Jazz, soul and world music in Auckland Arts Festival, March 2023
There are some great music acts, local and international, in the 2023 Auckland Arts Festival. Check out a few of Ben’s highlight picks below and don’t sleep on getting tickets.
WEEK 1
THU 09 MARCH
Bill Withers Social Club (Soul retrospective, with all-star ensemble)
Auckland Town Hall, 7.30pm
SAT 11
Rodger Fox 50th Anniversary - Big Drum Off (Big band feat. Gregg Bissonette, Dennis Chambers & Peter Erskine)
Bruce Mason Centre, 8pm
SUN 12
Tama Waipara: Te Katoa (New waiata)
Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent, 7pm
WEEK 2
Judith Hill
SAT 18 - SUN 19
Judith Hill (Soul diva from 20 Feet from Stardom film)
Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent, 8pm
Brian Molley & Krishna Kishoor
SUN 19
Brian Molley Quartet & Krishna Kishor (Scottish jazz saxophonist with Indian percussionist)
Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent, 3pm
WEEK 3
SAT 25
Ozi Ozaa (Ghanaian highlife in NZ, also feat. Ben)
Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent, 6pm
SUN 26
Eishan Ensemble (Persian jazz)
Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent, 4pm
SUN 26
He Kete Waiata (Whirimako Black with Allana Goldsmith, Leon Wharekura, and Dixon Nacey)
Auckland Town Hall, 7pm