The name Rodger Fox may not ring a bell for some readers outside of New Zealand or Los Angeles, but he is very well known by just about everyone in the Land of the Long White Cloud (“Aotearoa,” the Maori name for NZ) as well as in the jazz community of La La Land. Rodger has been leading his own big band for fifty years. Perseverance pays off, as does the singular dedication to music and music education that Rodger has manifested for all this time. And what better way to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of his big band than to invite three drummers from the USA to drive the band and the following message home He told me, “A big part of my mission statement is to combine the very best talent with the Rodger Fox Big Band both with live performances and with a strong educational value. We […]

May 2023 Issue