17 June 2022, Issue 1114
Jazzing up June! International jazz icon Louis Armstrong once said: ‘If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know’. Tauranga will definitely not have to ask next week! The Port of Tauranga 59th Jazz Festival is on
from June 19-26, hosting a whopping 175 performances during seven days around the city. There will be music, gigs, events, parties and performances for everyone’s ears – including those
being performed by local musicians Hiro Kobayashi, John Page and Alana Turmaine (pictured). The hot-ticket, get-to gigs are the Baycourt Concerts, the all-new ‘Jazz at the Mount’ outdoor event
and the Hurricane Party on Matariki Friday; followed by two-day Downtown Carnival on June 25-26. Find out more on page 4. Photo: John Borren.