(The Jazz Minkeys)
An extraordinary Jazzy evening is on the cards; laced with
live jazz, the hippest emcee in town and a wonderful dining experience; A Night Down in New Orleans at Egyptian
Ella’s promises to be a night to remember, taking place at the Point Yacht Club
on August 26.
Performed by The Jazz Minkeys, A Night Down in New Orleans
at Egyptian Ella’s is a tale of Ella, a dancing girl living the high life
in the speakeasies and Sporting Houses of New Orleans.....
The Jazz Minkeys is Durban’s fun-filled post-modern jazz
orchestra, recreating the vibrant exuberance and stylistic nuances of the early
popular Jazz ensembles and echoing the showman ship of Kenny Ball, Louis
Armstrong and Louis Prima. The group play a wide variety of commercially-appealing
Jazz and Popular music ranging from Early Jazz Classics to more modern day hits
and some original tunes.
Daniel Sheldon features on trumpet and flugel horn. Tom Hare
joins him on sax, flute and trumpet, Internationally acclaimed pianist, Neil
Gonsalves, on ivories, Demi Fernandez on guitar, sensational jazz vocalist and
guitarist, Zoe Masuku, together with Nosihle Zulu, a celebrated singer and Idols 2016 Top 8 Finalist, share vocals,
Riley Giandhari on drums, and Ildo Nandja on double bass sound.
A Night Down in New Orleans at Egyptian Ella’s
takes place on August 26 at 18h30 in the Islander Room at the Point Yacht Club
in Durban. Bookings or more information through Amanda on 031 301 4787.