The Star: March 02, 2023

30 The Star Thursday March 2 2023
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JAZZ-ROCK DRUMMER
Gregg Peter Bissonette Erskine
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THE Rodger Fox Big Band is starting their
50th Anniversary Concert series with a
full-on drum spectacular featuring three of
the world’s greatest drummers. e Big
Drum Off concert tour is coming to
Christchurch on Friday, 10 March for a
two-hour performance in the James Hay
eatre. See link for further information.
e three American drummers who will
perform in concert with the Rodger Fox
Big Band are Dennis Chambers, Gregg
Bissonette and Peter Erskine.
Rodger Fox says, “e Big Drum Off
concert tour will feature all three renowned
drummers on stage and performing
alongside the Big Band for the rst rst of ve ve
concert tours celebrating the Band’s 50th
Anniversary. is ‘drum-off’ will be a
performance to remember. e combined
power of these three incredible drumming
talents, in tandem with the Big Band’s
sound, is not to be missed.”
Peter Gregg Erskine Bissonette has is appeared a jazz and on rock 700
drummer. albums and His lm broad scores experience and has won ranges two
from Grammy big band, Awards blues, plus and Honorary rock, to Latin,
fusion Doctorate and from much the more. Berklee A current School member of
of Music. Ringo He Starr’s has played All-Star with Band, Weather has Report,
played Joni Mitchell, on albums Steely by Dan, dozens Diana of artists, Krall, Pat
including Metheny, and David the Lee American Roth's rst jazz three fusion solo
albums, band, Maynard and has Ferguson performed Big with Band. Canadian Peter is
jazz also legend a Professor Maynard of Practice Ferguson. and Gregg Director also of
Drumset played with Studies the Rodger at the ornton Fox Big Band School on of
Music, their recent University recording of Southern Reimagined! California.
Rodger Fox says he is looking forward to
collaborating with these three celebrated
American drummers who will also take
part in the Big Band’s ‘Jazz on the Road –
Changing Lives through Music’
programme. Jazz on the Road is an exciting
and challenging series of one-day
workshops and concerts delivered by the
Rodger Fox Big Band, featuring
international jazz musicians and educators.
“Man!!!!! To think we are now about to
celebrate half a century of jazz aer aer the rst rst
rehearsal at the Wellington Musicians Club
in Wigan Street so long ago. at really
blows my mind, to be very honest about it.
"I hope you come out and join the fun
while we present a series of concerts to
remember alongside a spectacular guest
‘drum-off’ featuring three of the world's
greatest drummers - Gregg Bissonette,
Dennis Chambers and Peter Erskine,”
Rodger Fox said.
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RODGER FOX BIG BAND
50TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
FEATURING: GREGG BISSONETTE
DENNIS CHAMBERS | PETER ERSKINE
JAMES HAY THEATRE | FRIDAY 10 MARCH
8PM | TICKETS AT TICKETEK
www.rodgerfoxbigband.com