I'll be away until Thursday, so this week's jazz news has been posted a day early. As a result, the information I've received is incomplete. I'll update again on Thursday. Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience. Regards, Mike.
Monday 7 Jan
Monday Jazz Jam with Alvin Dyers at Swingers, Wetton, from about 9.30 till late
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Tuesday 8 Jan
Jason Reolon’s Soul Agents play at Asoka in Kloof street from 9.00pm
Alan Cameron plays at Red Herring, Noordhoek.
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Wednesday 9 Jan
Rob Drake plays at Ferryman’s, V&A Waterfront, from 2.00 to 5.00pm
Errol Dyers Quartet plays at Mahogany Room: two sets, 8.00 and 10.00pm
Live jazz at Pigalle, Greenpoint (no details given)
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Thursday 10 Jan
Andrew Ford, Beverley Scott-Brown, Wesley Rustin and China van Rensberg play at Pigalle, Greenpoint.
Errol Dyers Quartet plays at Mahogany Room: two sets, 8.00 and 10.00pm
Charles Louw and his band ATLANTIQUE plus guests play at The Blue Chip Restaurant, Wetton road, Wetton from 9pm. Phone 079 0254572
Open mic jazz/blues jam at C'est la Vie, Somerset west with Spencer Kennedy on piano, Mark Augustin on drums, Duncan Combe Bass and Lezanne October on Vocals.
Latin Sunsets @ Alba Lounge, V&A Waterfront. 19h00 to 22h00: Carambola
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Friday 11 Jan
Nossa Vida (Keith Macfarlane and Alan Bowen) play at Manuka, Steenberg Village, from 7.30pm
Sylvestre Kabassidi (guitar) from The Republic of Congo plays at Mahogany Room
Sundowners at Cape Quarter[ The Piazza] Jeremy Olivier
Sundowners @ Cape Quarter[ The Square] Shen FM
Sammy Hartman band plays at Pigalle, 8.00 to 12.00
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Saturday 12 Jan
David Bass (piano), Marc Duby (bass), Alan Thwaites and Mike Rossi (saxers) play at Mahogany Room . Two sets: 8.30 and 10.30pm. Phone 076 679 2697.
Robb Drake plays at Casa Valdez, Somerset West from 7.30 till 10.30.
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Sunday 13 Jan
Alan Cameron and Jodie le Roux are at the Red Herring, Noordhoek, from 1 to 4pm (Relaxing jazz standards…vocal and piano)
Jazz brunch at Winchester Mansions: no details received yet
Serbian vocalist Jelena Jovovic joined by Andrew Lilley (piano), Kesivan Naidoo (drums) and Shane Cooper (bass) are at Mahogany Room at 8.00 and 10.00pm
Lee Gold duo is at Black Marlin from 2.00 to 5.00
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Monday 14 Jan
Jazz Jam with Alvin Dyers at Swingers, Wetton, from about 9.30 till late
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Tuesday 15 Jan
Jason Reolon’s Soul Agents play at Asoka in Kloof street from 9.00pm