Enjoy this six-time Grammy Award–winning musician and US bass master’s hot new quartet, in New Zealand for the first time
Opera House
Wednesday 6 June, 8:00pm
Local singer-songwriters sing for their supper, with a jazz twist
Southern Cross Garden Bar Restaurant
Wednesday 6 June, 6:30pm
Local sax heavy-weight and band hits Moon
Moon
Wednesday 6 June, 7:00pm
Voodoo and vice vibes from the bordellos of New Orleans
Rogue & Vagabond
A fun-filled night of love, laughter and great music
The Realm Bistro & Bar
Synth, soundscapes and electro-mechanical magic
Meow
WJC presents a musical reunion to remember
Pyramid Club
The fresh sax sounds of avant-garde chamber jazz
The Third Eye
Have a blast with a seven-piece of swing heaven!
Wednesday 6 June, 9:30pm
Be seduced by her sensationally smooth neo-soul sound
Caroline
Wednesday 6 June, 10:00pm
As the players jam and unwind, be prepared for anything
Wednesday 6 June, 10:30pm
Relive the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in this cult classic
Light House Cuba
Wednesday 6 June, 4:15pm
Thursday 7 June, 2:30pm
Friday 8 June, 1:30pm
Saturday 9 June, 4:15pm
Sunday 10 June, 11:30am
Be quick to see this West End smash hit on the big screen
Wednesday 6 June, 5:30pm
Thursday 7 June, 3:15pm
Friday 8 June, 3:15pm
Saturday 9 June, 3:15pm
Sunday 10 June, 1:15pm
Discover the captivating backstory of this Cuban cultural phenomenon
Wednesday 6 June, 3:15pm
Thursday 7 June, 6:00pm
Friday 8 June, 3:30pm
Saturday 9 June, 1:45pm
Sunday 10 June, 3:30pm
Insights into the life of multi Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist Bill Evans
Wednesday 6 June, 1:30pm
Thursday 7 June, 4:15pm
Friday 8 June, 6:30pm
Saturday 9 June, 4:00pm
Sunday 10 June, 4:30pm
Secondary school jazz bands from around the country strut their stuff
Thursday 7 June, 8:30am
One of the finest college jazz bands in the USA
Thursday 7 June, 12:00pm
A lunchtime popup jazz concert
Bicycle Junction
Thursday 7 June, 12:30pm
Matt Steele returns home for a concert of original swing jazz
Thursday 7 June, 5:00pm
City Gallery Wellington's late-night happenings get a live jazz twist
City Gallery Wellington
Listen and learn with guitar legend Robben Ford
Thursday 7 June, 5:30pm
Ignite your evening with Jazz from Rata Studios Music School
Roxy Cinema
Local guitarist meets MONK'estra trombonist
St Peter's on Willis
From New York to Israel, jump on a contemporary jazz trip around the world
St Johns Bar & Restaurant
The Wellington Wikipedia of jazz is back
A sweet & savoury jazz infusion
Concrete Bar
Guitarist Callum Allardice and band present Pat Metheny’s 1989 classic album
Enjoy a rich repertoire of early swing classics
Dillingers
Catch the wildly infectious rhythm of early jazz from La Bête
Little Beer Quarter
Thursday 7 June, 7:00pm
An intimate performance from this dynamic, creative trio
An alluring folklore realm of contemporary jazz and free music
Valhalla Tavern
Thursday 7 June, 7:30pm
Rock out to a gala performance of pure musical heart and soul
Thursday 7 June, 8:00pm
A night of music and dancing with Wellington’s Latin American community and friends
Jazz vibes from deep space with vibraphone virtuoso John Bell
A night of original soul, jazz, and rhythm & blues music.
