Jack Claridge is a multi-instrumentalist jazz musician who has been making music for more than 85 years.
As well as featuring in some of the earliest musical recordings in New Zealand, Jack opened and ran Claridge's Cabaret in Lower Hutt.
Jack, who is nonagenarian for just one more week because he's turning 100 next weekend, joins Susana to talk about his career.
1952 Jazz Concert Wellington Town Hall Photo: Rachel Smith
Jack and Jack Photo: Supplied
Tracks played during the interview
- Jazz-a-plenty — That's A Plenty (Jack Claridge on acoustic bass)
- Jazz-a-plenty — I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself A Letter (Jack Claridge on acoustic bass)
- Jazz-a-plenty — Midnight in Moscow (Jack Claridge on acoustic bass)
- Claridge’s Cabaret – Undecided (Jack Claridge on vibraphone)
- Claridge’s Cabaret — The Continental
