East Of The Sun West Of The Moon - Right Here Where The Jazz Is Happening

After a cold and wet weekend and a refreshing walk up Lions Head, what better way to end of the weekend with some inspiring warm jazz. The place, Swingers Jazz Restaurant & Pub, Sunday evening hosted by vocalist Haydn Gardner and his band. The band features Lendrick Boesak on alto saxophone, Dave Ridgeway on electric bass, Clayton September on drums and John Russel on guitar.Their repertoire included Recorda-Me, Night And Day, East Of The Sun...

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Autumn Leaves (far south west of the bamboo curtain)

Cape Town, with its Mediterranean climate is currently experiencing autumn. Us, naturals prefer to dress with warmer cloths during the autumn/winter time.Nature is however acting differently in some cases. Some trees and plants are going through a metamorphose by shedding their leaves. In the process nature produce some spectacular autumn colors.During summer, Cape Town is the destination for many visitors. One of them is my French friend from Marseilles,...

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