MANAWATŪ JAZZ CLUB
July Club Day Concert - NZ School of Music Big Band One
Sun, 12 Jul
|Willow Park Tavern
Te Kōkī Big Band is the advanced jazz ensemble class of the New Zealand School of Music at Victoria University of Wellington, where developing musicians hone their skills through bi-weekly rehearsals, recording sessions, and numerous gigs in Wellington and throughout the country.
Time & Location
12 Jul 2026, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Willow Park Tavern, 820 Tremaine Avenue, Roslyn, Palmerston North 4414, New Zealand
About the event
The band is assembled through audition of NZSM jazz and classical students, and is made up of the standard jazz orchestra format of 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, 5 saxophonists, and rhythm section, as well as featured vocalists.
NZSM’s Big Band One has performed in concert with some the world’s leading jazz artists such as Eric Marienthal, Tom Warrington, Joe LaBarbera, Larry Koonse, Karrin Allyson, Adam Schroeder, Alex Sipiagin, Bennie Maupin, Dick Oatts, Jim Pugh, Bob Sheppard, Bill Reichenbach, Clay Jenkins, and Jon Papenbrook.
Their current director, carrying forward the passion and vision of the late great Dr. Rodger Fox, is Wellington bassist Seth Boy.
