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Jazz at the Rotunda

Summer is a picnic spot under the shade with family and friends listening to the wonder of live jazz and blues. The longest running annual jazz and blues event in Auckland, Jazz at the Rotunda draws concert-goers far and wide to the heart of Auckland.

Taking in some of the finest jazz and blues artists on Sunday afternoons has become an event that Aucklanders and its visitors eagerly look forward to in summer. We advise you arrive early before the crowds and stake out your favourite picnic spot before the concert starts.

Exciting new talent feature in the support acts before the main performance gets underway. This year Auckland Council and Music in Parks will present 16 concerts set in the iconic Auckland Domain Band Rotunda and are also staging performances at the Tamakae Reserve in Waiuku and Puhoi's idyllic Band Rotunda.

Wild Bean Cafe will be at theses events for purchase of coffee and selected food items from the menu.

In this series

Edwina Thorne, Crazy and Rhythm

Edwina Thorne supported by Crazy and Rhythm

Jazz at the Rotunda
Date: Sun 8 Jan
Time: 2pm-5pm

Venue: Auckland Domain Band Rotunda
Artist: Edwina Thorne, Crazy and Rhythm

Strange Fruit

Strange Fruit supported by Raag Time

Jazz at the Rotunda
Date: Sun 15 Jan
Time: 2pm-5pm

Venue: Auckland Domain Band Rotunda
Artist: Strange Fruit, Raag Time

Murray McNabb Group

Murray McNabb Group supported by Dan Kennedy Quintet

Jazz at the Rotunda
Date: Sun 22 Jan
Time: 2pm-5pm

Venue: Auckland Domain Band Rotunda
Artist: Murray McNabb Group

2FIVE9, Coach

2 FIVE 9 supported by Coach

Jazz at the Rotunda
Date: Sun 29 Jan
Time: 2pm-5pm

Venue: Auckland Domain Band Rotunda
Artist: 2 FIVE 9, Coach

Roger Manins 4tet

Roger Manins 4tet 

Jazz at the Rotunda
Date: Sat 4 Feb
Time: 5pm-7pm

Venue: Tamakae Reserve
Artist: Roger Manins 4tet

Frank Gibson Quartet, Emily Coomber

Frank Gibson Quartet supported by Emily Coomber

Jazz at the Rotunda
Date: Sun 5 Feb
Time: 2pm-5pm

Venue: Auckland Domain Band Rotunda
Artist: Frank Gibson Quartet, Emily Coomber

Black Sand Diva

Black Sand Diva plus special guests

Jazz at the Rotunda
Date: Sat 11 Feb
Time: 5pm-7pm

Venue: Tamakae Reserve
Artist: Black Sand Diva

Trudy Lile and Mojave

Trudy Lile and Mojave supported by The Jazz Age

Jazz at the Rotunda
Date: Sun 12 Feb
Time: 2pm-5pm

Venue: Auckland Domain Band Rotunda
Artist: Trudy Lile and Mojave, The Jazz Age

Caitlin Smith

Caitlin Smith plus special guests

Jazz at the Rotunda
Date: Sun 19 Feb
Time: 2pm-5pm

Venue: Auckland Domain Band Rotunda
Artist: Caitlin Smith

Neil Watson Trio, Spoilers of Utopia

Neil Watson Trio supported by Spoilers of Utopia

Jazz at the Rotunda
Date: Sun 26 Feb
Time: 2pm-5pm

Venue: Auckland Domain Band Rotunda
Artist: Neil Watson Trio, Spoilers of Utopia

Caitlin Smith

Caitlin Smith 

Jazz at the Rotunda
Date: Sat 3 Mar
Time: 6pm-8pm

Venue: Puhoi Band Rotunda
Artist: Caitlin Smith

Black Sand Diva, Mira Lacey Quintet

Black Sand Diva supported by Mira Lacey Quintet

Jazz at the Rotunda
Date: Sun 4 Mar
Time: 2pm-5pm

Venue: Auckland Domain Band Rotunda
Artist: Black Sand Diva, Mira Lacey Quintet

Neil Watson Trio

Neil Watson Trio 

Jazz at the Rotunda
Date: Sat 10 Mar
Time: 6pm-8pm

Venue: Puhoi Band Rotunda
Artist: Neil Watson Trio

Brian Smith Quintet

Brian Smith Quintet supported by The Carnivorous Plant Society

Jazz at the Rotunda
Date: Sun 11 Mar
Time: 2pm-5pm

Venue: Auckland Domain Band Rotunda
Artist: Brian Smith Quintet, The Carnivorous Plant Society

Five Pieces of Silver, Angela Franklyn Lewis

Five Pieces of Silver supported by Angela Franklyn-Lewis

Jazz at the Rotunda
Date: Sun 18 Mar
Time: 2pm-5pm

Venue: Auckland Domain Band Rotunda
Artist: Five Pieces of Silver, Angela Franklyn-Lewis

Nathan Haines

Nathan Haines supported by FBSQ

Jazz at the Rotunda
Date: Sun 25 Mar
Time: 2pm-5pm

Venue: Auckland Domain Band Rotunda
Artist: Nathan Haines

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