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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

BEAT-ROUTE



On Wednesday (September 10), The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music will present Beat-Route, Durban’s finest acoustic swing jazz band.

Beat-Route is one of KZN's most established and busiest Jazz acts. They have been playing together for many years. The band line-up is frontman Daniel Sheldon on trumpet and percussion, Logan Byrne on upright bass, Roy McEwen on drums and the inimitable giant of the jazz guitar, Gerald Sloan on guitar.

Beat-Route will celebrate their 10th year anniversary with this special concert when the line-up will feature Devon Hore on drums, Thobeka Langa on vocals, Avikaar Maney on alto saxophone and flute, Johan van Der Molen on tenor saxophone, Duncan Wooldridge on trombone and George Mari on trumpet and as the Musical Director.

The band will play some of Gerald Sloan’s original tunes along with their usual swing Jazz standards from the old American songbook as well as some Afro and some more contemporary and unexpected numbers in the Jazz idiom.

The performance takes place on September 10 at 18h00 at the Centre for Jazz and Popular Music , UKZN Howard College Campus. Doors open at 17h3.: Entry fee R40 (R20 pensioners and R15 students). More information from contact Thuli on 031 260 3385 or email Zamat1@ukzn.ac.za