05/04/2018
2018 National Jazz Youth Competition
With 320 students from 21 secondary schools, the 2018 National Youth Jazz Competition held in Tauranga from March 28-30, ...
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Fresh Talent: Hans
It’s possible that ‘1995’ is the name Auckland hip hop artist Hanju Kim aka Hans. has given his first EP because it ...
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Dixon Nacey: On Stage With Jazz Bass Legend David Friesen
David Friesen has performed and/or recorded with the likes of Stan Getz, Michael Brecker, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddy Hubbard, ...
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Manurewa Wins Faculty Rocks 2017
On election night 2017 a slightly different band competition took place at Auckland's Galatos - Faculty Rocks 2017. The ...
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Fresh Talent: Balu Brigada
Balu Brigada is quite literally a band of brothers – comprising three Beasley brothers and one close friend. Henry Beasley ...
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X-Factory: Lorde – Green Light
It must be challenging for any artist to follow up a successful debut album, let alone a Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum ...
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Fazerdaze: Morningside Is Life
Amelia Murray is the shy enchantress behind the dreamy fuzz-guitared world of Fazerdaze. After moving north from Wellington ...
READ MORE >14/03/2017
Neil Watson: Constructed in Jazz
Jazz guitarist and academic Neil Watson has a well-earned reputation as one of Auckland’s go-to sidemen. His played- and ...
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