Welcome to
Mart Rodger Manchester Jazz
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25 years of making people happy.
Martin Rodger, Mart to the jazz fraternity has a passion for Traditional/Dixieland jazz and has been pushing it for over 50 years. Little did he know when he appeared on a talent discovery show called Carol Levis Discoveries all those years ago he would still be performing in the twenty first century. Mart jokes saying hes still waiting to be discovered. This band is my best yet, and if you have something which is really enjoyable, to a good standard, is happy and swings, you should share it with as many people as possible says Mart Rodger. These boys cut their teeth on the British Trad boom and they still play today with same vitality as musicians one third of their ages. Individual techniques have improved from years of practice, and with the addition of the will to entertain, this makes Mart Rodger Manchester Jazz a very popular band with fans and promoters. You can hear them on CD, Audio Cassette and you can see and hear them on DVD (see Titles available for Purchase). Sample the music by clicking on Jukebox. You can go to YOUTUBE and enter the name of the band and see a number being performed from our DVD recorded in 1989.
The band are famous for performances containing plenty of variety and their repertoire is drawn from the music of New Orleans, early classic jazz of King Oliver and Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong along with popular standard numbers, even the occasional Ink Spots tune plus some exceptional band originals.
The late International vocalist Marion Montgomery, who sang with the band at ten separate concerts claimed that Mart Rodger Manchester Jazz were her favourite Dixieland Bandwho can argue with that? Traditional Jazz Fans have enjoyed their music live on the British jazz festival circuit, in Norway, The Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Germany, The United States of America and Canada.
Following the very successful 2009 transatlantic cruise on Thomson Destiny the band has been booked to repeat the same sail in 2010. This time we sail from the Caribbean on April 11th Jazz cruise fun loving fans will remember the four previous cruises on this same ship when she was called Sundbird Referring to our monthly residencies, occasionally the dates may alter due to playing on cruise ships and other events. Please check our giglist which is usually updated early each month and access to this can be made by clicking our Upcoming Events Page. Please do not hesitate to phone or email if there is any doubt..
P.O.Box 4, Disley, Stockport, Cheshire. SK12 2NH
Telephone : 01663 763532
Email : jazzmart@manchesterjazz.co.uk
Internet : www.manchesterjazz.co.uk
P.O.Box 4, Disley, Stockport, Cheshire. SK12 2NH
Telephone : 01663 763532
Email : jazzmart@manchesterjazz.co.uk
Internet : www.manchesterjazz.co.uk
Watch Marts new Video on Youtube. This video received over 1,000 hits in the space of a few days Blues for Rafa Nadal!
Latest Newsletter: News Letter 62 -- Updated 11th April 2010
Upcoming Events -- Updated 29th July 2010
Titles available to Purchase Page 1 Page 2
