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Australasian Project

Manins brings a unique Trans-Tasman perspective to New Zealand jazz and currently performs throughout Australasia and the Pacific regions.

Roger Manins Bernie McGann Australasian project was created and put together by Manins originally for the Wellington Jazz Festival 2009 as a Trans-Tasman collaboration of cherished Australian and New Zealand artists. It features the stunning interplay between Manins, McGann and Dewhurst.

In Wellington, Paul Dyne and Reuben Bradley completed the line up - swinging like crazy - and for gig at the University of Auckland they were joined by the wonderfull Ron Samsom on drums and Oliver Holland on bass. It was a logical line up for Manins, with 20 years of history playing with Dewhurst in many different situations in Australia, and after featuring as special guest with the Bernie McGann quartet for SIMA at the Sound Lounge in 2006 and 2007, including a live recording soon to be released on Rufus records (Aust).

The Australiasian project is an on-going project and will hopefully crop up with variations in the South Pacific region

The London Bar Quintet

Swinging standards and originals

Roger Manins - sax, Peter Barwick - trumpet
Tom Dennison - bass, Phil Broadhurst - piano
Frank Gibson - drums

Roger Manins Trio

A sonic subliminal collective musical experience featuring the stunning virtuosic saxophone of Roger Manins, with Mostyn Cole on bass and Reuben Bradley on drums.

With two Australian tours under their belt, and fresh from the Wellington Jazz Festival, the trio presents music of seamless improvisational coherence and interplay.

The Roger Manins Trio is an orchestra with its own distinctive sound and vibe- not to be missed!

Roger Manins Quartet

Sydney-based Quartet. Loves playing swinging standards

Featuring: Brendan Clarke -bass, James Hauptman - drums
Roger Manins - tenor saxophone, and either - Mike Nock - piano, James Muller - guitar, Hugh Barrett - piano

Carolina Moon Jazz Group

This band features jazz and multi-lingual singer Carolina Moon. We play a lot of different jazz styles including songs in French, Spanish and Portuguese, with some great arangements of the classics to contemporary repertoire.

This is a great band to play with - the material is great and we have a lot of fun!

International Touring/Projects

Gai Bryant's Spare Parts with Jim McNeely (USA) - 2008 Australian Tour
Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra with Florian Ross (GERMANY) - 2007 Australian Tour

House Concert Series

The House Concert Series features international artists who are generally in town. We have a resident Hammond B3 Organ available and an appreciative, listening audience and a great vibe. We've hosted some amazing concerts and workshops:

Tony Gorman - Sydney
John Gorman - New York
Michel Benebig / Shem - New Caledonia
Florian Ross and Route 70 - Germany
Sara Leib - L.A.