The Saturday night show at the festival will feature some of the capital’s finest musicians playing a mix of original, contemporary jazz compositions and modern interpretations of jazz classics.

The Nigel Patterson Quartet was formed in 2007 out of a love for jazz and a vision for composing and performing original jazz inspired compositions.

The NPQ combines expert musicianship with passion and creativity. Led by Nigel Patterson, one of New Zealand’s finest keyboardists/composers (The Black Seeds, Fly My Pretties) with support from Blair Latham (The Little Blast  Orchestra, Jazz Robots) on tenor saxophone, Tom Callwood (Little Bushman, Phoenix Foundation) on bass and Peter Elliot on drums.

Inspired by such greats as Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Mal Waldron, McCoy Tyner and many others the NPQ creates a contemporary, sophisticated and digestable take on the jazz idiom.

From alternative metres through mood ballads and up-tempo swings, the NPQ seeks to bring through the edgier side of jazz while retaining the melodic and emotional character of the music.

For more information about Jazz in Martinborough 2017 go to the website

Part of Jazz In Martinborough

*Please note that these tickets do not include your dinner reservations at The Village Cafe, this will need to be arranged with the Cafe directly.