Centre for Jazz and Popular Music and iSupport Creative Business in proud association with Casio present the Music Unlocked Sessions’ June 24 edition. This will feature guitarist Dane Francis, piano duo from Makhanda (Grahamstown) Duo di Pianoforte and saxophonist Gareth Harvey. All three artists will present the audience with a 20-minute set each.
Duo di Pianoforte:
The ensemble focuses on works composed for
piano four hands and compositions written for two pianos. Garreth Robertson
continues to study while working as a chamber music supervisor, vocal coach,
and accompanist at Rhodes University. Tamsyn Hanslo is working full time as a
Music Teacher at Victoria Primary for Girls and is currently completing her
Masters in Performance at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape.
Gareth Harvey:
Gareth Harvey is a freelance
multi-instrumentalist, arranger/composer and educator in Cape Town who has
performed throughout South Africa and internationally with various bands,
theatre groups and orchestras. He is a graduate in music performance and
musicology from the University of Stellenbosch and holds a performance
Licentiate through Trinity Guildhall London. Artists he has worked with include
The Johnny Cooper Orchestra, Mike Perry, Frank Paco, Gerald Clarke, Hemel
Besem, Bernice Boikanyo and McCoy Mrubata. He has been active in the hotel
industry performing at 5-star hotels in Cape Town and around South Africa
including the One&Only and the Cullinan Hotel in Cape Town, The
Michelangelo in Johannesburg, and Sun City. Harvey has been an active member in
various groups including SAMA award-winning Afro pop group Native Young,
electro swing band Pravda and jazz fusion saxophone quartet SAXIT! who have
performed at a number of festivals including the National Arts Festival and Joy
of Jazz in Johannesburg. He has worked for many years in education and has
taught at various school at both primary and high school level including the
internationally renowned Jazz Workshop school of Music founded by highly
acclaimed and influential musician and educator Merton Barrow. Currently, Harvey
is a member of prominent gypsy rock group Crimson House, and is a resident
performer at the Ritz-Carlton luxury hotel in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Dane Francis:
Dane Francis is now a well-recognised local
and international artist who is a passionate, talented and skilled musician.
His love for music allows him to be skilled in playing and teaching all
instruments. He currently teaches music at Trinityhouse Palm Lakes and is the
Founder of the Dane Francis Music and Production school. Francis studied Jazz
and Popular music at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. His expertise and skill
is best demonstrated when he is performing on stage entertaining the crowds.
Dane has performed for King Zwelithini and the President at the opening of the
King Shaka airport. Although Francis is skilled in most instruments, he has
worked hard to become an excellent guitarist. He has shared the stage with many
local artists including Judith Sephuma and Swazi Dlamini. He also recently
played for award winner Zoe Modiga & Brenda Mtambo at the 2018 Mbokodo
awards. Francis has played in some of the best hotels in the Middle East over
the past few years including, Intercontinental Regency Bahrain, Hilton Abu
Dabhi, Intercontinental Dohar Qatar, Danat Hotel and Resort Al Ain and the Millennium
Airport Hotel Dubai.
Submissions
Musicians can submit a video that is
created especially for the concert, which is likely to be a solo performance or
minimal ensemble in this period of social distance. You can also submit
previously recorded videos that are not widely available on the internet, and
are part of your archive.
Tickets
Tickets R40 or more on donation. Get your
ticket on www.webtickets.co.za You will receive your link before 18h00 and can
watch at a convenient time
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