ROGER MANINS saxophone
KEVIN FIELD piano
OLIVIER HOLLAND bass
RON SAMSOM drums
Dubbed a jazz super-group, DOG comprises four of New Zealand's most renowned jazz musicians, composers and educators: Kevin Field (piano), Roger Manins (saxophone), Olivier Holland (bass) and Ron Samsom (drums). They are all music lecturers at the University of Auckland.
Their self-titled debut, Dog, won the Tui Award for Best Jazz Album at the NZ Music Awards in 2015, and their follow-up, No Dogs Allowed, was a finalist in the same category in 2019.
ROGER MANINS saxophone
KEVIN FIELD piano
OLIVIER HOLLAND bass
RON SAMSOM drums