The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music
(UKZN) and iSupport Creative Business are proud to present the Brass and
Woodwind concert featuring seventeen talented brass and woodwind players. The
virtual concert aims to raise funds for Action in Autism and will take place as part of the regular Unlocked Music Sessions on Wednesday 20
January at 6 pm. Tickets are R80 and available on Webtickets.
Action in Autism is a dynamic and
inclusive organisation that works from a social human rights paradigm,
providing resource, learning, support and advocacy for Autistic people, their
primary caregivers, extended families, educators, medical and allied health
professionals and the wider community. Based in Haig Road in Park Hill, Durban
North, this non-profit has served thousands of families since its inception in
2005. As a non-government, public benefit organisation, Action in Autism relies
on the generosity of kind donors, local business and community fundraising
initiatives for support.
The online experience features
trumpeter Cathy Peacock who plays for KZNPO, teaches trumpet part-time at
various schools and runs the 8-piece jazz band ‘Platform Jazz’, and South Africa’s
leading saxophonist and University of South Africa lecturer Karén Devroop, and well-loved
Durban trumpeter George Mari.
Also
contributing to this exciting virtual concert are Phumlani Mtiti, a Mthatha
born saxophonist and composer, extremely
talented saxophonist Mxolisi Mdlalose, Nokwanda Nkala, who is appearing
alongside Heels over Head, Canadian band Avataar led by Sundar Viswanathan, New
Zealand based UKZN Alumni , saxophonist Thabani Gapara and South African Music Rights
Organization(SAMRO) overseas scholarship for best instrumentalist (2016)
award winner Linda Sikhakhane.
Also showcasing
their talents are theatre sensation saxophonist Kirsty van der Linde, Cape Town-born reedman McCoy Mrubata
and Durban band Jazz
Minkeys, whose performance is dedicated to the late Tom
Hare who was part of the band.
Completing the lineup are Beatrootz,
led by Stacey van
Schalkwyk, creative and versatile
Lesley Jennings, the founder of Gigculture, Tembisa born trombone player
Mokgethisi (Kgethi) Nkotsi, Mpumalanga
born Saxophonist Tshepo Mphela fondly known as Kats Kats and Kwamashu based brass band Locrean Music Project.
This concert is made possible by The SAMRO Foundation/Concerts SA.
Concerts SA is a joint South
African/Norwegian live music development project housed under the auspices of
SAMRO and managed by IKS Cultural Consulting. Concerts SA receives financial,
administrative and technical support from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, SAMRO and the SAMRO Foundation. Working with musicians, promoters,
venue owners and audiences, and providing support to the sector through
research and skills development for music professionals, the project aims to
build a vibrant and viable live music circuit in southern Africa. It also aims
to develop an interest in and appreciation of live music by showcasing music
performances and conducting workshops at schools.
For more information, please visit our website http://concertssa.co.za,
follow @ConcertsSA on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ConcertsSA or like us on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/ConcertsSA.
Event listing
Event
listing:
Wednesday, 20
January, at 6 pm.
Tickets: R80
and available from Webtickets.
Mxolisi Mdlalose
Nokwanda Nkala (with Heels Over Head)
Mokgethisi Nkotsi
Linda Sikhakhane
Kirsty Van Der Linde
Tshepho Mphela
Lesley Jennings
Daniel Sheldon
McCoy Mrubata
George Mari
Cathy Peacock
Avataar (Canada)
Stacey van Schalkwyk (Beatrootz)
Locrean Music Project
Phumlani Mtiti
Karen Devroop
Thabani Gapara