Spicy Indian jazz fusion at its finest
An epic evening of Capital Blues and grooves
Hotel Bristol
Thursday 7 June, 8:30pm
A tasty treat of a trio
The Black Sparrow
Thursday 7 June, 9:00pm
Get down to the honky-tonk blues with these sultans of swagger
Laundry
Sublime music and unique sounds from this world-renowned guitarist
Mexican mariachi and Spaghetti Western fantasy fuzz
Thursday 7 June, 9:30pm
Hard-grooving organ trio with lashings of eclectic sax
Havana Bar
Thursday 7 June, 10:00pm
Join Jake Baxendale and band for Charles Mingus's 1963 epic
Taking Guerilla drum 'n' bass tactics into the jungle
Hard-hitting, horn-driven funk and soul
Hashigo Zake
Thursday 7 June, 10:30pm
Innovative and blazingly upbeat bebop featuring Brad Kang
Thursday 7 June, 11:30pm
Light House Petone
Thursday 7 June, 11:00am
Sunday 10 June, 11:00am
Thursday 7 June, 11:30am
Sunday 10 June, 2:00pm
Be seduced by the incredible range of style and emotion of this acclaimed, Grammy Award-nominated vocalist
Friday 8 June, 8:00pm
Wellington Airport gets wild about the Wellington Jazz Festival
Wellington International Airport
Friday 8 June, 7:00am
Secondary school jazz combos from around the country battle it out
Victoria University of Wellington - Student Union Building
Friday 8 June, 8:30am
Bebop and modal grooves meet the avant-garde in this daring collab
Victoria University of Wellington - Adam Concert Room
Friday 8 June, 12:10pm
Groovy surf-infused jazz and folk trio
Friday 8 June, 5:00pm
An intimate pre-dinner gig at the CQ Bar
CQ Hotels Wellington
Friday 8 June, 5:30pm
The grooviest organ player in town with a prohibition-era twist
QT Museum Wellington
Explore the place of women today in jazz in this panel event
Relax into a cruisy café folk and electric jazz fusion
Thunderbird Cafe
Impressive swinging jazz piano and quartet
Friday 8 June, 6:00pm
Multi award-winning composer with a hard-hitting New York sound
Oscar Lavën and band present Ammons & Stitt’s 1961 classic
A sizzling night of jazz flavours
A night of loose, raw, funky and unapologetically loud grooves
Friday 8 June, 7:00pm
This long-standing jazz collective is the "in" sound from down the road
Sprig & Fern
A tribute to jazz masters Miles Davis and Chet Baker
Days Bay Pavillion
Friday 8 June, 7:30pm
A veritable jazz gelateria of delicious vocal flavours
Cable Top Eatery
From the 1950s till now with one of Wellington's most eclectic jazz and R&B bands
The Clubrooms, Seatoun
The Lido Cafe
You won’t want to miss this New Orleans street swing swag
Thistle Inn
Synth stomp blues featuring Dayle Jellyman and his band of merry followers
Unearthly jazz by a smorgasbord of string players
Uncharted musical excursions featuring Ed Zuccollo and the Otter Hostages
The Library Bar
A soulful voice and magnetic presence in a rising star
Friday 8 June, 8:30pm
Boogie on down with this psych-pop band
Friday 8 June, 9:00pm
O'Connor, Bell and Malcolm perform music by the late, great jazz composer
Catch the spacious vibe of Serendipity Quintet’s live album release show
A scintillating speakeasy night with Strait City's most swinging septet
Friday 8 June, 9:30pm
“If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?" – Albert Einstein
Friday 8 June, 10:00pm
An journey through the Afro-Cuban music of Irakere
Saxophonist Blair Latham and band present Pharaoh Sanders's spiritual classic
Bringing back the jazz-fusion sound of Snarky Puppy to the cool capital
Classic and original funk and soul. Oh, yeah
Friday 8 June, 10:45pm
Friday 8 June, 11:00pm
A pulsating fusion of turntablism, jazz trombone and electronic beats
Latin American samba-funk rhythm and grooves
Friday 8 June, 11:59pm
Delve into globally great jazz records after midnight
Live music around midnight
Smashingly off-beat melody, humour, beauty and swing abound in this hippest of big bands, capturing the spirit of Thelonious Monk
Saturday 9 June, 8:00pm
Start your day with some infectious fun and sizzling hot jazz
Saturday 9 June, 11:00am
Enjoy lively renditions of the Great American Songbook and more
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Saturday 9 June, 12:00pm
Three friends from Paraparaumu and Auckland play flutes and guitars
The Raumati Social Club
Saturday 9 June, 3:00pm
The jazz piano gunslingers are back in town
Skilful songstress Lauren Nottingham celebrates the sexes
The surreal, strange and wonderful songs of Scottish poet and songwriter Ivor Cutler
Saturday 9 June, 5:00pm
Cinematic themes and reverberant variations for a ten-piece chamber jazz band
New Zealand's premier vocal French gypsy band
Saturday 9 June, 6:00pm
A jazz twist on hymns and spirituals
An homage to Jimmy Smith's 1963 Blue Note classic
A sensational evening of swing celebrating the American songbook
Jazz duo play the greats
Leroy's
Saturday 9 June, 6:30pm
Take a musical journey through the heart and songs of this beloved chanteuse
Saturday 9 June, 7:00pm
An evening of jazz funk, new grooves and fusion with a jazz connotation
Saturday 9 June, 7:30pm
Smokin' hot jazz in decadent lounge bar heaven
Treat yourself to this epic celebration of The King of Swing
Born to charm, enlighten and seduce through music
Violinist and band blend a hypnotic, bewitching jazz brew
Saturday 9 June, 8:30pm
A progressive union of harmonic texture, syncopation and verse
Saturday 9 June, 9:00pm
A hot jazz fusion with authentic upbeat roots samba
A five-piece kaleidoscopic prog/soul-hop fiesta
Saturday 9 June, 9:30pm
Bring your dancing shoes for unbridled joy!
