience tapping their toes and moving to the beat with their entertaining performance, expert musicianship and unique sound and an intrinsic sense of fun and enjoyment of the music they share. However don’t be surprised to hear some quieter, intimate moments that will have you spellbound.

days. So the ages range from 10-13 years old. Tonight we have the 2018 band - we are lucky to have our graduated members back who are now in year 9 at high school to join our year 8s. We also have a brand new year 7 member who has just been playing sax for a few weeks. This Chisnallwood jazz band were lucky to play at JazzQuest last year, an event mainly for high schools held here at ARA, where they were overjoyed to receive a gold award. They also enjoyed a fabulous tour to Dunedin and Oamaru where they played at the Steampunk Festival and for gave educational school concerts. They played for a few special events such as the Big Band Festival, the opening of the City Promenade, Santa Parades and NZEI teacher graduation. They have played in the rain, in the sun, on trucks and played wearing steampunk goggles. The band has recently been invited to play in China in July. Many of the members of this band are going there to represent Chisnallwood and NZ in a youth summer music festival in Shanghai.

Bio: The Chisnallwood Jazz Band is made of year 7-8's, or Form 1 and 2s for those who remember those days. So the ages range from 10-13 years old. Tonight we have the 2018 band - we are lucky to have our graduated members back who are now in year 9 at high school to join our year 8s. We also have a brand new year 7 member who has just been playing sax for a few weeks. This Chisnallwood jazz band were lucky to play at JazzQuest last year, an event mainly for high schools held here at ARA, where they were overjoyed to receive a gold award. They also enjoyed a fabulous tour to Dunedin and Oamaru where they played at the Steampunk Festival and for gave educational school concerts. They played for a few special events such as the Big Band Festival, the opening of the City Promenade, Santa Parades and NZEI teacher graduation. They have played in the rain, in the sun, on trucks and played wearing steampunk goggles. The band has recently been invited to play in China in July. Many of the members of this band are going there to represent Chisnallwood and NZ in a youth summer music festival in Shanghai. This means there's a lot of fundraising happening. If you would like to donate to either the China trip or to our sponsorship programme to support students pay for lessons, please visit Chisnallwoodmusic.co.nz.

Judith Bell the band director has worked at Chisnallwood since 1999. She runs groups including the jazz, rock and Irish bands, ukulele, marimba, recorder groups, computer music, sound tech and theory club. Outside school she is busy with the Big Band Festival, Strum Strike and Blow, Music Education groups and plays in the All girl Big Band and Sideline Swing. She and her family played in the wedding band Barock for over 25 years.

Bio Greg Knowles Greg Knowles of Otautahi Christchurch, born in Waiharakeke Blenheim to Bernie and Elinor Knowles(nee Gray) of Motueka and Waiharakeke respectively.

With a sound that is in turns smooth, charactered, soulful and lightly influenced by Chet Baker, Wynton Marsalis, Blind Boys of Alabama and his mum. Greg presents a selection of some of his favourite sounds and songs performed in the company of some fine musicians whose presence he values and whose contributions give this place called earth more sense. John Bevin, Piano, Michael Bell, Acoustic Bass, Matt Davis, Tenor Sax and Jonty O’Connor, Drums.

Waiharakeke - 'Water where the flax grows' ('The Waters of the flax'). Motueka - 'Island of Weka'.

The Mike Bickers Boptet was formed to play the great sounds of the cool small groups. The band captivates audiences wherever they play with their warm audience rapport and their interpretations of the 1950’s influenced small group jazz sound. Music by Gerry Mulligan, Shorty Rogers, Miles Davis as well as small group arrangements of some of the great swing and bop numbers of the era as played by the Dave Pell Octet, Miles Davis Nonet, Gerry Mulligan Tentet and Shorty Rogers’ Jazz Giants – as well as interpretations of some more modern songs. The Boptet features a number of well-known Christchurch Jazz musicians: Mike Bickers (trumpet and flugelhorn) Mike Kime (double bass) Lana Law (baritone and alto sax) Jody Keehan (alto sax and vocals) Allan Hawes (tenor sax and clarinet) David Wallace (tenor and bass trombone) Katie Martin (piano and keyboards) Louie Moverly (drums)