Hot Club Sandwich Will Be Hot At Luxury Jazz Weekend

August 22, 2013

Quality jazz returns to the prestigious Bay Of Many Coves in the Marlborough Sounds in October following an enthusiastic response to their recent luxury jazz weekend in August.

Bay Of Many Coves, the only 5-star resort in the Marlborough Sounds, has engaged Wellington jazz icons, Hot Club Sandwich, to perform at the resort’s Villa Maria Spring Jazz weekend from October 4-6.

Hot Club Sandwich play a broad repertoire of jazz but specialise in weaving their own popular compositions that explore a range of topical themes from cafe culture, dishonest politicians, couch potato rugby fans and TV evangelists into their programme.

Bay Of Many Coves’ co-owner, Murray McCaw, has described them as the pre-eminent jazz trio in Wellington for their three Ps - playing, personality and performance.

Hot Club Sandwich will play performance and background jazz throughout the weekend. They’ll greet guests on their arrival and be the perfect musical maestros as guests explore the venue and take part in the abundance of optional activities from cruising, to dolphin watching to winery tours to enjoying the resort’s distinctive eco-system.

A unique feature of the weekend is the special Winemakers’ Master Class. Villa Maria senior winemaker and raconteur, Jeremy McKenzie, will present his popular hands-on master class where guests will learn how to blend their own Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. 

The fun event will see groups of six or so people creating their own blend by using Villa Maria’s measuring cylinders, calculators, pencils and Kiwi know how to make their taste sensation as authentic as possible.

The blends will then be tasted blind by all participants and the winning team members will receive a special bottle of Villa Maria reserve. Villa Maria wines will also be served with Bay of Many Coves’ memorable degustation meal hosted by Executive Chef, Hannes Bareiter, on the Saturday night.

Murray McCaw was delighted with the response from guests to the recent jazz weekend which he says clearly meets a need for people wishing to enjoy stunning music in a stunning setting.

“Hot Club Sandwich’s return will make for a magic three days in the Sounds. Their versatility is renowned and they’ll present everything from performance cameos to background ambiance,” Murray says.

Prices for the October 4-6 Villa Maria Spring Jazz weekend start from $860 per person.

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