Bass maestro Blain Fitzpatrick leans into his funky side with this ensemble with their first appearance for Capital Blues. Look at this musical treat! A perfect entertainment front - featuring George Rutherford on vocals, with Ben Hunt on trumpet (Richter City Rebels, Raw Collective, Niko Nezna AND poster man for the RNZAF big band) – … Continue reading "Blain Fitzpatrick’s Funk Fiends featuring George Rutherford"

If you haven’t seen a double drums gig yet, you really do owe it to yourself to get to one. The energy from the two drummers is unbelievable. It was one of the highlights of the Jazz Festival last year. I have seen seven of these, each with a different pair of drummers. Each has … Continue reading "Nick Granville’s Double Drums Funk"

‘A Fizzwizard dream is the cream of the crop — it's the best kind of dream a person can have’. - Roald Dahl   Infamous guitar conjurer, Aleister James Campbell, leads a group of groovy instrument wielders through a mystical assortment of blues-based originals and classics, with an invocative dose of psychedelic rock and a sprinkling of … Continue reading "F I Z Z W I Z A R D"