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JAZZ & BLUES
STREETFEST
A FUN FILLED MUSICAL SPECTACLE |
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Jazz and Blues
Streetfest 2008 ARTISTS |
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Alzarae
Brilleaux
Chris
Mason-Battley Jazz
Chris
Melville Jazz
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Edwina Thorne Quintet
Frank Gibson Jazz
Grammaphones
Katy Soljak
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Maria
O’Flaverty & the Ben Fernandez Quartet
Mike Garner
Mitch Golner and Blues
Noel
Binns Swing Band
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Pugsley Buzzard
Recliner Rockers
Shaken Not Stirred Jazz Band
The Soul
Disciples
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The Swing Cats
Tuesdays at
Morries
Wild Reeds
Combo
Zamba Flam
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Brilleaux |
Brilleaux:
Groovy Brilleaux - New Zealand's premiere, kick-ass rhythm and Blues
band. With lead/rhythm/bass guitars, drums, harmonica and vocals.
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Chris Mason-Battley Jazz |
Chris Mason-Battley Jazz:
Led by Chris
Mason-Battley on saxophone and combining the classic acoustic sound
of jazz with contemporary music technology, providing top quality
entertainment.
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Edwina Thorne Quintet |
Edwina
Thorne Quintet:
Specialising in the music and the styles of Chet Baker, Miles Davis
and Peggy Lee as well as Latin favourites. Trumpet virtuoso and
vocalist, Edwina is accompanied by an experienced line up.
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Frank Gibson Jazz |
Frank
Gibson Jazz:
“Gibson is the kind of drummer most musicians are only destined to
wish for in this life. He has an acute sense of dynamics and
chooses approaches that are often unexpected but never in the way.”
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Jazz Forum.
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Katy Soljak |
Katy
Soljak Blues
Band: A band with a
smoky blend of coffeehouse blues/folk/jazz/ poetry/truth. Worldly
songs that strike a familiar cord with Bohemians old and new.
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Maria
O’Flaverty & the Ben Fernandez Quartet:
A unique refreshing style, that is
vibrant and energetic. Smooth jazz standards and arrangements of
Samba, Bossa Nova, Funk, Blues, Swing and Contemporary Jazz.
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The Swing Cats |
The Swing
Cats: A
twelve-piece sound spectacle, guaranteed to make you want to get up
and dance. All the popular favourite hits and loads of great old
tunes as well.
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Mitch Golner and Blues Toulouse |
Mitch Golner and
Blues Toulouse:
Golner
and Blues Toulouse still wowing audiences with rhythmic ballads,
blues, rock and jazz. Vocalist, songwriter, guitarist, drummer and
producer, Golner brings global know-how to a wide range of music.
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Alzarae |
Alzarae:
The English translation of
Alzarae means to raise or to lift up. Exactly what these four guys
do to your spirits with their renditions of well-known classics.
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Mike
Garner |
Mike Garner:
Mike Garner is
heavily involved in the New Zealand blues scene and gigs extensively
throughout New Zealand.
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Noel Binns Swing Band |
Noel Binns
Swing Band: This
band is quickly becoming one of Auckland’s leading groups. Their
repertoire includes all your big band swing and other favourites.
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Pugsley Buzzard |
Pugsley Buzzard:
Piano
playing and gravel-voiced Australian singer drawing from a rich vein
of music, including Harlem Stride, New Orleans Funk, Jazz,
Barrelhouse Blues and Modern Improvisations. His exciting
performances are delivered with a touch of vaudeville.
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Recliner Rockers |
Recliner Rockers:
A high octane, up-tempo blues band that throws caution to the wind.
Kick off your shoes, let your hair down and try
and keep your clothes
on. You'll swing, you'll grind, you’ll lose your mind.
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Shaken Not
Stirred Jazz Band |
Shaken Not Stirred
Jazz Band:
Featuring vocals, saxophone, piano, bass
and drums, and covering jazz in all its shapes, sizes, colours and
flavours. A new and not-to-be-missed band full of intensity,
audacity, personality, attitude, good will - and fun.
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The Soul Disciples
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The Soul Disciples:
Newly formed, the
Disciples offer a range of music from jazz to R&B and pop. Talented
vocalists and performers who have appeared in Australia and
throughout New Zealand.
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Tuesdays at Morries |
Tuesdays at Morries:
This trio loves to play the blues and strives to get everyone up
dancing. Originally hailing from Palmerston North (but don’t hold
that against them) with guitar, base, drums and vocals.
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Wild Reeds Combo |
Wild Reeds Combo:
“Fun, exciting and new, with an energy and
passion that comes from few.” Five piece band playing Dixie, jazz,
rock & swing, Latin, blues, soul and fusion jazz.
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Zamba Flam |
Zamba
Flam: A five
piece Latin band delighting audiences throughout the country with
guitar, horns, bass, percussion and drums. “The
capacity crowd really enjoyed the good time grooves – they were
good, really good.”
Nelson Evening Mail
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Grammaphones
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Grammaphones:
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Chris Melville Jazz |
Chris
Melville Jazz:
The Grand Central Band 'Get Your Groove On!' Discover why this
band is in demand from Vanuatu to Hong Kong, Waiheke to Queenstown.
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