Ben Wilcock & The Jelly Rolls are joined by one of NZ’s iconic jazz musicians, the prolific Rodger Fox, for a special one-off Festival performance.

Ben Wilcock & The Jelly Rolls contemporary Harlem Stride style encompasses piano greats such as Fats Waller, Erroll Garner, Ahmad Jamal and Oscar Peterson. They will take you back to the era of speakeasies playing high energy, swinging renditions of original material from The Jelly Rolls’ catalogue, as well as unique interpretations of jazz standards played as only this quartet can deliver.

They are joined by Rodger Fox, New Zealand’s foremost jazz trombonist, big band leader, jazz educator, arranger and producer.

He has performed in concert with some of the biggest names in the business, from the jazz and entertainment world, including Louie Bellson, Bill Reichenbach, Chuck Findley, Randy Crawford, Bobby Shew, Lanny Morgan, Bruce Paulson, Diane Schuur, Arturo Sandoval, David Clayton – Thomas, Joe Williams, The Four Tops – Temptations, Gary Grant, Jon Papenbrook, Bill Cunliffe, Holly Hofmann, Kevin Mahogany to name but a few