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Nigel plays tenor, alto & soprano saxophones, flute, guitar, ukulele, piano & vocals. Nigel performs with bands and DJ's. Music includes jazz, funk, blues, soul, reggae, latin, rock, dance........

Nigel has played with Kenny Rogers, Billy T James, Midge Marsden & the Legendary Mudsharks of Raglan, Queenstown Jazz Orchestra, Queenstown Ukulele Orchestra, Queenstown Funk Orchestra, Master Blasters, Jive Pranksters, the Ratz, Flavour, Mojo and numerous others .

He has recorded with his band the Ratz, Gipsy Mountain Pickers, Margaret O’Hanlon, Mark Wilson and others. He has been producer for many live musical  shows including Starry-Eyed and Songstars. Based in Tahuna, Queenstown, Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Nigel Hirst

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Video clip links

Live at the Southland Cancer Society Gala Ball with the Flavour & the Koi Boys  2017

Concert  at the Civic Theatre Invercargill  2016    Never Tear Us Apart

Live at Dukes in Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii with Henry Kapono Band  2017   Route 66 & Fly Me To The Moon

At Rippon Vineyards, Wanaka for a wedding with the Jive Pranksters   2015

With The Flavour at La Rumbla in Arrowtown for a wedding celebration.  2015   Mustang Sally

At Queenstown Winter Festival Opening Party with Red Band  2016   We Gotta Get Outta This Place

Queenstown Jazz Orchestra at the Queenstown Festival Ball  2013      A Band's Gotta Do

At the Harbourview Hotel, Raglan with the Legendary Mudsharks 1986   Bow Street Boogie

At Queenstown Winter Festival Opening with the Master Blasters  2012  Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

The Oracle in Auckland  Reunion Concert  2009       Oh Darling

Gypsy Pickers at Whitecliffs Festival 1984   Gumboot Gal & Going Back To Takaka

Jive Pranksters at the Queenstown International Jazz Festival 2014      Snow Mambo

Jive Pranksters at the Queenstown International Jazz Festival 2001    She's No Lady

Lynch Mob performing Pink Floyd's  Dark Side of the Moon      2009        Us And Them

Songstars Show in Arrowtown  with Margaret O'Hanlon      2011 Messing With My Heaven

 Mudsharks at Raglan Harbourview Hotel          1987  Valentines Day

click here for link to the full television documentary   

Legendary Mudsharks at Raglan Harbourview Hotel 2013

Click here for Link to the full   Television Documentary       There and Back

Queenstown Ukulele Orchestra on Source TeeVee   2012  Venus

Playing piano with Cat n the Ratz at Whitecliffs Festival  1985        I'll Be Gone

Master Blasters with guest Midge Marsden at Coronet Peak Queenstown Winter Festival    Sea Cruise

The Flavour at Ballarat Trading Company  Queenstown     Master Blaster

Live at the Queenstown Winter festival Opening Party with the Flavour   2017     Is This Love

Live local lakeside lockdown series    9 clips         2020

Covid Collection Second Session     2021

Freestyling on saxophone with DJ for Huffer Stores

Freestyling on saxophone with DJ Joe 

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