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Twenty years! Yep, you read that right. This residency has run for two solid decades. Greg Crayford here. Host and drummer of what’s been billed for some time now as Wellington’s Longest-Running Jazz Residency. And rightly so! Little could we have known when this gig began at The Realm in Hataitai in August 2005 that it’d still be going in 2025. It’s a fantastic achievement. Longer residencies have occurred in our town but nothing currently running holds a candle to that sort of effort by a single artist, at a single venue, in this town (and possibly beyond).
We boast quite the legacy: two Tui-nominated live albums, several bar owners, many managers and staff, hundreds of featured professional musicians and young artists, 500-odd gigs, uncountable numbers of pizzas, beer, whisky, and much laughter and joy. From local music students to top-notch international artists we’ve seen it all.
It’s a huge milestone - 20 years of high quality music played by a massive variety of talented people.
The exciting programme is largely finalised and is pasted below.
Mark the date!
Table bookings 04 974 2207 or [email protected] or therealm.co.nz and click on ‘book a table’
Great ambience, good company, superb kai and stellar music. What more could a jazz fan want? How about twenty years of quality music?
Sure hope to see you there :-)
Artist Schedule & Programme
Artists:
• April Philips
• Zak Dikvert
• Lockie Bennett
• Geoff Culverwell
• Al Campbell
• Michelle Scullion
• Dave Feehan
• Julie Lamb
• Aslan Rowlands
• Miles Crayford
• Grant Sullivan
• Ben Hunt
• Lisa Tomlins
• Oscar Lavēn
• Lana Law
• Nick Tipping
Ensembles:
The Big Bands
• Rongotai College Big Band
• Wellington Allstar Youth Big Band
• Capital City Big Band
April’s Fools
• April Philips
• Russell Henderson
• Miles Crayford
• Zak Dikvert
• Rory Macartney
RC Plays ‘Trane
• Oscar Laven
• Liam George
• Tim Honiss
• Rex More The King
Blues Clues
• Aslan Rowlands
• Miles Crayford
• Paul Mouncey
• Oscar Laven
The Funkadelics
• Jamie Musuva
• Lisa Tomlins
• Russell Henderson
• Zak Dikvert
• Miles Crayford
• Paul Mouncey
Final Draft Programme:
2:00-2:10 Marching Band ‘The Saints’
2:15-2:45 Rongotai College Big Band
2:50-3:30 Wellington Allstar Youth Big Band
3:30-4:00 Student Jamming
4:10-5:00 Capital City Big Band
5:00-5:30 Guest Jamming
5:40-6:30 April’s Fools
7:00-7:30 RC Plays ‘Trane
7:30-8:00 Guest Jamming
8:00-8:45 Blues Clues
9:00-10:00 Funkadelic feat. Lisa Tomlins
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Realm Bar & Bistro, 7 Moxham Ave, Hataitai, Wellington 6021, New Zealand, Wellington
