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A summer’s afternoon of swing, gypsy jazz and old time music will be held on Kawau Island next month, when guitar duo Mark Mazengarb and Katie Martucci play in Mansion House Gardens.
Mazengarb is a renowned Kiwi guitarist who has played with many world class musicians, including the legendary Tommy Emmanuel, and recently spent seven years touring the US with guitarist and singer Loren Barrigar.
Martucci hails from the Catskill Mountains in New York State, where she grew up singing, playing fiddle and guitar. A graduate of the New England Conservatory, she teaches music, is a producer and plays with folk-pop trio The Ladles and jazz ensemble Tucci Swing, among others.
During her NZ visit, she and Mazengarb will be playing nine dates throughout the North Island, including Mansion House Gardens on Sunday, February 4 and the Whangateau Hall on Monday, February 12.
Kawau concert organisers Lin Pardey and Maree Pickett say the Kawau summer concert, which is the first of its kind to be held since covid, is an event not to be missed, as the guitar duo are “sensational”.
The show starts at 2.30pm and entry is by koha, with all proceeds going to the Kawau Island First Response Team Equipment Fund.
Concertgoers can bring a picnic and Mansion House Café will be open all day.
Info: https://www.kawauisland.org/updates/2023/12/13/live-music-in-mansion-house-gardens-sunday-4-feb-2024
