An artist described as a brilliant trumpet virtuoso will headline a national tour by the Rodger Fox Big Band and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, coming to Rotorua next month.
The 12-concert tour starts at New Plymouth on September 1 and moves to Rotorua's Civic Theatre on September 7.
Allen Vizzutti, a graduate of the prestigious Eastman School of Music in the United States, is a trumpeter equally at home in both the classical and jazz styles.
Jazz legend Rodger Fox describes Vizzutti as a trumpeter extraordinaire "who can seamlessly move between jazz and classical, and technically play scores that are beyond most musicians with ease and assurance".
Vizzutti has performed with famed Woody Herman, Thundering Herd and Chick Corea.