The Axiom Jazz Trio is a Blue Mountains Based group comprising of Neil Sagewood on Piano, Jon West on Bass, and Warren Baker on Drums. The group members have a deep love of rich harmonies and sophisticated songwriting and play smooth supple modern jazz and latin renderings of originals and classic standards from the American songbook. These include compositions from Elllington, Gershwin, Jobim, Bacharach and Henry Mancini. Each of the members have extensive experience playing locally and internationally in New Zealand and the UK and have played in many different musical line ups and genres of music and have recorded international and with other local artists and groups. This week Anne Crestani will be performing with the trio. 4:30-6:30pm, free event, bar & kitchen open. Hotel Blue, the Mountains' own 'House of Jazz'.

Stick around to see Kiwi touring jazz act Antipodes 'Live in the Attic' on their Australian tour (6:30-8:30pm; $15). Antipodes was formed after a chance meeting of some of the members at a jam session in Berlin in 2013. The musical connection became immediately apparent and they began writing and performing original compositions together. Sweeting from Sydney is a pianist known for his indelible work with jazz-improv group the Grey Wing Trio. Saxophonist Baxendale a key force behind the burgeoning Kiwi band The Jac and is one of the most energetic forces coming from the underground Wellington jazz scene. Motueka born guitarist Callum Allardice, a frequent collaborator of Jake’s, joined them in NZ and contributed a number of his own compositions. The band also includes one of Sydney’s most notoriously incredible double bassists Tom Botting and mystical drum powers of Ivan Schmachzem. This is a Sunday evening not to be missed!