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15 - 19 October 2025

All Events Wellington Jazz Cooperative Capital Blues Artist Talk Meow Notes & Nibbles Bedlam & Squalor Free Rogue & Vagabond Meow Nui International Aotearoa Venues
Sat 11 Oct Sun 12 Oct Wed 15 Oct Thu 16 Oct Fri 17 Oct Sat 18 Oct Sun 19 Oct
Gregory Porter

GREGORY PORTER

Friday 17 October, 8pm
Tickets from $99 ・St James Theatre

Out Of The Blues

OUT OF THE BLUES

16–19 October ・ Free ・Studio Te Mapunga

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HUMMINGBIRD JAZZ TRIO JAM SESSION

16–18 October ・ Free ・Hummingbird

CS Skeleton crew

THE CS HOUSE BAND (SKELETON CREW)

Friday 17 October, 12pm ・ Free ・Hamodava Cuba Street

Jazz on the Rooftop_Callum Allardice

JAZZ ON THE ROOFTOP: FEATURING CALLUM ALLARDICE AND THOMAS BOTTING

Friday 17 October, 12pm ・ Free ・JB Morrison Offices Rooftop

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WIJ X LISTENING COLLECTIVE PRESENT NEW STANDARDS COLLABORATION

Friday 17 October, 4pm ・ $10–$20 ・Hamodava Cuba Street

Wellington Mingus Ensemble

WELLINGTON MINGUS ENSEMBLE

Friday 17 October, 4:30pm ・ $20 ・Capital Blues Basement @ Jack Hackett's

El Jagor

THE EL JAGOR QUINTET PLAYS RAY BROWN

Friday 17 October, 5pm ・ Free ・The Library Bar

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SHANE AND THE WARMEN

Friday 17 October, 5pm ・ $20 ・The PowWow Room

Double Beer Triple jazz

DOUBLE THE BEER, TRIPLE THE JAZZ

Friday 17 October, 5pm ・ Free ・Bethel Woods

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APOLLO

Friday 17 October, 5pm ・ Free ・The Arborist Rooftop Bar

Foxglove Wallace Gollan 17 Oct

WALLACE GOLLAN

Friday 17 October, 5:30pm ・ Free ・Foxglove Bar and Kitchen

Hoot n annies Waitoa

HOOT'N'ANNIES

Friday 17 October, 5:30pm ・ Koha ・Waitoa Victoria Street

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THE IGGY NAMA RUCI QUARTET

Friday 17 October, 5:30pm ・ $20 ・Undercurrent

Slow Jazz Ticket

SLOW JAZZ ENSEMBLE WITH ANTIPODES STRING QUARTET

Friday 17 October, 5:30pm ・ $15–$35 ・Bedlam & Squalor

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BRASS MANOUCHE: THE MUSIC OF DJANGO REINHARDT

Friday 17 October, 6pm ・ Free ・The Welsh Dragon

Ben Wilcox

BEN WILCOCK AND THE JELLY ROLLS FEATURING JOHN RAE & DANIEL YEABSLEY

Friday 17 October, 6pm ・ $20 ・St Michael's Church

The New Zealand Swing Quartet

THE NEW ZEALAND SWING QUARTET

Friday 17 October, 6pm ・ $20 ・Capital Blues Basement @ Jack Hackett's

Other Futues BB

OTHER FUTURES BIG BAND

Friday 17 October, 6:30pm ・ $30 ・Meow Nui

Roger Manins Trio

ROGER MANINS TRIO

Friday 17 October, 6:30pm ・ $15–$20 ・Cuba Barbers: WJC Pop-Up 2025

Anton Watts Ticket

JAZZ COMPOSER SERIES - ANTON WUTS AND BLAIR LATHAM

Friday 17 October, 7pm ・ $15–$20 ・The Rogue & Vagabond

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UNDUBBED

Friday 17 October, 7pm ・ Free ・Bebemos

Zoe Moon

REAL BLACK FOR ME: ZOE MOON PRESENTS THE MUSIC OF ROBERTA FLACK

Friday 17 October, 7pm ・ Tickets from $45 ・Meow

Stable Mates Sextet - Undercurrent 1

STABLE MATES SEXTET

Friday 17 October, 7pm ・ $20 ・Undercurrent

Bri Louise

BRI LOUISE AND THE GIRLS

Friday 17 October, 7:30pm ・ Free ・Thistle Inn

Chet and Gerry Martinis

THE MARTINIS PLAY CHET BAKER AND GERRY MULLIGAN

Friday 17 October, 7:30pm ・ $20 ・Capital Blues Basement @ Jack Hackett's

Crash Bandihoot - DLS - Film Look - 29 OCT _23 -29

CRASH BANDIHOOT + SPECIAL GUESTS

Friday 17 October, 8pm ・ $20 ・Abandoned Brewery Petone

Free Status

FREE STATUS @ OTTO

Friday 17 October, 8pm ・ $15 ・Otto

CS House band

THE CS HOUSE BAND

Friday 17 October, 8pm ・ Free ・Hamodava Cuba Street

John Rae's BOP-IT!

JOHN RAE’S BOP-IT!

Friday 17 October, 8:15pm ・ $30 ・Undercurrent

Brain Blade Ticket

CALLUM ALLARDICE PRESENTS: THE MUSIC OF BRIAN BLADE

Friday 17 October, 8:30pm ・ $15–$20 ・Bedlam & Squalor

Simmirin Jack Harre

SIMMIRIN’ WITH THE JACK HARRÉ QUARTET

Friday 17 October, 8:30pm ・ $15–$20 ・Cuba Barbers: WJC Pop-Up 2025

Miles Crayford and the Swinging Hammond

MILES CRAYFORD AND THE SWINGING HAMMOND

Friday 17 October, 8:45pm ・ Free ・Capital Blues Basement @ Jack Hackett's

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TOI AND FRIENDS PRESENT KIRIKĀ (BURNING, FEVERISH)

Friday 17 October, 9pm ・ $30–$50 ・Meow

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SLOW GRIND FEVER

Friday 17 October, 10pm ・ $20 ・Meow

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BATTLESKA GALACTICA

Friday 17 October, 10pm ・ Free ・Capital Blues Basement @ Jack Hackett's

Yoko Zuna Meow Nui Square

YOKO-ZUNA: A LIVE TRIBUTE TO KAYTRANADA

Friday 17 October, 10pm ・ $30–$40 ・Meow Nui

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BESSIE SMITH AND THE QUEENS OF THE BLUES

Friday 17 October, 10pm ・ $30 ・Undercurrent

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RICHTER CITY REBELS - SOUNDS OF THE STREET

Friday 17 October, 10pm ・ $20–$25 ・The Rogue & Vagabond

Alex Trask

ALEX TRASK QUARTET

Friday 17 October, 10:15pm ・ Free ・The Library Bar

Oscar Laven’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Sax

OSCAR LAVËN’S ROCK ‘N’ ROLL SAX

Friday 17 October, 11:15pm ・ Free ・Capital Blues Basement @ Jack Hackett's

Late night jam

LATE NIGHT JAM HOSTED BY MAT ENRIGHT

Friday 17 October, 11:59pm ・ Free ・Capital Blues Basement @ Jack Hackett's

Late Lounge Ticket

ROGUE LATE LOUNGE | MYELE MANZANZA + FRIENDS

Friday 17 October, 11:59pm ・ Koha ・The Rogue & Vagabond

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