On the third Monday of each month*, The Cross host Life Drawing Classes in the Guest Room, 7-9pm.

Come along and enjoy an evening of tutored life drawing with art facilitaor ex-tra-or-di-naire Dan Wilkinson, artist and teacher at The Learning Connexion.

$10 unwaged or $15 waged, no need to book, just bring some cash for the class and maybe a drink or two, and enjoy learning some new skills and creating an image of the human form. Materials are BYO, so bring whatever mediums you are most comfortable with.

There are limited spaces available and the class works on a first in first served basis, so try to get along early to nab yourself a spot before they all fill up.

See you there!

Latin Club is a music project that brings the enormous diversity of latin music to the Wellington community, promoting the fusion of genres with jazz, classic and world music.

Come and listen to "pan-latin music" from Latin America, the Caribbean, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, and afro-latin Cabo Verde and Mozambique, performed by world class musicians.

Latin Club has a very special guest for the Jazz Festival: iconic Brazilian actor and political activitist José de Abreu; a very talented actor and staunch opposer of the Bolsonaro government, who recently caused a huge stir in Brazil’s social media as the self-proclaimed Brazilian president.

An ode to the great drum-less trio of Nat King Cole, featuring Louis Thompson-Munn.

The formidable Ol' King Cole was born out of a love of the great music of Nat King Cole's early drum-less trio, which was active 1943-1950. Humour and a lively sense of banter is the essence of what makes this band a great enjoyment to behold.

Great tunes, honest, humble, and a great spirit of performance - from a time where there was no iPod, no Spotify, just musicians in a room making sweet sounds for other humans.

Inspired by the soul-jazz/groove stylings of the 60s, Funky Mama dedicates itself to all things funky!

Helmed by saxophonist Bryn van Vliet, this group performs old favourites and music written by members in the band. Expect an exciting explosion of irresistible grooves, energetic solos and booty shakin' numbers.

Three talented and decorated musical artists from Aotearoa present their own works and interpretations of the corpus of modern #BAM composers, with a distinctly antipodean flavour and an inescapable apocalyptic bent.

Featuring:
Hikurangi Schaverien-Kaa (Drums)
Callum Allardice (Guitar)
Thomas Botting (Bass)