Winston Mankunku concert postponed

Please note that the Winston Mankunku jazz concert at Artscape for 2, 3 May 2008, has been postponed until a later da...

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RESTLESS NATIVES | MELANIE SCHOLTZ QUARTET

This FRIDAY 2 May, 2008RESTLESS NATIVES MELANIE SCHOLTZ QUARTET@ The ASSEMBLY61 Harrington Street, District SixDoors open 9pmCover Charge is R50Making serious waves in the Cape Town jazz scene for the last 2 years,the RESTLESS NATIVES are one of the most popular jazz ensembles in the city. They are fast converting a wide spectrum of listeners to Jazz through there unapologetic and 'no-holds-barred' approach to the music they love most. The band plays original compositions which are strongly rooted in the modern Jazz tradition and clearly reflect...

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MIAGI Festival 2008 - Jazz and Classical Music

As part of this festival on Saturday, 3 May 2008 , trombonist, Jannie "Hanepoot" van Tonder is leading the MIAGI Youth Big Band. They will explore some South African jazz of composers like David Ledbetter, Merton Barrow, Dudu Pukwana, Errol Dyers and Douglas Armstrong.The MIAGI Youth Orchestra will be conducted by Cem Mansur. Their program will include Giuseppe Verdi’s Overture to La Forza del Destino, Luigi Bocherini’s Cello Concerto in B flat major, Edward Grieg’s Peer Gynt suite nr. 1 op 46 and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s, Marche Slave op 31...

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MUSIC ARTS AND CULTURE EVENING with THE GLENN ROBERTSON JAZZ BAND and VINCENT KOLBE & FRIENDS

It is really encouraging to see the amount and quality of jazz concerts being organised lately. The upcoming concert on 27 April 2008 at the NASSAU AUDITORIUM, Palmyra Road, Newlands, is one not to be missed.The aim of organiser and musician, Glenn Robertson is to promote jazz and also to expose upcoming new talent. He has featured some excellent musicians, since he started this series of concerts.Besides the Glenn Robertson Band, the concert on Sunday, 27 April, will focus on jazz musician, Vincent Kolbe. Vince & Friends will include Vince...

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YOUNG VOICES MASSED CHILDREN'S CHOIR

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Hanepoot & the Biggish Band in Hout Bay

Hanepoot & the Biggish Band will be playing their special brand of South African Big Band Jazz at the Hout Bay Jazz Picnic, at Ambleside School, Sunday April 20 from 4 onwards.Ambleside is an independent private school, affiliated to Ambleside Schools International, and this picnic will be a fundraiser towards school funds. Ambleside is committed to offering a life-changing education to children from all walks of life. To facilitate this they...

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CAPE TOWN BIG BAND JAZZ FESTIVAL 2008

One of the highlights on the Cape Town Jazz Calendar, The Cape Town Big Band Jazz Festival, is taking place on 29, 30, 31 May 2008, at the Baxter Concert Hall. This year is the tenth anniversary of the festival.The bands participating areThursday 29 May# Stellenbosch Youth Jazz Band# Little Giants# Bergvliet High Junior Jazz Band# Heathfield High Jazz Band# Rustenburg Girls’ Jazz Band# Bergvliet High Jazz ComboFriday 30 May# Sans Souci Jazz Cats#...

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John Russell Trio at Fogeys

Lunch Jazz: John Russell TrioFeaturing John Russell on guitar with Erin Calrke on vocals and Basil Moses on upright bass. Come listen to the angelic voice of Erin with John on guitar and supported by the talented Basil. A worthy accompaniment to your Sunday Lunch. Fogeys serve great food.13 April 2008Music from 13h00 to 15h30Fogeys Railway House RestaurantMain Road, MuizenbergTel: 021 7883252Fax: 021 7883251e-mail:info@fogeys.co.zahttp://www.fog...

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PosteRazor - print your own poster

Do you want to print a big poster but your printer can only print on A4 size paper? There is a free solution - get PosteRazor.This nifty free piece of software will take your raster image, cuts it into pieces to be printed which can then be assemled later into the original printer size. Very useful!Get it he...

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CTIJF2008 - Music is the Universal Language

It is said that a picture paints a thousand words, however "Music is the Universal Language". It was spoken so successfully at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2008. Besides the core festival, other events that led up to the festival were also highly successful.As I was working at the event, I did not see much of the music that I really wanted to see. One act that I did not miss though was Hiromi Uehara. She set the Moses Molelekwa stage...

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