Nelson Jazz Club

The Nelson Musical Theatre with Sophie Ricketts, who sings with the Nelson Jazz Club Big Band, is presenting An Evening With Judy Garland of Friday 11^th and Saturday 12^th April.

Judy Garland was a star of many shows and movies in which a lot of songs that are now jazz standards were first performed. And, if you have heard Sophie singing with the Big Band, you will have already enjoyed her strong and vibrant performances. The show tells the story of Judy Garland’s life: her grand achievements, her tragic losses, her search for happiness and her many husbands all set to a backdrop of some of her most famous songs. It is sure to make you smile, bring a tear to your eye and pull on the strings of your heart.

Refer to the poster below for venue, times and booking details.

There are several excellent options for live jazz this week.

• Tonight (Wednesday, April 2nd), Bar Berlin features the club band ‘Cocktail Hour’ which, as the name suggests, will present a programme of cocktail jazz from The Great American Songbook. The show is from 7:30pm and the poster below has additional details.  Free entry.
• Out On Bail is now back playing at The Honest Lawyer on Thursday evenings from 6:30pm.  Free entry.
• Katrina Kallil (vocals) and Barry Korcheski (keyboard) is playing at The Rutherford Friday evenings from 6:00pm and often will have special guests joining in.  Free entry.
• The Panama Boys will be playing a mixture of light jazz and popular standards at the Boathouse on Friday from 7.30 pm. The line-up is slightly different than usual with Dai Minamizawa (keyboard), Adrian Kingsford (drums), Neville Claughton (bass) and Iain Clark (sax).  Donation.

And finally, the Nelson Jazz Club AGM will be held at The Honest Lawyer at 6:00pm on Monday, April 7th with the Nelson Youth Jazz Orchestra performing from 5:30pm.