Jazz jol for UKZN
Tu Nokwe will be the headline artist for the 2015 Annual Jazz Jol at the Centre for Jazz and Popular Music.
THE Centre for Jazz and Popular Music presents its 27th Annual Jazz Jol at at the Centre for Jazz and Popular Music, UKZN, on Saturday, 29 August at 7pm. The headline artist for 2015 is Tu Nokwe (Guitar and Vox) who appears with Bheki Khoza (guitar), Neil Gonsalves (piano), Mandla Zikalala (bass), and Sbu Zondi (drums).
Tu Nokwe will play music from her hit albums, Inyakanyaka, and African Child. Tu Nokwe is an iconic figure in the entertainment industry in South Africa and is the ideal artist to round off a month-long series of Women’s month concerts at the Centre for Jazz and Popular Music that has highlighted the abundantly talented women artists in the community. She has extensive international touring experience and has collaborated with musicians in song writing, performance and music workshops in various countries.
The opening band will be an exciting talent, Seb Goldswain; a young guitar phenomenon who is influenced by Bluegrass, Blues, Funk, Heavy Rock and Jazz in his original eclectic material. Seb will play with Sydney Rash (drums) and Ildo Nandja (bass). Seb launched his debut album Pictures of a Thousand Words earlier this month. The CD will be on sale on the night.
Proceeds from the ‘Jazz Jol’ concert go towards the Ronnie Madonsela Scholarship which assists disadvantaged jazz students at UKZN with financial aid or support. The Ronnie Madonsela Scholarship also provides bursaries for deserving students and also funds students’ travel and accommodation to the National Youth Jazz Festival in Grahamstown and other educational festivals, workshops and conferences.
Tickets are available for R120. Pensioners pay R80 and students tickets are R60.
Contact Thuli on 031 260 3385 or email Zamat1@ukzn.ac.za
