Live Music will be back at the Centre with
an exciting first gig for the semester.
The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music proudly presents Swiss double bassist and composer Eva Kess featuring Natalie Rungan on vocals, Bruce Baker on drums, Thabo Sikhakhane on trumpet and Neil Gonsalves on piano.
Eva Kess was born in Berlin-Schöneberg. At the age of 17, she became interested in the double bass, she is a performer who currently resides in Bern, and has given concerts in towns like Bern, Basel, Zürich, Geneva, Berlin, Paris, Barcelona, Zagreb, and Rio de Janeiro.
Kess expanded her horizons by composing for larger ensembles in the Composition and Theory master’s programme at the University of Arts in Bern. The Friedl Wald Scholarship enabled her to immerse herself in the music scene of New York City, and to take lessons with Larry Grenadier and Matt Penman. Kess has recorded several albums featuring her music and has gained national as well as international recognition.
Kess is in South Africa for a research trip She has recently performed at the National Jazz Festival in Makhanda.
The concert will take place on July 26, 2023, at the Centre for Jazz and Popular Music at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College Campus, Dennis Shepstone Building, level 2.
Time: 17h00 (The show starts at 17h30). Tickets: R100 (R70 pensioners and R40 student tickets)
Booking is essential, email: zamat1@ukzn.ac.za
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