The Nelson Jazz Club Big Band will be playing at the Ruby Bay Community fundraising event on Sunday February 26. This is a community fun event to raise funds for the renovation of the local Hall…at the same time endevouring to achieve “strengthening our community” principles. The band will be playing from 3:00pm to [...]

Jada Jazz is looking for a bass player and a guitar player to join their successful local band.   The band currently features clarinet, trumpet, piano and drums and plays traditional standards and blues, and some dixie. The band plays regularly around Nelson – it is on the Jazz club roster playing on a Tuesday evening [...]

The Nelson Jazz Club Big Band will be performing at Motueka on Monday February 6 – Waitangi Day. The Band will be playing from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Hotel Motueka, 77 High Street, after the conclusion of the Motueka River Raft Race – where homemade rafts will be negotiating 7 kilometers of the Motueka [...]

Jan  31   Katrina and the Heartbeats Feb 7     Jasper (Trudi Wilson’s new group) Feb 14   Free Wheelin’ Feb 21   Breezin’ Feb 28   Nightcaps (Andrew Leachman’s new group) Mar 6    MINT (Liam Ryan’s new group) Mar 13  BT Groove (Barry Korcheski’s new group) Mar 20  Katrina and the Heartbeats Mar 27  Brandy Creek Apr 3     [...]

Hello Nelson Jazz Club members,  Tonight’s line-up of musicians backing Katrian Kallil are:  Barry Korcheski (keys); Steve Hainstock (double bass); Simon Terrill (drums) and Andrew Leachman (sax).  See ya there 8pm start…!!!

THE NELSON JAZZ CLUB PRESENTS Featuring the sultry blue’s vocals of RACHEL FALLOWS. Live at the Vic Mac’s Brewbar Nelson Tuesday 8th November…… 8 – 10.30pm.

  The Nelson Jazz Club proudly presents… Katrina and the Heartbeats    !!! A passionate mix of Rhythm, Blues and Jazz !!! Tuesday night’s lineup of great local musicians backing Katrina includes… Barry Korcheski on keyboards and hammond organ Steve Hainstock on double bass Dean Strayker on guitar Adrian Kingsford on Drums Venue…The Vic Mac’s [...]

The Improvisation Evening event at The Vic on 11 October was a great success with a full schedule of participants.  In fact, Dave North, who organised and compered the evening, had to ask the later participants to shorten their sets in order to finish on time. The support musicians consisted of Chris Baillie (flugelhorn/trumpet), Simon [...]

Hi everyone Sep 27    Vic Bar Rugby Night Oct 4      Jada Oct 11    Improvisation Night    Oct 18    Katrina and the Heartbeats Oct 25    Brandy Creek Band Nov 1     Breezin’ Nov 8     Free wheelin’ Nov 15   Out on Bail Start time 8:00pm See you there….

FREEWHEELIN’   How much fun can you have with two saxes and a soulful vocalist?! The Freewheelin’ band add their own special flavour to bring you cool, smooth Jazz and Blues. This well-known Nelson band love to get their audience moving! Their repertoire draws on classics from the Great American Songbook, as well as favourite [...]

FREEWHEELIN Influenced by all genres of jazz, Latin & blues the band add their own flavor and original arrangements to the great American Songbook of jazz standards. The band formed seven years ago, performing in four Nelson Jazz Festivals and many venues around town. It has had a few member changes over the years and [...]

Are you a band looking for that elusive member? Are you part of a band that is already playing Jazz in the Nelson region and is looking for free advertising? The Nelson Jazz Club can help.