Lemon Moose Tel: 303-1971

London Bar. Civic Tavern, cnr Queen & Wellesley Streets, Auckland. [Events include live jazz Friday and Saturday nights. Well known pianist Phil Broadhurst hosts the london bar's jazz music with a regular rhythm section and guest horn players and vocalists.]

Manifesto Wine Cellar. 315 Queen Street, Auckland. Tel: 303-4405. [Mgr: Paul Simmons][Events include a weekly jam session (Sundays 8:30pm)and special monthly concerts. Manifesto has a wine cellar jazz club environment reminiscent of classic New York and Paris jazz clubs, the venue has hosted international performers Mike Nock, Andrew Hill and Dale Barlow as well as locals Nathan Haines, Mark de Clive-Lowe and others. Manifesto specializes in wines and offers mediterranean style cafe food as well as full coffee and bar service. Also available for private events.]

Manawatu Jazz Society. P.O.Box 78-094. Grey Lynn, Auckland. Tel: 64 9 376 2552 Fax: 64 9 376 4336 [contact: Rodger Fox. Runs monthly meetings featuring bands from the local area. Organisers the Manawatu Jazz Festival last week of May first weekend in June (Queens Birthday Holiday weekend) each year]

Parnell Rose Garden. Tel: 846-9245.

Rakinos. High Street, Auckland. Tel: 358-3535. [Mgr: Nick][ Events include live music Thursday, Friday, Saturday (all 9pm). A licensed cafe featuring bands ranging from dixieland to acoustic jazz through to jazz-rock fusions. Featured bands include Buckle, the Blue Bottom Stompers, HMG, Mark de Clive-Lowe and others.

Saratoga. Tel: 300-3154 [jazz-funk]

Temple. 486 Queen St, Auckland. Tel: +649-377-4866 Fax = +649-377-4866 [contact: Karen Q Temple. Jazz Jammin' at the Temple. last 2 Tuesdays of every month 9pm to midnight. Jazz Jammin' is an evening for jazz musicians and appreciators. Guest musicians are invited to join in. There is a door charge of $5 which includes a free drink. Players will have no admission charge and be entitled to staff rate drinks on the night that they are playing ($3 NZ beers, regular spirits and house wine)]

HOWICK

Oasis on the Beach. 32 the Esplanade, Eastern Beach. Tel: (09) 534 1989 fax: (09) 534 1989 [contact: Randall Paul. Fully licened restaurant and bar on the beach. Club Oasis Blues Improv Nights every 2nd Sat of the month 10:30 till late. All Musicians welcome to sit in and jam]

NELSON

The Victorian Rose. 281 Trafalgar St. (NJC Box279 Nelson) Tel: (03)5487631 - Fax: (03)5487631 [contact: Kevin Hannah. The Nelson Jazz Club presents all styles every Tuesday night]

PALMERSTON NORTH

Manawatu Jazz Club (Inc). P.O. Box 1362. Tel: 64 6 3585883 [contact: President - David Edge. Gigs on the second Sunday of every month, usually at the Masonic Hotel in Palmerston North, featuring local and regional groups performing all styles of jazz/blues. Visitors always welcome]

PAREMATA

The Sandbar. The Esplanade. Tel: +64 04 2338202 Fax: +64 233 2222 [contact: Music Director -Kevin Clark. Restaurant-bar-food and drinks-great acoustics. Live jazz 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month. Trio with guest artist. High energy jazz and Latin]

QUEENSTOWN

Queenstown Jazz Club. PO Box 167. Queenstown, Otago Tel: 64 03 442 1211 [contact: Peter Doyle]

ROTORUA

Rotorua Jazz Club. 9 Mahana Place, Rotorua. Tel: +64 73479 438 Fax: +63 343 5507 [Contact: Dave Cown. The Rotorua Jazz Club is a non-profit organisation with around 250 members. Meetings are on the first Sunday of the month at the Rotorua Racing Club.]

TAURANGA

Tauranga Jazz. 5 Awanui Place. Bureta Park Hotel. Tel: 07 544 0161 Fax: 07 544 0161 [Contact: David Proud. Every wed 7pm 6piece band paying mainstream rooms from 7o$ per night food exra.]

WELLINGTON

Wellington Jazz Club. Tel: 04 566 2458 [Contact: Chris Caudwell. The Wellington Jazz Club meets monthly, usually (but not always) on the third Sunday of the month at the Loaded Hog Ballroom upstairs above the Loaded Hog Bar near Queens Wharf Gates on the Wellington Waterfront.
Meetings are open to the public and begin at 5pm.
The meetings feature exciting jazz with bar and meal service available. There is a variety of seating, most of which is at tables. There is a lift for easy access. Come early. Attendance is increasing rapidly.
The Loaded Hog is situated in the Queens wharf area on the Wellington Waterfront, to the north of the Shed 5 restaurant. It is surrounded by a pay and display carpark so parking is easy. If you wish to avoid the $6.00 weekend parking charge there should be free parking in the nearby streets on a Sunday evening.
The ballroom is a marvellous old style venue magnificently equipped with bar. Full meals and snacks will be available. It is on the first floor with access from the city side of the building. There is a lift available. Admission for non-members is $15.00 & Students $7.50]

WHANGAREI

Northern Jazz Society. 31b fifth Avenue, Tel: 649 4383440 [contact: Maurice Lloyd. Varying styles of jazz, with a leaning towards traditonal. Meets on the first Sunday of the month at 2 pm at the Northland Club in Posrwini Avenue]