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Story: Jazz and dance bands

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Early New Zealand jazz bands

  3. Jazz in and after the Second World War

  4. Later 20th and early 21st centuries

  5. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Early New Zealand jazz bands

Dance band, Wairarapa, 1937

Dance band, Wairarapa, 1937

Walter Smith's Jazz Band, around 1927

Walter Smith's Jazz Band, around 1927

Dixieland Internationals

Dixieland Internationals

Saturday night dance, Dunedin, 1950s

Saturday night dance, Dunedin, 1950s

From page 2 - Jazz in and after the Second World War

Majestic Cabaret, 1944

Majestic Cabaret, 1944

Mavis Rivers and Crombie Murdoch, around 1963

Mavis Rivers and Crombie Murdoch, around 1963

Youth club dance, 1958

Youth club dance, 1958

Norm Cumming Trio, New Plymouth, 1970

Norm Cumming Trio, New Plymouth, 1970

Alan Broadbent benefit concert programme, 1965

Alan Broadbent benefit concert programme, 1965 (1st of 2)

Nathan Haines, Queenstown, 2011

Nathan Haines, Queenstown, 2011 (2nd of 2)

From page 3 - Later 20th and early 21st centuries

Nock on jazz

Nock on jazz

Richard Nunns and Evan Parker, 1999

Richard Nunns and Evan Parker, 1999

The Troubles, 2012

The Troubles, 2012

New Zealand Jazz Foundation, 1980

New Zealand Jazz Foundation, 1980

Rodger Fox, 2013

Rodger Fox, 2013

How to cite this page:

Chris Bourke, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/jazz-and-dance-bands/media (accessed 6 December 2023)

Story by Chris Bourke, published 22 Oct 2014

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