JIM 2021 Free Gigs

FRESH JAM: COLLEGE JAZZ SHOWCASE
Friday August 27, 6pm at Kuranui College Auditorium
Hear the best in young, emerging jazz talent in the Wairarapa performing a range of jazz styles.
STEVE CARLIN
Friday September 3, 6.30pm at Medici Cafe
Steve Carlin is one of the most exciting crooners in New Zealand, with a rich baritone voice that captures the essence of the swing era vocalists.
SCARLET
Friday September 3, 9.30pm at Mesita
Sunday September 5, 1pm at Union Square
From sultry ballads to sassy 60’s jazz & pop, Scarlet inject every song with their unique flavour and soul.
REMUTAKA ALL STARS DIXIE SWING BAND
Saturday September 4, 11.30am at Martinborough Brewery
Always a favourite at the Brewery, and representing Trad, Swing and Dixie Jazz like no other group at the festival, the Remutaka All Stars Dixie Swing Band returns to delight and entertain again in 2021.
GYPSY SWING
Saturday September 4, 1.30pm at (venue tbc)
Leigh and Sam are one of the finest gypsy jazz duos in New Zealand, playing their part in the Gypsy Jazz revival, sometimes with a with a modern twist, sometimes with a Latin spark.
SUGARFOOT STOMP
Saturday September 4, 2pm in the Courtyard by Martinborough Wine Merchants
Social dancing and performances outside the Village Café to the great sounds of jazz and swing.
THE CRAYFORD TRIO
Saturday September 4, 3.30pm at Union Square
The Crayford Trio perform jazz standards and the original music of NZ jazz legend Terry Crayford, father to Greg and grandfather to Miles.
NOIR
Saturday & Sunday September 4/5, 4.00pm at Peppers Parehua
Enjoy a sultry and smooth blend of jazz standards and contemporary tunes as Noir return to Peppers Parahua for an 8th year at Jazz in Martinborough.
GYPSY JAM TRIO
Saturday September 4, 8.30pm Union Square
Gypsy Jam Trio is a Wairarapa based trio specialising in Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli-style French Gypsy music.