Wathiq Hoosain Quartet LIVE at Jazz Cafe, 31 January 2012

Wathiq Hoosain Quartet LIVE
at Jazz Café, 31st January 2012

Wathiq Hoosain is a talented singer hailing from Cape Town. Despite his tender age, he is no stranger to the stage. Having graced audiences since the age of twelve with local bands performing across the country, he has wowed audiences with his incredible voice. In 2010, Wathiq spent a year studying abroad at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Norway. Since then, he has performed with various ensembles in France, Portugal and Spain singing styles from Jazz to Traditional Portuguese “Fado” as well as singing at the South Africa vs. Norway match in Oslo with the North Sea Big Band and Shannon Mowday.

He now meets up with his Quartet featuring leading musicians:
Benjamin Jeptha on bass,
Claude Cozens on drums
and Nicholas Williams on piano
in their first concert for 2012 in an intimate venue adorned as a cafe. The Wathiq Hoosain Quartet is a dynamic band that performs familiar Jazz standards to more contemporary styles that will leave you mesmerised.

The concert takes place on Tuesday the 31st of January at Noel Taylor Hall, Westerford High School in Main Road, Newlands at 19h00.
Tickets cost R100 and include a two-­course meal.

For bookings please contact 0725003951/0832355977 or
email jazzcafebookings@yahoo.com

Posted 10 January 2012

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The Little Giants jazz spectacular with Marcus Wyatt

The Little Giants jazz spectacular with Marcus Wyatt

Sunday 29 May 2011, 18h00
Club 021 (Swingers Jazz Club)

Participating artists/groups:
Errol Dyers and George Werner Quartet with special guests Marcus Wyatt and Buddy Wells
Wathiq Hoosain
Erin Clark
Alexander Sinton Jazz Ensemble
The Little Giants

South African jazz star Marcus Wyatt will make a rare Cape Town appearance on Sunday 29 May at Swingers Jazz Club. He will be supporting leading South African youth jazz exponents the Little Giants, who will be showcased ahead of their annual participation in the National Youth Jazz Festival in Grahamstown this June.

Director and pianist George Werner has nurtured this groundbreaking youth group for more than a decade, in the process schooling several young professionals in the national and international music scenes.

Alexander Sinton Jazz Ensemble will also make a final Cape Town appearance before their much anticipated trip to the Tutti World Youth Music Festival in Beijing, where they will perform an exclusively South African music repertoire.

Trumpeter Wyatt needs little introduction, having journeyed to the forefront of South African jazz over the last decade with several recordings and performances worldwide. He will re-unite with long time collaborator Buddy Wells (saxophone), backed the experienced rhythm section of Werner, Peter Dladla (bass) and Ivan Bell (drums).

Rising jazz vocal stars Wathiq Hoosain and Erin Clark will be further additions to the evening’s music menu.

The concert starts at 18h00 and seating is limited. Tickets are R70. Dining is optional. For bookings call 083 390 4529 or pay at the door. Club 021(Swingers Jazz Club) is located at 1 Wetwyn Rd, Lansdowne.

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