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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 17, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Music Feature: Steve Gadd

I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But the other day I got the call up to present a Music Feature for the Afternoons show. Well, actually, I was on-air talking about some albums in my regular review slot and I was promoting the back that legendary drummer Steve […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Chat, Chick Corea, Chuck Mangione, Conversation, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, Gadd, Interview, James Carter, Jazz, Jesse Mulligan, Master, Music, Paul Simon, Radio, Radio New Zealand, RadioNZ, Rickie Lee Jones, RNZ, RNZ Music Feature, RNZ Music Feature: Steve Gadd, Rodger Fox, Session, Simon Sweetman, Steely Dan, Steve, Steve Gadd, The Rodger Fox Big Band, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 15, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: October 2018

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now nearly three years into […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2018), Afternoons, Big Band, Blicher, Blicher Hemmer Gadd, BMG, Gadd, Hemmer, Hip Walk, Hipwalk, Jesse Mulligan, Oct, October, Radio, Reviews, RNZ, RNZ Reviews, RNZ Reviews: October 2018, Rodger Fox, Steve Gadd, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Big Band, Erna Ferry, Hipwalk, Jazz, Monterery, Rodger Fox, Rodger Fox Big Band, Rodger Fox Big Band: Hipwalk, TBone, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: John Beasley’s MONK’estra (June 9, Wgtn)

John Beasley’s MONK’estra Opera House, Wellington (8pm) Saturday, June 9 John Beasley’s MONK’estra is a big band dedicated to playing the music of pianist/composer Thelonious Monk and for this performance the core of the America group was augmented by some local players including Rodger Fox and members from his jazz orchestra.
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October 5, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 84 – Midge Marsden

Welcome to episode 84 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Up in Auckland recently I finally got to have a sit-down chat with Midge Marsden. We’ve talked about doing this a few times, he and I have corresponded over the years – but this was the first time we’d […]
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June 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 70 – Rodger Fox

Welcome to episode 70 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This conversation is me chatting with musician, bandleader, arranger, promoter and educator Rodger Fox. Dr. Rodger Fox is now a full time senior lecturer at the New Zealand School of Music at Victoria […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Arranger, Bandleader, Big Band, Big Band Music, Boosted, Chat, Chris Cain, Converssation, Crowdfunding, Educator, ep.70, Episode Seventy, Erna Ferry, Interview, Jazz, Jazz Festival, Le Petit Chocolat, Michael Houstoun, Monterey, Music, Musician, Podcast, Promoter, Rodger Fox, Simon Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 70, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 70 - Rodger Fox, T Leaf T, Teacher, The Quincy Conserve, Trombone, Trombonist, Wellington, Yeastie Boys ·

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June 14, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Bach Beat – Michael Houstoun & The Rodger Fox Big Band (June 11, Wgtn)

Bach Beat: Michael Houstoun & The Rodger Fox Big Band Opera House, Wellington (3pm) Sunday, June 11 One of the most intriguing musical collaborations of recent years has been that of Rodger Fox and Michael Houstoun. It works. And I know this from the recordings – but at this year’s jazz festival I finally got […]
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May 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 65 – Shelagh Magadza

Welcome to episode 65 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This conversation is me chatting with the Artistic Director of the NZ Festival and Wellington Jazz Festival, Shelagh Magadza.
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Artistic Director, Arts Festival, Bill Frisell, Cassandra Wilson, Chat, Comet Is Coming, Conversation, Dave Weckl, Dianne Reeves, Discussion, ep65, Festival, Festival of the Arts, International Festival, Interview, iTunes, Jazz, Jazz Festival, Le Petite Chocolat, Michael Houstoun, NZ Festival, Plug, Podcast, PR, Promo, Rodger Fox, Shelagh Magadza, Simon Sweetman, Soundcloud, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 65 – Shelagh Magadza, T Leaf T, Wayne Shorter, Wellington, Wgtn, Wynton Marsalis, Yeastie Boys ·

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March 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: # 9 – The Greatest Music In The World

Hyperbole – it still has its uses. Hopefully. Tonight I’m doing a DJ set that I have dubbed The Greatest Music In The World. I am not even the greatest DJ in my street. But it’s not about my skills, it’s about the music – it’s always about the music. And though I love music […]
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March 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Wellington Jazz Festival: 7-11 June 2017

The Wellington Jazz Festival – always a highlight of the winter months – has announced its 2017 line-up. The international highlights are impressive with Bill Frisell and band (including the multi-talented Petra Haden). Frisell’s playing is legendary and ever-forward, his most recent album When You Wish Upon A Star is a career-best. Superstar drummer Dave […]
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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 […]
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