May 25 to June 4

Hopetoun Brown and the genius of Finn Scholes • Midge Marsden • Larry Koonse • Bruce Forman • Tom Warrington • Lance Philip • Robben Ford • Lydia Pense • California State University, Northridge Big Band - Musical Director Matt Harris • The Rodger Fox Big Band • Kevin Downing’s 101 Lab Band • Swamp City Big Band • The Manawatu Jazz Club Big Band • The Burnside High Big Band • Whanganui Jazz Club Big Band

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Local and visiting High School students are also going to get a a get to going also are students School High visiting and Local

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support, and encourage others to join us all in supporting supporting in all us join to others encourage and support, The The

business community who have stepped up to show their their show to up stepped have who community business

North City Council. We also thank those members of the local local the of members those thank also We Council. City North and

generous support of its funders, particularly the Palmerston Palmerston the particularly funders, its of support generous PALMERSTON NORTH PALMERSTON

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scene alone brings close to 120 performers all within walking walking within all performers 120 to close brings alone scene

JUNE 3 JUNE Central Baptist Church, Palmerston North 2 – 3pm – 2 North Palmerston Church, Baptist Central

place for Queens Birthday Weekend 2018. The Jazz cafe cafe Jazz The 2018. Weekend Birthday Queens for place

Palmerston North will be marked in many diaries as the go-to go-to the as diaries many in marked be will North Palmerston FESTIVAL PROGRAMME FESTIVAL

the country. The Buzz in the music community is palpable. palpable. is community music the in Buzz The country. the

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Palmerston North. Performers are booked from all over over all from booked are Performers North. Palmerston

25 MAY - 4 JUNE 4 - MAY 25

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class jazz and blues provided to the people of the Manawatu Manawatu the of people the to provided blues and jazz class JUNE 3 JUNE The Globe Theatre 10 – 11.30am – 10 Theatre Globe The

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JUNE 2 JUNE Palmerston North City Library, George Street. 2 – 3pm – 2 Street. George Library, City North Palmerston

music scene in the Manawatu for the past 50 years. Now we we Now years. 50 past the for Manawatu the in scene music

has been an integral part of the the of part integral an been has The Manawatu Jazz Club Jazz Manawatu The

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High Schools Jazz Competition Jazz Schools High

JUNE 2 JUNE Regent Theatre 10am Theatre Regent

$10. Light supper available. BYO. available. supper Light $10. DOOR SALES ONLY SALES DOOR

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Palmerston North 7.30pm North Palmerston

MAY 25 MAY St. Campbell Hall Club Savage The SPECIAL EVENTS: SPECIAL

THE SCREEN VISTA GLOBE THEATRE SERIES JUNE 2 Regent Theatre 8pm THE CENTRAL ENERGY TRUST MAY 30 Globe Theatre 8pm JUNE 1 Globe Theatre 8pm Jazz Gala Hopetoun Brown and the genius of Kevin Downing’s 101 Lab Band Featuring from the USA Finn Scholes Specials Guests from the USA Guitarists: Robben Ford – Guitar/Vocalist Hopetoun Brown might be the only two-piece hip-hop soul Larry Koonse - In the course of his career, Koonse also worked American blues, jazz, and rock guitarist and named one of the band of trumpet and bass-clarinet. That’s because the duo with ,Hubert Laws, Karrin Allyson, Paul Anka, Michael Bublé, “100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century” by Musician -- who have been playing together since their teens as the Alan Broadbent, Bob Brookmeyer, Billy Childs, Bill Cunliffe, magazine. Supergroove horn section -- use just voice, trumpet, trombone, Warne Marsh, Bennie Maupin, John Patitucci, Linda Ronstadt, The five time Grammy nominee describes the 11 song set percussion ( Tim Stewart) and bass clarinet (Nick Atkinson) to Jimmy Rowles, Mel Tormé. as “one of the top recordings I’ve ever done” and Guitar blow up a storm of soul, jazz, blues and electricity-free hip- Bruce Forman – performed with internationally known Player Magazine claims it “explores the breadth of Ford’s hop. They have joined forces with one of our most creative musicians, such as , , , sophisticated, visionary writing and playing, creating a new Auckland musicians, , , and . For chapter in his brilliant musical history.” Robben has recorded Finn Scholes, for a musical journey across the genres. several years during the late 1970s and early 1980s, he toured more than 35 albums. His session and sideman work includes Recently returned from international touring duties with Neil with . concert appearances and albums by Miles Davis, LA Express, Finn, Scholes arrives with an armory of brass and keyboard George Harrison, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, Barbara Streisand, In concert with Tom Warrington – Bass and Lance Philip – Drums instruments. While his trumpet playing dazzles, his skills Charlie Musselwhite, KISS, Ruthie Foster, Warren Haynes, on piano and vibes create a unique atmosphere for the ADULT $26.00 JAZZ CLUB $22.00 STUDENT $20.00 Jimmy Witherspoon, Larry Carlton, Brad Paisley, Gregg Allman, Hopetoun Brown repertoire to flourish. The show has proven Phil Lesh and Rickie Lee Jones. Robben continues to tour so popular it’ll be featured twice at this year’s WOMAD heavily and teach master classes in the US and worldwide. festival. The trio have many miles on the road behind them Lydia Pense – The voice of the band Cold Blood. and their partnership has bloomed in the studio too. These JUNE 3 Globe Theatre 5pm three Ponsonby natives bring their unique live energy to the American rock-soul-jazz singer who, since 1969, has Manawatu for the first time. The Big Band Bash performed with the band Cold Blood. Critics have compared Featuring the River City (Whanganui) Big Band, The Burnside her style to powerful singers including Janis Joplin, Aretha ADULT $26.00 JAZZ CLUB $22.00 STUDENT $20.00 High Big Band from Christchurch, The Manawatu Jazz Club Big Franklin, and Teena Marie. Band, and the Swamp City Big Band. Lydia Pense was born in San Francisco and lived there until age GENERAL ADMISSION $15.00 10 until the family moved to Redwood City, California. At age MAY 31 Globe Theatre 8pm 14, while attending Sequoia High School, Pense started singing with a band called The Dimensions, with Guitarist Fred Tatman, Blues Night Larry Hatch and Kerry Yates. She was a fan of Brenda Lee and was singing her songs, but the band encouraged her to sing The First 50 Years Celebration R&B in the style of James Brown, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Featuring New Zealand’s “King” of the Blues BROADWAY RADIOLOGY and Ray Charles. It was Janis Joplin who recommended Lydia Midge Marsden Pense to audition for the band Cold Blood to music promoter Café Scene Bill Graham. Lydia joined Cold Blood in 1968 and the band was Marsden’s career spans four decades, and during that time one of the earliest music groups to be signed by Bill Graham’s he has played thousands of concerts in New Zealand and Fillmore Records. introduced several generations of New Zealanders to the MAY 26 – 27 JUNE 2 – 4 blues. He was voted New Zealand Entertainer of the Year in In concert with the Rodger Fox Big Band 1990, in 1991 album Burning Rain later went gold and in 2016 Feilding Palmerston North And Special Guests New Zealand Order of Merit. FREE FREE California State University, Northridge Big Band - Musical ADULT $32.00 JAZZ CLUB $24.00 STUDENTS $20.00 Director Matt Harris ADULT $38.00 JAZZ CLUB $32.00 STUDENT $20.00