Info Page - About Carolina Moon Jazz Group

_About the Group _________________________________________________

'a new generation of New Zealand jazz''

Welcome to the Carolina Moon Jazz Group site.

The group features the delicious vocals of UK/Australian vocalist Carolina Moon and the outstanding Roger Manins on tenor saxophone. Together they perform a range of jazz styles from elegant classics to smiling, swinging jazz and cutting edge contemporary repertoire.

Carolina combines a warm, articulate jazz delivery with an extraordinary range of styles and languages and spices her programs with French chanson, Spanish and Latin American songs and grooves.

The Carolina Moon Jazz Group also offer specific programs (see Events) which include a Billy Holiday Tribute and the French Program.

Enjoy your browse and please contact us if you have any queries.

BIOGRAPHY

CAROLINA MOON ~ vocals ________________________ < full bio

Born in the north of England, Carolina Moon aka Caroline Lynn, has spent the last fifteen years carving out a very singular niche as a jazz singer, multi-lingual artist, composer and bandleader.

Moon began developing her craft on the London/UK jazz and festival scene of the early 90’s. She studied at London's Guildhall School of Music before moving to Sydney, and she now resides permanently in Auckland. Over the course of her career, Moon has developed an extraordinary breadth of repertoire complemented by an awesome facility in a range of languages.

She has performed extensively throughout London and the UK, Australia, India, Shanghai, New Zealand and Pacific regions.

ROGER MANINS ~ tenor saxophone, flute

Roger Manins, born in 1970 in Waiuku, New Zealand has been branded one of the most exciting and explosive saxophonists in Australasia. His warm passionate sound and his remarkable instrumental ability is in demand throughout Australia and New Zealand, and has been recorded on over 25 jazz albums with many of the leading lights of NZ and Australian jazz.

Having spent much of his career based in NY and Sydney, Roger now lives in Auckland and continues to tour regularly in Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. _____________ < full bio

" one dynamite singer from
the City of Sails... who was
simply fantastic ...
when she sang at the Mount "

Winston Watusi, The Weekend Sun

CONTRIBUTING MUSICIANS - AUCKLAND

Nigel Gavin - guitar
Kevin Field / Steve Barry - piano / keys
Olivier Holland / Matthias Erdrich - double bass
Ron Samsom/ Owen Kneebone/ Frank Gibson - drums

CONTRIBUTING MUSICIANS - WELLINGTON

Anita Van Dijk - piano
Paul Dyne - double bass
Reuben Bradley - drums