Dig those crazy jazz cats!
From the heebie jeebie kiwi road spree in Tauranga, New Zealand on Apr 07 '07
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As if by the will of miracular forces and groovy spirits we happened into the town of Tauranga on the Easter Weekend of it's yearly jazz festival.
Grrreat.
The streets were shut off and establishments surged with hip beatnicks, old hippies and even older hippie replacements, uniting under one music of many sounds. Ah jazz.
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The players too, were young and old, bringing the new stuff to the old school and the old school to the high school, or just doing their own special thing with a nice range of golden brass, wooden bass and pounding drums.
It was a freindly good vibe that pulsed throughout the weekend in a groove of good weather and cheap wine deals.
Besides the overwhelming class acts from and based in New Zealand, there were also plenty of Brits keeping the faith in the future of the music as well as a diverse blender of other ethnicities.
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One Maori Cat played the most poppin' electric bass tunes i've heard and pretty much stole the show. Good for him.
It was funking great.
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