George Garzone saxophone workshops
Saturday August 19th

Tenor sax heavyweight and renowned educator George Garzone will be visiting NZ this August, with gigs and workshops in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

Garzone is well-known as a sought-after jazz educator, currently teaching at the Berklee College of Music. He has also previously taught at New England Conservatory, Longy School of Music, New York University, Manhattan School of Music, Northeastern University and the New School University. He has pioneered the triadic chromatic approach and students of his have included Joshua Redman, Branford Marsalis, Teadross Avery, Luciana Souza, Mark Turner, Donny McCaslin, Doug Yates and Danilo Perez, to name a few.

WORKSHOPS at at ARA Music arts (130 High street, cnr Madras Street)



CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE WORKSHOPS

10-12pm 
Sax tone production, articulation and phrasing workshop
General admission: $20 student / $30 general
 
12.30-2.30pm
Improvisation: George Garzone explains and demonstrates the triadic chromatic improvisation concept  $20 student / $30 general
  
3-5pm
lesson time for advanced students $150 per hour cash per hour 
 
7.30 pm and 9.30pm – ORANGE STUDIOS PRESENTS GEORGE GARZONE
1063 Ferry Road, Ferrymead



Tickets: $34 per set or $55 for both sets

http://www.orangestudios.co.nz/show/george-garzone/

Join this legend for an up-close studio performance accompanied by Mark Lockett on drums and Mostyn Cole on bass.

7:30pm Set 1

9:30pm Set 2

JAZZED at the ART GALLERY

Come along to the ChCh Art Gallery's NZI foyer for a day-long celebration of jazz to commemorate the opening of the new exhibitions Len Lye: Stopped Short by Wonder and Henri Matisse: Jazz.

The day's performances will feature some of Christchurch's best young musicians from high schools and intermediates around the city. 

Schedule:
1:30 - Christ's College
2:00 - Cashmere High School
2:30 - Chisnallwood Intermediate School
3:30 - Rangi Ruru Girls School

Details at https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/events/jazzed

This is a free event

Fundraiser Big Band Extravaganza Concert

Come and join us for a Big Band Extravaganza on 27 August where we are raising funds to support the Rodger Fox Big Band in their effort to get to the Monterey Jazz Festival in September. Rodger continually supports jazz all around NZ, and major centres around NZ are all helping with fundraising for this major trip.

The Christchurch Extravaganza is being held on Sunday 27 August at Blue Smoke in The Tannery at 3 Garlands Rd from 12.20pm right through to 5.30pm. The following bands will feature in a fantastic afternoon of big band jazz.  

Entry will be by a minimum of a $10 donation (but more happily accepted for this good cause!) and there will be food and drink available for purchase at the bar.

Please spread the word amongst all your friends and family - it will be a wonderful afternoon and your support will be so appreciated  

Below is some information about the invitation the Band has received:

The Rodger Fox Big BandBand has been asked to perform at the 60th Monterey Jazz Festival in the US in September.

Festival organisers have recognised the pre-eminent status of the big band and invited them to join the line-up in its milestone anniversary year. Musical Director Rodger Fox is delighted with the unexpected invitation -it reflects the overseas reputation he and his players have achieved over the 40 years the band has been running.

In rolling out the red carpet, CEO of the festival, Tim Jackson, says "It's a great honour to invite New Zealand's acclaimed big band" to join the line-up in a milestone year.This festival is renowned as one of the world's pre-eminent longest consecutively running jazz festivals, which makes the invitation to Rodger Fox particularly special.

Their programmes for the festival will include performances with US blues guitar master Chris Cain and a featured programme of New Zealand music.In addition to the Monterey Jazz Festival invitation, Rodger has arranged performances on the West Coast of America and a recording session at the acclaimed United Studios in Los Angeles. United is where top artists such as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Harry Connick and Diana Krall recorded many of their celebrated albums.

Rodger's 20-musician big band is comprised of Wellington's leading young talent, including Lauren Ellis - drums, Ben Hunt - Trumpet, Eilish Wilson - saxophone and Oscar Laven - Saxophone are all seem around Wellington in bands such as the Richter City Rebels and the Mingus Ensemble.

This is an opportunity of a lifetime for Rodger and all of the musicians. However with these opportunities come significant financial challenges.The Rodger Fox big band is a not-for-profit society, and the total tour budget is set at a minimum of $128,000, which the big band has had only four months to raise.