Rodger Fox Big Band
Ray Charles: A Tribute
Ray Charles: A Tribute
The legendary Rodger Fox Big Band has kept the fires burning as the premier big band in Aotearoa for more than 50 years. This Wellington Jazz Festival, they will pay homage to music icon Ray Charles, whose fusion of gospel, rhythm and blues and jazz laid the foundations of soul and forever changed the sound of 20th century popular music.
Bringing the signature vocal intensity of Ray Charles will be special guests GRAMMY award-winning vocalist and former Santana lead signer Tony Lindsay (USA), together with Rodger Fox Big Band powerhouse blues vocalist Erna Ferry, soul sensation, pianist and singer Louis TM, with backing vocals from The Beatgirls.
Celebrate the legacy of one of the most influential singers in history with a powerful big band performance.
E toitia tonu ana ngā ahi o te ora e ngā houtipua nei e Rodger Fox Big Band, neke atu i te rima tekau tau e whakangahau ana i a tātou. I tēnei taurima nei, he whakamaumaharatanga tā rātou tū ki a Ray Charles.
Ka kawea mai ko te momo o te reo Ray Charles, kei a Tony Lindsay tēnei mahi, he kaiwhiwhi tohu nui, he kaiwaiata ō mua mō Santana, ā, nō Amerika. Ka tū tahi mai rā me te Rodger Fox Big Band, toki kaiwaiata puoro kahurangi, a Erna Ferry, te wairua, te kaipiano, me Louis TM, ko ngā kaiwaiata hāpai ko te rōpū nei ko Beatgirls.
Whakanuia te mana o hētehi ngā tino kaiwaiata rongonui rawa atu, me tēnei pēne houtipua nui.
