Katikati is the starting point for the National Jazz Festival once again and the town is putting on a busker-style street party.
Lucky Strike, Katikatz Jazz Band and the Samme and Kane duo will play at the Katikati Jazz Street Party.
Lucky Strike is a jazz trio from Waihī and Tauranga featuring keyboardist/vocalist Liam Ryan (The Narcs, The Rodger Fox Band, Midge Marsden Band) with Leith Milson on bass (Tauranga Big Band former director) and Simon Graham on drums. The three met by chance in the gold mining town Waihī — hence the name Lucky Strike.
Lucky Strike’s song list is a mix of jazz standards as well as funk and groove.
Katikatz Jazz Band plays tunes from the 3B’s of British Dixieland and traditional jazz, Chris Barber, Acker Bilk and Kenny Ball through to Disney tunes. Katikatz Jazz Band often performs at Waihī's Stirling Hotel and at festivals such as the Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival.
