One of New Zealand’s premier jazz artists, over the years Rodger has performed with some of the biggest names in jazz – blues and commercial music including Michael Brecker, Diane Schuur, Joey Defrancesco, Mike Stern, Randy Crawford, Michael Houstoun, Charlie Musselwhite, Robben Ford, Chris Cain, Jon Papenbrook, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Steve Smith, Tom Warrington, Larry Koonse, Joe La Barbara, John Fedchock, Clay Jenkins, Eric Marienthal, Bill Cunliffe, Steve Houghton, Dick Oatts, Alex Sipiagin, Bob Sheppard, Bruce Forman, Charley Davis, Denise Perrier, Alan Broadbent and Jim Pugh to name a few. Winner of Jazz Recordings of the Year”1984, 2001, 2004, 2009 and 2011 plus has been nominated on 9 other occasions. In September 2017 featured performance at the 60th Monterey Jazz Festival in California. Latest CD “Hipwalk” released in May 2018 which was recorded at United Studios in Los Angeles.