Jazz Concert and Service in the Cathedral

So the weather was not that great and we skipped going to the concert at the botanic garden here in Christchurch. But Jens told us, that there would be a jazz concert in the cathedral early in the evening.

After a brief discussion we went there in the hope that it will be more of a concert than a service. Nobody really wanted the service part. But the priest was really great. He did not do anything from the normal service repertoire, but tried to make a connection between the history of New Zealand and Jazz with its base in the afro-american culture.

So the four people played a bit of Jazz from a defined era and the priest discussed stuff that happened in this era in New Zealand and the U.S. during that time.

It did not always work. But the effort and try was well worth appreciating. For a free concert this was a great idea.

I especially liked the "dialog" where a maori read the Waitangi treaty on maori and the priest did it in english. I think like all the colonial treaties this one is not in favor of the original people of New Zealand. But they did not see it. So sad.