Free concerts during festival
The rebranded Queenstown International Jazz and Blues Festival has unveiled a series of free community concerts in the resort and Arrowtown over the weekend, weather permitting.
Queenstown JazzFest
Foreign and local acts converge to jam
Foreign and local acts converge to jam
A dazzling line-up of world-class New Zealand jazz supremos and the cream of jazz talent from around the globe are on a mission to bring live music to the streets of the Wakatipu from today.
JazzFest plays on
JazzFest plays on
The 33rd edition of the Queenstown JazzFest plays out today with Remarkable Dixie at noon and the Queenstown Jazz Orchestra at 1.30pm, both on the Queenstown Village Green.
Top talent in town for JazzFest
Top talent in town for JazzFest
The golden age of jazz clubs will be paid homage with a series of ticketed dinner concerts during Queenstown JazzFest, which begins on Thursday.
Aim to make JazzFest accessible to everyone
Aim to make JazzFest accessible to everyone
Queenstown JazzFest is sticking to its aim of making "great music accessible to all" this Labour Day weekend, with a full community programme of free performances and movies planned.
Affordable jazz
Affordable jazz
Queenstown JazzFest has attracted a feast of artists for affordable prices for five days of entertainment around Labour Weekend.
JazzFest branching out for 33rd edition
JazzFest branching out for 33rd edition
Queenstown JazzFest 2011 is diversifying its repertoire in October with free outdoor screenings and a special art installation.
Plans to build a stage in Earnslaw
Plans to build a stage in Earnslaw
Cultural and music performances, cooking demonstrations and the Queenstown JazzFest, as part of the Real New Zealand festival, will feature on a stage in Earnslaw Park - if building permission is granted - for the three weeks of the event in October.
Fine fare for 2011 festival
Fine fare for 2011 festival
Variety and the ever-increasing quality of acts distinguish the 2011 programme of the Queenstown JazzFest, its chairman says.
Youth jazz acts vie for awards
Youth jazz acts vie for awards
Complex jazz rhythms filled the Queenstown air on Saturday as musical talents from across the country competed in the Nzone Skydive Youth Competition.
Nostalgia and all that jazz
Nostalgia and all that jazz
People of all ages gathered at the Arrowtown day of jazz yesterday to enjoy the soothing sounds of jazz masterpiece the Calder Prescott Quartet.
Artists' tribute to performer opens annual jazz festival
Artists' tribute to performer opens annual jazz festival
A capacity audience and more than 50 artists gathered to pay tribute to "Queenstown's first lady of song", entertainer, director and teacher Margaret O'Hanlon, on Thursday night.
Jazz artists well received in Wakatipu
Jazz artists well received in Wakatipu
The smooth sounds of jazz will fade today as the 2010 Queenstown ASB Jazzfest comes to an end.
Variety draws trombonist back to festival
Variety draws trombonist back to festival
The variety of music at the ASB Queenstown JazzFest is what keeps New Zealand's foremost jazz trombonist and big band leader Rodger Fox coming back for more.
Sounds from near and far
Sounds from near and far
Jazz lovers across the region will once again be welcomed by the smooth sounds of the annual jazz festival as it springs to life tomorrow evening. Naeem Alvi takes a look at what we can expect.
Website connects festival-goers with rooms
Website connects festival-goers with rooms
Visitors to 2010 ASB Queenstown JazzFest this month will be able to rent spare rooms in Queenstown homes for the duration of their stay.
Arrowtown plans day of jazz
Arrowtown plans day of jazz
An eight-hour rolling party of free open-air live music is coming to Arrowtown as part of the 32nd annual ASB Queenstown JazzFest, on Sunday, October 24.
Fusion of genres set to ignite JazzFest
Fusion of genres set to ignite JazzFest
African and Brazilian rhythms and beats will ignite Queenstown this month, during the 2010 ASB Queenstown JazzFest, beginning on October 21.
JazzFest promises brass and class
JazzFest promises brass and class
A "blasting of stardust" is to be expected from the "glittering array of acts" booked to perform at the ASB Jazz Club during this year's ASB Queenstown JazzFest, from October 21 to 25.
All that jazz coming free during Fest
All that jazz coming free during Fest
Music will be taken to the masses when top national and international artists perform live on public stages in Queenstown, Frankton and Arrowtown during the 2010 ASB Queenstown JazzFest over Labour weekend.