Join us for a fun entertaining afternoon of chill ballads, epic indie brassiness, and talented young jazz performers. The June Hayes experience, Mermaid Bait, and the Whangarei youth Music Jazz Band. 3 hours of quality summer live music in Waipu's coastal outdoor event location.
Mermaid Bait are a colourful, family-friendly band from Whangārei, Te Tai Tokerau, known for vibrant performances, wild costumes and big band energy. Mixing brass, punk, ska, dub, indie and a bit of organised chaos; the epic group of 12 brings a fun and unforgettable experience that gets crowds vibing, dancing and having a great time.
Part marching band, part theatre; Mermaid Bait transforms spaces into lively celebrations of music and community. Shows are inclusive and made for audiences of all ages.
VIDEO LINKS:
Outdoor performance: https://youtu.be/3z459ZYRhP8?si=qjjkO-V5i54pSdki
Stage performance: https://youtu.be/lpVHfgB8SZ0?si=OqVJP8aiqIyURNGk
Roving performance: https://youtu.be/yEqldoCLlZQ?si=U062op9aOGXK9Rvq
Live at Shipwrecked (Lucky Star) https://www.instagram.com/p/DF6Etl9T388/
June Hayes
Widely renowned jazz singer ‘with a voice like velvet’, June’s ‘new groove’ embraces jazz and contemporary classic popular music comfortably blending two musical genre in ways that provide the ideal entertainment package for a wide variety of events.
With an ever increasing song list of over 450 jazz and contemporary tunes, June and her group The June Hayes Set design their performance to meet our needs, theme and mood of a "Jazzy afternoon in Waipu". Junes style includes ·Subtle background sound ·Cameo performances ·Elegant, sophisticated classic jazz ·Grooving contemporary classic pops ·Dance music – gliding through a mix of jazz, blues and classic pop.
June’s reputation as the jazz singer with a ‘voice like velvet’ has seen her perform for a wide variety of corporate, private events, and festivals throughout New Zealand including Napier’s Art Deco Festival, the Tauranga Jazz Festival, Devonport Wine & Food Festival, Cornwall Park Summer Music Series, Auckland’s People in Parks and numerous others, backed by a who’s who of Auckland’s finest musicians.
One of her most memorable New Zealand performances was for the Manukau Business Enterprise Awards, where at the last minute June was asked to sing New Zealand’s National Anthem in Te Reo and English before the Prime Minister and other ministerial dignitaries, for which she earned enormous praise
