The Strait Shooters want to thank all the hard working organisers and volunteers who put together an outstanding Bay of Islands Jazz & Blues Festival. With a last minute personnel line-up Warwick's brother Stafford Murray stepped up to the plate on bass. Lucky for the band he'd been listening to their album for the last 3 months and took no time to learn the songs. In fact the partnership between Stafford and Henry 'the funky jandal' on drums turned out to be a stroke of geni

The Strait Shooters make their inaugural appearance at The Bay of Islands Jazz & Blues Festival 2017, next weekend August 11, 12, 13. Warwick 'Electrolux' Murray and Ramblin' Rick Stringer will lead a slightly changed line-up for this festival. As always the talented QT Lee will be with the band to lend her sultry lead and backing vocals. But with regular players and founding members Aaron 'The Funky Chief' Nonoa (bass) and Mark 'Tom Tom' Thomas (drums) unavailable for this t