Northern Advocate
  • Northern Advocate home
  • Latest news
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Sport
  • Property
  • Video
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
  • Sport
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Residential property listings

Locations

  • Far North
  • Kaitaia
  • Kaikohe
  • Bay of Islands
  • Whangārei
  • Kaipara
  • Mangawhai
  • Dargaville

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

Weather

  • Kaitaia
  • Whangārei
  • Dargaville

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Northern Advocate

Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival has more than 40 acts

Mike Dinsdale
Mike Dinsdale
Editor. Northland Age·Northern Advocate·
24 Jul, 2023 05:00 PM3 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save
    Share this article
Chihiro Yamazaki+Route 14 will be one of the acts to watch at next month’s Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival.

Chihiro Yamazaki+Route 14 will be one of the acts to watch at next month’s Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival.

It’s one of the longest-running music festivals in the country and an impressive line-up of acts has been confirmed for the 38th Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival next month.

The festival has only missed two years, organiser Shirley May said - once for the Sydney Olympics in 2020 and during the Covid lockdown - and 40 acts will perform this year, at seven venues across the Bay from August 11-13.

May said the festival is just as popular as ever. She thinks that the various venues, quality of the acts, and the Bay’s great ambience keeps the musicians, and the punters returning year after year.

Acid Bleed are among the 40 acts playing at the Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival from August 11-13 at seven venues around the Bay.
Acid Bleed are among the 40 acts playing at the Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival from August 11-13 at seven venues around the Bay.

‘’Here you don’t have to stay in one venue, you can move around as you want. So if you’re not enjoying one act as much as you thought you can easily nip out to another venue and see a different act,’’ she said.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

‘’And at $80 for a three-day pass, with more than 40 acts to see, that’s pretty good value for money. And as well as all the acts at the venues the streets of Paihia will be packed with buskers that people can listen to for free from 9.30am to 11.30am on the Saturday and Sunday. What’s not to like about all that?’’

When asked who she was particularly wanting to see this year, May said she was looking forward to catching up with all the acts who had visited previously and some of the performers who had never been before.

‘’We try to make sure we get a lot of diverse acts through to give people some variety.’’

Minnie Marks will show off her impressive guitar skills at the Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival.
Minnie Marks will show off her impressive guitar skills at the Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival.

She said the Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival features good music and friendship in the stunning setting of the Bay of Islands of New Zealand – one of the top tourist spots of the country.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

One of the most popular acts from last year - the high-energy, crowd-pleasing Japanese group Chihiro Yamazaki+Route 14 - are back this year. The band has performed all over the world and have taken their infectious Singing Instruments style of instrumental pop with elements of jazz, funk and pop and performed to thrilled audiences at SXSW all over the United States as well as the Toronto and Monterey jazz festivals.

The music will be at The Duke of Marlborough Hotel and Nauti Penguin, in Russell, and in Paihia at Scenic Hotel (which is also festival HQ), Paihia Sports Bar, the Paihia Club, Kingsgate Autolodge and Twin Pines Manor.

Other acts playing over the three days include Acid Bleed, Herbie and the Heartbreakers, The Dale Robbins Band, Nairobi Trio, Minnie Marks, Latitude Blues, DejaBlue, Andrea Kirwin and Claire Evelynn, Basin Big Band, Blue Collar Band, Blue on Black, Brian Baker, Lost in Transit, Jam Sandwich, Kokomo, Inora Flowers, Lex Pistols, The Wyde Stripes and Nairobi Trio.

For a full line-up and for more information go to boimusicfestivals.com.

NZ legends the Nairobi Trio will make another appearance at next month’s Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival.
NZ legends the Nairobi Trio will make another appearance at next month’s Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival.
Save
    Share this article

Latest from Northern Advocate

Northern Advocate

Food rescue milestone: Northland charity delivers 1m tonnes to hungry homes

14 Sep 05:00 PM
Northern Advocate

'Light at the end of the tunnel': School welcomes long-awaited investment

14 Sep 05:00 AM
Northern Advocate

From margin to mana: Māori players are reshaping cricket’s story

14 Sep 12:00 AM

Sponsored

Kiwi campaign keeps on giving

07 Sep 12:00 PM
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Northern Advocate

Food rescue milestone: Northland charity delivers 1m tonnes to hungry homes
Northern Advocate

Food rescue milestone: Northland charity delivers 1m tonnes to hungry homes

Whakaora Kai has redistributed tonnes of food in Northland since 2017.

14 Sep 05:00 PM
'Light at the end of the tunnel': School welcomes long-awaited investment
Northern Advocate

'Light at the end of the tunnel': School welcomes long-awaited investment

14 Sep 05:00 AM
From margin to mana: Māori players are reshaping cricket’s story
Northern Advocate

From margin to mana: Māori players are reshaping cricket’s story

14 Sep 12:00 AM


Kiwi campaign keeps on giving
Sponsored

Kiwi campaign keeps on giving

07 Sep 12:00 PM
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • The Northern Advocate e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Northern Advocate
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • The Northern Advocate
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP