Hannah is a singer and violinist from Wellington who worked as a bar manager and restaurant owner/Restaurateur for several years, hosting various live music acts before she got actively involved into performing music herself. At the moment she plays with The Troubles, Tiny Bubbles, The Amazing Cartwheel Band, Mashtown County, Mara & the Bushkas and Sendam … Continue reading
Category Archives: Wellington artists
Mike Duffy
Mike is a double bass player who gradutad from the New Zealand School of Music a couple of years ago. At the moment he plays in various bands around town such as Newtown Rocksteady, Ras Judah and Culture Embassy or the Serendipity Duo. Continue reading
Nick Tipping
Nick Tipping, I heard his name a couple of times before we first met at the University Cafe in early July. A pretty convenient place to meet up for two music nerds. Nick is currently writing his PhD on the dynamics and discourses of the Wellington Jazz scene, both, from the perspective of a professional … Continue reading
Nikita Tu-Bryant
Nikita is a vocalist, guitarist, composer, poet and actor from Auckland who moved to Wellington several years ago to study Jazz Performance at the New Zealand School of Music. Since graduating, Nikita plays in various bands around town and is involved in festival organization and band management. At the moment she plays with Flite and Nikita … Continue reading
Andy Laking
Andy Laking studied double bass at the New Zealand School of Music before he involved himself in the Wellington Jazz scene. After a couple of years playing around Wellington, Andy moved to Europe where he lived and toured around countries like Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Austria and Switzerland. After ten years he decided to return … Continue reading
Scott Maynard
Scott Maynard is a professional jazz and contemporary double bass player, singer, guitarist and composer from Wellington. He graduated in Jazz Performance from the New Zealand School of Music and is now playing with various artists and bands around Wellington such as Myele Manzanza, Fuyuko’s Fables , Black Spider Stomp, Dirty Mike and the Boys and Pales. A demo CD of the gipsy swing band Black Spider … Continue reading