Jazz Festival: Queens of the Blues

Schedule

Fri, 17 Oct, 2025 at 12:00 pm

UTC+13:00

Location

118 Tory Street, Wellington, New Zealand 6011 | Wellington, WG

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An exclusive concert for Wellington Jazz Festival at The Undercurrent.
Bye bye Gatsby! Ali Affleck is celebrating 30 years of pioneering blues and hokum (1913-1933).
Award-winning vocalist (& jazz historian) and local kiwi musicians join forces to celebrate the brave and bawdy blues queens who reigned in the prohibition era - many sadly forgotten over time.
'The music was bold – the women even more so! 'Masterclass in grassroots jazz/blues' ***** (Edinburgh49.org).
'Not a household name yet – she soon will be' (BBC Jazzhouse).
‘Vivacious’ (Herald).
Six-time nominee for Best Vocalist (Scottish Jazz Awards)
Friday 17 October 2025
10:00pm
$30
Tickets available on the door & online
https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2025/jazz-festival-queens-of-the-blues/wellington
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