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Ben Wilcock Quartet with Roger Manins

  • NECTAR (Upstairs at The Kingslander) 470 New North Road, Kingsland Auckland, Auckland, 1010 New Zealand (map)

Ben Wilcock Quartet with Roger Manins

Pianist Ben Wilcock is known for his distinctive voice in contemporary jazz.

Since founding Think Records with John Rae in 2014, he has since released five albums as a leader, including his solo piano album Goodnight TV (2020), and the acclaimed The River Tethys (2021). His latest releases are collaborations with John Rae; 'Splendid Isolation' and ‘March of The Octopus’, which was recorded at Roundhead studios and features Roger Manins on tenor saxophone.

In addition to his recording career, Ben Wilcock is a senior music tutor at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology in Rotorua.

For this performance he has put together a new quartet, featuring Roger Manins on saxophone and two rising stars of NZ jazz - Mason Johnstone on the drums and Lenny Hoskin on the bass, both award winners at the 2026 National Jazz Festival youth competition. 

A rare breed of pianist
— Jazz Scene UK

FEATURING

Ben Wilcock - piano,
Roger Manins  - saxophone,
Lenny Hoskin - bass,
Mason Johnstone - drums

$40 General Admission
$30 CJC Members
$20 Students / Unwaged (& working musicians)
$10 Under 18 (with legal guardian)

Presale tickets available from Eventfinda

Cash & EFTPOS door sales
unless sold out prior

Doors: 7.30pm
Performance: 8-10pm
with intermission


Nectar Bar

Upstairs at The Kingslander

470 New North Road, Kingsland, Auckland

Fully Licensed
Under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian


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