The Fox and The Woolf
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:36 pm

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Music maestros set stage for some sensational swing

Jazz maestro Rodger Fox and legendary multi-award winning Kiwi entertainer Ray Woolf have teamed up to celebrate the golden age of swing at this year’s ASB Queenstown JazzFest.

On Saturday 24 October “The Fox and the Woolf” will take to the stage together at Queenstown’s Millennium Hotel for an evening of classic swing hits.

Backed by an 18-piece band, they will transport concert-goers back to the dance halls of the 1930s and ‘40s with numbers like The Lady is a Tramp, They Can't Take that Away from Me and I've Got You Under My Skin, later made famous by artists such as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin and Ella Fitzgerald.

Queenstown Jazz Festival trustee Nicola Lindsay says Rodger Fox and Ray Woolf are “consummate performers” and guarantees their cabaret-style showmanship and choice of popular music will get people up on the dance floor.

“The tunes they’ll perform are set around the 1930s and ‘40s when times were tough and people were looking to escape their everyday worries,” she says. “This feeling was reflected in a new era of jazz music - the upbeat swing tunes performed by Glenn Miller-style big bands soothed people’s blues and moved them to dance like never before.

“To those people coming to the concert, I’d suggest they get their serious dancing shoes on because it’s going to be a great night! Seating will be cabaret-style so it’s a good opportunity for people to get friends and family together and book a table. Antipasto and dessert platters are included in the ticket price and we’ll also have a dinner package option.”

Iconic singer-entertainer-actor Ray Woolf is one of New Zealand's best known and loved entertainers. His career spans more than 40 years and features innumerable performances, TV appearances, and recordings. He has won several awards, including the prestigious Benny Award from the Variety Artists Club for his services to entertainment, NZ Entertainer of the Year and the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM).

In 2007 he released his first CD in 27 years with renditions of swing classics such Bad Bad Leroy Brown, Birth of the Blues and Moonlight In Vermont - not to mention a special Latin big band version of the Deep Purple hit Smoke on the Water.

Rodger Fox, a leading jazz trombonist and big band leader, is one of New Zealand’s biggest exponents of jazz and is still going strong after 35 years in the industry. He and his all-star band have played at jazz festivals worldwide, performed with some of the biggest names in the industry including Michael Brecker, Steve Smith, Chick Findley and Randy Crawford, and won the New Zealand Jazz Recording of the Year three times. When not performing, Fox is a senior tutor at the New Zealand School of Music.

Joining Fox and Woolf for their festival show will be up and coming Wellington singer Penelope Kibby.

The ASB Queenstown JazzFest runs from 17 to 26 October and brings music to the masses in a 10-day live music celebration which showcases a breadth of jazz styles from around New Zealand and the world.

Festival tickets can be purchased online through www.asbjazzfest.co.nz, at Queenstown i-Site (corner of Shotover and Camp streets) or by calling TicketDirect on 0800 224 224 (03 450 9110).

For more festival information please visit www.asbjazzfest.co.nz

Event details:

The Fox and the Woolf

Saturday 24 October, 7.30pm - 11pm

Millennium Hotel

Tickets $85 (includes antipasto platter and dessert platter)

Dinner package available
Seating: Cabaret style, tables of 8-10 people

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