Saturday 9 June, 10:00pm
Vibrant and colourful music where jazz and Afro-Cuban traditions collide
Herbie Hancock's album played live by pianist Dan Hayles and The Hoonhunters
The 16-piece returns to the Cross, and this time, it's personal!
Saturday 9 June, 10:30pm
Sweaty dirty funk to finish off your Saturday night
Raunchy traditional jazz sprinkled with swing, lounge, bop and more
Extraordinary musical behaviour from a stellar new line-up
Saturday 9 June, 11:00pm
Post-war jazz influenced footwork, jungle, drum and bass bring a dance floor workout
Saturday 9 June, 11:59pm
Sydney scenesters set fire to the keys at this unmissable jam
Jaw dropping jazz after midnight
Jazz diva meets blues legend with the Rodger Fox Big Band
Sunday 10 June, 3:00pm
This is one funky fresh party you won’t want to miss
Sunday 10 June, 7:00pm
Bringing together the best of jazz and worship
Sunday 10 June, 10:00am
Tui Award winning band featuring: Ron Samsom, Roger Manins, Kevin Field, Olivier Holland, with special guest Michael Howell
A family-friendly jazz brunch
A double-header with two iconic Wellington jazz bands
Kelburn Village Pub
Sunday 10 June, 12:00pm
Hot jazz over cool classics
A regular jam celebrating compositions by great jazz artists
The life and music of the High Priestess of Soul
A feel-good afternoon of jazz, soul, Motown, rock and pop
JJ Murphy & Co
John Coltrane's 1964 album played live by drummer Rick Cranson and band
Four of the best in one must-see gig for piano music lovers
Sunday 10 June, 4:00pm
Ease into Sunday afternoon with smooth free-form jazz
These friends in jazz delight with their unique jazz styling
The Fringe Bar
Afro-Cuban jazz, followed by fun free follow-me salsa class
Three of New Zealand’s most creative jazz musicians
Sunday 10 June, 5:00pm
Classical Indian music fused with contemporary jazz and funk
A jazz funk-fusion set at The Grand
The Grand
Jazz. Ain’t. Dead. (It’s merely currently unfashionable …)
Sunday 10 June, 6:00pm
Psychedelic groove-based free jazz with swing and sting
An evening of superb classic jazz entertainment
Saxophonist Bryn van Vliet presents the 1962 album with full band
Sunday 10 June, 6:30pm
A set inspired by '60s hardbop and the avant-garde
Sunday 10 June, 7:30pm
A heartfelt homage to madcap Mingus
Sunday 10 June, 8:00pm
Dedicated to performing music from the Benson songbook, It's Uptown!
Bringing you music old and new, mostly borrowed, sometimes ...
Sunday 10 June, 9:30pm
Dress in theme for a rollicking ride of wicked delights
For lovers of the jazz vocal tradition, this one is not to be missed!
Sunday 10 June, 10:00pm
The best of the Fest in an epic jam
Sunday 10 June, 11:00pm
