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April 30, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Preview: Rodger Fox Presents…Jazz Gala: Gregg Bissonette, Louis Dowdeswell, Glenn Walters

Rodger Fox’s Jazz Gala for 2019 features master drummer Gregg Bissonette, trumpeter Louis Dowdeswell and vocalist Glenn Walters. It’s always a good show with Fox and crew. And these are some great musicians indeed. (Full notes on each featured played below). Get out and support the NZ Jazz Gala. On tour with full shows and […]

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October 19, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Steve Gadd, James Carter & The Rodger Fox Big Band (October 17; Palmerston North)

Steve Gadd, James Carter & The Rodger Fox Big Band Globe Theatre; Palmerston North Wednesday, October 17 Rodger Fox has been trying to get Steve Gadd to New Zealand for at least two decades – and finally it happened, he has Gadd in town for a series of shows, the first of which was in […]

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October 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Rodger Fox Big Band: Hipwalk

Rodger Fox Big Band Hipwalk TBone Last year the Rodger Fox Big Band accepted an invitation to play at the 60th Monterey Jazz Festival; along the way they sat in with appearances at famed clubs Yoshi’s in Oakland and the Arcadia Blues Club in L.A. They also recorded this – the band’s most recent collection […]

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October 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Check out Chris Cain: He’s Got The Blues in his Soul and at his Fingertips

Chris Cain is an American blues guitarist and singer. He writes his own songs – has nearly a dozen albums to his name, but it’s the blues he carries inside him, a repertoire of songs by the greats, the legends – B.B. King and Albert King, for example – that make Cain worth seeing and […]