Part 3: Greg Poppleton at Waiheke Jazz Festival 2016

Waiheke 2016 Festival Part 3. Photos of Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters at the 2016 Waiheke International Jazz Festival in New Zealand.

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These photos were taken at Morra Hall on the Saturday night by Auckland-based photographer Steve Bone.

Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters were opening for NZ music legend Greg Johnson.

Waiting to go on stage — In the wings at Morra Hall waiting to go on…

greg poppleton megaphone monochrome morra hall — Then at the last minute a flash of inspiration. I dash out to the front of the hall and make a big entrance through the audience singing ‘Sweet Sue’ into my red 1920s megaphone

singing up the front steps — Dancing up the Morra Hall stage steps

the trio at morra hall — Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters, Morra Hall, Waiheke Festival. Greg Poppleton 1920s vocals, Greg Chilcott sousaphone doubling trombone, Arthur Washington guitar.

singing sweet lorraine acoustically — The microphones are gone. The 200 people in the hall fall into a hush. Greg sings ‘Sweet Lorraine’, unamplified, with Arthur Washington on acoustic guitar

Greg Chilcott on trombone and Arthur Washington guitar duet 'On the Sunny Side of the Street' — Greg Chilcott on trombone and Arthur Washington guitar duet ‘On the Sunny Side of the Street’

Dancing to Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters in Morra Hall — Dancing to Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters at Morra Hall

The finale. Greg Poppleton biding farewell to Morra Hall.

More pics soon by Steve Bone of Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters on stage at the big festival finale at Rangihoua Estate in front of 1500 dancing people.

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