(Peter
Beets)
The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music will
presents the Peter Beets trio (Netherlands) on September 27. 2017.
Brotherly rivalry is always a good thing in
music and this aspect is what helps drive Dutch jazz superstars, the Peter
Beets Trio. The brothers, Alexander and Peter (with friend Gijs Dijkhuizen)
tour South Africa in 2017, and CJPM is fortunate to host them for a gig in
Durban.
The renowned trio are in the forefront of
jazz music in Holland. The brothers have had a healthy rivalry - ever since
their father, a keen jazz enthusiast with a passion for Oscar Peterson and Art
Blakey, first introduced them to their instruments.
The Beets brothers were born to play music.
Peter, who is a highly acclaimed musician with an international reputation,
undertook no fewer than 26 international tours in 2016 and there are no signs
of him slowing down this year, either. He has toured Europe extensively, as
well as the US and Japan. After college, Peter studied at the Royal
Conservatory of The Hague. He combined his music studies with law school, but
decided to concentrate exclusively on music.
The brothers performed together as The Beets
Brothers with their debut album being released in 1990. Two more followed and
over the years they have built up an enormous body of work, many in
collaboration with other artists.
Peter Beets (piano), Marius Beets (bass) and
Gijs Dijkhuizen (drums) will perform at The Centre for Jazz and Popular music
(CJPM), Level 2, Shepstone Building at UKZN Howard College Campus on September 27
at 18h00 (doors open at 17h30). General admission R70 (R45 pensioners, R20
students)
For more information contact Thuli on 031 260
3385 or email Zamat1@ukzn.ac.za
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