A Fellow of the NZAFA will have achieved a significant contribution to the fine arts in the wider community of Aotearoa New Zealand. Keep Reading

A host of media outlets and music people have paid huge tribute to  band leader, educator and trombonist extraordinaire Rodger Fox.   Keep Reading

Recent Capital Blues Inc past gigs, collected from April 2024   Keep Reading

On Wednesday 8 May 2024, the New Zealand Parliament played host to a memorable evening of music and dance from the 1940s. The Speaker's Concert Series, an initiative by the Right Honourable Gerry Brownlee, invited distinguished guests to enjoy the performance of the New Zealand School of Music Big Band, led by renowned musician Rodger Fox in... Keep Reading

An ex-pat friend of Rodger's captured the Big Band's gig at the Carlyle Room, in Washington DC, on 10 January 2024. Peter Grattan is a former TVNZ employee, now living in the USA, and his video handiwork can be seen below. The Rodger Fox Big Band is in the USA through early January, having represented New Zealand at JEN, the Jazz Educational... Keep Reading

Rodger Fox plays Hone Tuwhare near top of list for Jack Bower's Best Jazz Albums Of 2023 Esteemed jazz critic Jack Bowers, of the 'All About Jazz' website, proclaimed a review of "so many splendid big-band albums along with wonderful enterprises by smaller groups". He was talking about a very long list of great jazz albums in 2023. And near... Keep Reading

The shows to date have been monumental, so it stands to reason we'd want to add an Auckland gig to our schedule - seven towns in total. The Rodger Fox Big Band featuring King Kapisi, and with Erna Ferry, is playing at the Bruce Mason Centre on Sunday 12 November. The concerts fuse the modern big band sound with Aotearoa-New Zealand hip-hop by... Keep Reading

The university made a big point of praising the work of Senior Lecturer, Rodger Fox in its 6 October faculty newsletter. See what they said, here. A quintessentially Kiwi collaboration A musical mash up of brassy big band jazz and Aotearoa hip hop is set to surprise and entertain audiences around the country. Rodger Fox, Senior Lecturer in... Keep Reading

  Fringe/NZ Fringe/Wellington Fringe has been presenting eclectic arts to audiences in the Capital for 32 years. As an open-access festival Fringe does not select or curate content, instead allowing anyone to register an event and perform or present whatever they choose. Arts offerings tend to be multidisciplinary, and cover everything... Keep Reading

There's lots to look forward to at March's The Big Drum Off and the Christchurch Star is promoting it with this article on the gig and one of the three featured drummers. Keep Reading

Entries are now open for this year’s Young Jazz Band-it competitions. Young Jazz Band-it is a national competition for High School and Intermediate School Jazz Bands offering $18,000 in prizes, and now in its second year. Last year, some 230 high school musicians from around the country descended upon the New Zealand School of Music - Te... Keep Reading

Rodger Fox Big Band: Plays Hone Tuwhare. All About Jazz is a world-wide authority on jazz and when they post a review, musicians and fans take note. That's what makes this recent review such a well-deserved joy to read. Keep Reading

The Big Drum Off features three of the world’s greatest drummers performing with the Rodger Fox Big Band early next year across five venues. Celebrating their 50th Anniversary, the Rodger Fox Big Band is bringing three drummers Gregg Bissonette, Dennis Chambers and Peter Erskine to a venue near you: PALMERSTON NORTH – 7 MARCH 2023... Keep Reading

Ōtaki singer Tui-Eilish Tahere-Katene, recording as Miss Tui Soul, has released her first digital single titled Hear Me. Tui, 16, was signed earlier in 2022 to Legacy Foundation, an Auckland-based digital creative, music and entertainment company. “We believe she has a great foundation that will kick start a fantastic career as a... Keep Reading

Sixteen-year-old Ōtaki singer Tui-Eilish Tahere-Katene has signed a recording contract, with her first single due to be released soon. Under the name of Miss Tui Soul, the talented young soul singer is about to release Hear Me, her first digital single and video. It will be released by Auckland-based Legacy Foundation, the digital creative... Keep Reading