The
Institute for Music and Indigenous Arts Development (IMAD) will host The Little Giants in their 2nd annual showcase concert at
St Cyprians School in Gorge Road, Oranjezicht . Artists who will make guest appearances are
Robbie Jansen, Alvin Dyers, Spencer Mbadu, Wayne Bosch, Duke Ncqukana and George Werner. Tickets to the event
cost R60.
The
Little Giants is one of the city’s renowned youth music groups, having plied their trade for the last nine years. This showcase celebrates the present edition of the band and some of the newer music performed by the group. The
Little Giants regularly appear at the
National Youth Jazz Festival in
Grahamstown and is a feeder group for the likes of
National Youth Jazz Band and the
SA College of Music. The project is mentored and directed by pianist
George Werner and released its debut CD
"Ungalibali" in 2006.
Robbie Jansen, Alvin Dyers, Duke Ncqukana and
Spencer Mbadu are elder statesmen of South Africa jazz. Each has made his mark on local music, particularly
Cape Jazz with its distinctive ghoema and worldly rhythms.
Wayne Bosch is a fresh sounding jazz guitarist who has garnered attention on the local circuit for the last decade or more.
IMAD presently nurtures children in music at
York Road and
Eluxolweni Primary, two Cape Flats schools.
IMAD bands from these schools will also perform.
For more information call 083 390 4529
imad@jazz.co.za
