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The Rodger Fox Big Band

THE RODGER FOX BIG BAND

Of NEW ZEALAND.

 

 

New Zealand’s premier big band featuring the capitals finest jazz talent. Lead by New Zealand jazz-big band legend RODGER FOX this band covers all bases.

Sizzling ensemble playing, stunning soloists and the desire to give people a good time through music.

 

Rodger has also been awarded 5 Tui’s for best New Zealand jazz recording.

 

Members of the Rodger Fox Big Band have performed with some of the biggest names in jazz including Michael Brecker, Diane Schuur, Mike Stern,Eric Marienthal, Randy Crawford, John Fedchock, Bill Cunliffe, Steve Houghton, Chris Cain, Dick Oatts, Charlie Musselwhite, Jon Papenbrook, Alex Sipiagin, Bob Sheppard, Bruce Forman, Charley Davis, Denise Perrier, Alan Broadbent and Jim Pugh  …….to name but a few.

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Article: Album Review

The Rodger Fox Big Band: Reimagined! The Roger Fox big Band Plays Sir Dave Dobbyn

Read "Reimagined! The Roger Fox big Band Plays Sir Dave Dobbyn" reviewed by Jack Bowers


On Reimagined!, New Zealander Rodger Fox's superlative big band takes a fresh look at the music of Sir Dave Dobbyn, one of that country's most honored and beloved musicians. Although Dobbyn has spent his celebrated career in the fields of pop and rock, his evocative compositions lend themselves well to light and swinging interpretations by Fox's ...

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Plays New Zealand

Label: TBone Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Resolute; Taranaki; Alife; One Step Ahead Of The Blues; Stretchin' With Gretchen; Remembering; Caribbean Cruise; HMS Grand Motorboat Of The Seas.

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Plays New Zealand

Label: Rattle Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: Roma in the Present Tense; Mr. Brown; Wandering Eye; North of the Apricots; Matakana; John Scon; Panacea; Arching Birch; X-Juicy.

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The Rodger Fox Big Band: Plays New Zealand

Read "Plays New Zealand" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Although trombonist Rodger Fox has somehow managed to keep New Zealand's finest big band alive and swinging for more than four decades, the band has never devoted an entire album to music written and arranged by New Zealanders--until now. That's not to say that Fox and the band have ignored music from their home country. Over ...

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Concerti

Label: Rattle Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Jazz Rondo; Raff Riff; Piano Concerto No. 3, Movement 1; Warriors.

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Michael Houstoun with the Rodger Fox Big Band: Concerti

Read "Concerti" reviewed by Jack Bowers


There is a saying about “the best of both possible worlds," an adage that springs immediately to mind when listening to Concerti, a remarkable collaboration between classical pianist Michael Houstoun and trombonist Rodger Fox's superb big band from Wellington, New Zealand. The captivating program consists of four extended works, two by American pianist / composer Bill ...

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Awright Awright

Label: Nzsm Jazz
Released: 2014
Track listing: Blues in the Closet; The Chant; Red Clay; Yardbird Suite; Easy Groove; Baby Get Lost; Teach Me Tonight; Boogie Blues; On Green Dolphin Street; Awright Awright.

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New Zealand School of Music Big Band: Awright Awright

Read "Awright Awright" reviewed by Jack Bowers


It's hard to believe this is a school band, no matter what the level. Music director Rodger Fox, a seasoned trombonist who leads his own play-for-pay band, must be extremely pleased and proud of what his students at the New Zealand School of Music in Wellington have accomplished, as their third album, Awright Awright, is superlative ...

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The Rodger Fox Big Band: No Exit

Read "No Exit" reviewed by Jack Bowers


The superb Rodger Fox Big Band has twice been honored with New Zealand's award for Best Jazz Recording of the Year (2001, 2005), and if No Exit doesn't make it a threesome the judges may have to double-check to make sure their ears and taste buds are working properly. While it may be difficult for some ...


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