Manouche Jazz Band Live - The Gypsy Jazz Album Launch
24 February 2011, 20:30 - 11:30
Alliance Française Cape Town, 155 Loop Street, Cape Town
Entry R60 (R50 for Alliance Française members)
Manouche got together as a result of a group of musicians' love for the style of music called Gypsy Jazz. This style was created by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli in 1934 and is a unique blend of American jazz standards and gypsy rhythmic and melodic concepts. This vibrant mix resulted in the hottest of Hot Jazz.
The band consists of Bernard Kotze(lead guitar, composer), Thomas Hugo(rhythm guitar), Rene Stander(violin), Lize Dekker(accordion, vocals), Eldred Schilder(double bass) and Martijn Van Der Merwe(percussion).They have been playing together for the last 3 years but have only recently burst onto the scene and are making waves in various venues and festivals across the Western Cape. With sometimes unorthodox instrumentation and a good deal of original material they truly make the style their own.
Their first album is entitled 'The Bloomsbury Incident' and it consists of 10 original tunes as well as 2 old gypsy standards. With a basis of gypsy jazz they have weaved together a number of different influences to keep the music dynamic and always interesting. It is a roaring celebration of 1930s Parisian Hot Jazz but with a slight modern twist.
Alliance Française Cape Town
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