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Raglan International Jazz and Blues Festival has been an Annual Summer Event in Raglan since 2001 designed to project the best quality of Jazz and Blues Artists Locally Nationally and Internationally.
The Festival in the first three year's has produced a high standard of performance and a definite highlight having Brian Auger and the Oblivion Express come out in 2002 from the USA. Brian an amazing performer having worked with the like's of legend Guitarist Jimi Hendrix to in more recent year's Monster Drummer Dennis Chamber' s and his group CAB 2.

Marcus Kaisserian Trio 2003
Brian with the many incarnation' s of The Oblivion Express over the year' s Has had an opportunity to work with musician' s from such super group' s as Santana and Average White Band. For more information on Brian Auger please check his website out at > www.brianauger.com
New Zealand Vocal Diva Caitlin Smith also played two amazing shows at the Festival in 2002 with Her group The Fondue Set.

Malcolm McNeill
2002

From working with the like's of our own Dame Kiri Te Kanawa to other global jazz giant's International New Zealand Jazz Vocalist Malcolm McNeill performed a show of brilliant Jazz Standards at the Festival in 2002.
2003 saw the Festival featuring The Marcus Kaisserian jazz Trio an International Acoustic Trio consisting Acoustic Bass Drums and Piano Fresh back from a Successful tour of Japan and an Album in production this Trio played a brilliant Show of original' s through to renditions of the music of Jazz Great Mile' s Davis.
New Zealand' s Trumpet Queen Edwina Thorne with a Tribute Show to Trumpet Great Chet Baker added to the stunning Line up in 2003.

The Raglan International Jazz and Blues Festival 2004 is coming so stay tuned for info throughout the year.

 


Caitlin Smith 2002