White Chapel Jak @ Leigh - Leigh Sawmill Cafe
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Love grown music comes to life summer 2020 with White Chapel Jak. This high energy acoustic Kiwiana band will have you groovin’ and vibin’ with their fresh and funky approach to songs you all know and love.
DOORS OPEN: 7.00pm
BAND ON STAGE: 8.00pm to 10.30pm
Love grown music comes to life summer 2020 with White Chapel Jak's “Summer Vibes Tour”. This high energy acoustic Kiwiana band will have you groovin’ and vibin’ with their fresh and funky approach to songs you all know and love.
Hot off the back of a sold out debut “MusicLife Tour” crowd favorites White Chapel Jak are over the moon to play at SoundSplash 2020, headline at SeePort Festival with the Auckland Symphony Orchestra and play the Fritter Festival Whangarei alongside Katchafire. Winners of the RNZ Battle of the Covers Band and Outstanding Entertainment at the Wedding Industry Awards they are renown for capturing and delighting audiences all over New Zealand.
You’ve never seen anything quite like White Chapel Jak. Front-lady Bonnie Hurunui with her “holy high hair” is a born entertainer. She can vocally smash anthems and have you in stitches with her cheeky banter. Dean Tinning their 6’3” viking on percussion. He sits on a cajon with a suitcase for his kick drum and can play six instruments at once. Then he sings backups with the voice of an angel. Legally blind, Michael White can stand on his double bass while playing big fat funky lines. Lead guitarist Nathan Boston plays a classical guitar through a “wah wah” pedal and always has a few tricks up his sleeve! You’ve never seen anything quite like White Chapel Jak.
They genuinely love performing and every moment of their journey and dynamic shows reflect this. With a stage that lights up with musical wizardry, laughter and love, it’s easy to see why audiences of every age fall for them wholeheartedly, their music and their story.
Check out their epic performance at the SeePort Festival with the Auckland Symphony Orchestra last year, where in front of 15,000 people they bought the house down with their version of Another Brick in the Wall, a cover by Pink Floyd. Jesse Mulligan of RNZ and The Project described this song as their “opus”.
Organiser White Chapel Jak
Organiser of White Chapel Jak @ Leigh - Leigh Sawmill Cafe
Crowd favourites White Chapel Jak are renown for capturing and delighting audiences all over New Zealand. This high-energy acoustic Kiwiana band (with a big band sound) will have you dancing and singing with their fresh and funky approach to songs you all know and love.
The breakthrough band have played have sold out shows on tour as well as playing festivals around the country. In January 2020 they headlined the Auckland SeePort Festival, accompanied by the Auckland Symphony Orchestra, for a crowd of 15,000.
They opened for Alanis Morrissette at the 2018 Summer Concert Tour and Bonnie Tyler at 2017 Summer Concert Tour, claimed the RNZ Battle of the Covers Band in 2018 and Outstanding Entertainment at the Wedding Industry Awards in 2019.
Lead singer Bonnie Hurunui is loved for her larger than life stage presence and highly impressive sculpted hair. Her soulful voice and magnetic personality captivate everyone in the crowd.
The masterful Dean Tinning lays out groovy beats and you can’t help but move your feet. Nicknamed “The Viking” his suitcase bass drum, cajon and percussion practically drives you to the dance floor.
Posessing equal measures of cool and quiet, legally blind Michael White can stand on his double bass while playing big phat funky lines.
With a cheeky personality and rather dashing smile to boot, Nathan Boston on lead guitar knows how to truly light up the fret board.
They genuinely love performing and every moment of their journey and dynamic shows reflect this. With a stage that lights up with musical wizardry, laughter and love, it’s easy to see why audiences of every age fall for them wholeheartedly, their music and their story.
