ON Friday 15 January from 17:30 a special performance of Jazz on Friday will be held at La Brasserie, where Cape Dutch Connection will introduce two extremely talented young guest singers, Sean Jacobs and Danielle Davenport.
Sean was this year’s best vocalist at the National Jazz Festival in Grahamstown and Danielle was runner up. Well-known musician Mike Rossi will join them on the saxophone. Eighteen-year-old Sean has just matriculated from Bridge House and plans to study at UCT. His talent for singing and performing was recognised when he won Best Male Singer at the Paarl Valley Eisteddfod seven times as a school boy and in 2002 when he won the KWV Talent Competition. Sean also plays the flute and performed with various other artists.
Danielle, who is planning to study jazz at UCT, has just finished school at Bridge House, Franschhoek. Her passion for music began at the age of five when she learned to read music, then began piano and violin lessons. She studied at Hugo Lambrechts where she played in the orchestra. She also played in the Backsberg orchestra for two years. Later she took up singing and instantly found a passion for it.
Woodwind specialist Mike Rossi is Professor in Jazz and Woodwinds at the South African College of Music, UCT. He regularly performs at jazz festivals and conducts workshops and master-classes in Africa, Europe and the US. He is the first recipient of the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Jazz Studies from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.
Some of his performing and recording credits include appearances with Dave Liebman, Tony Bennett, Lou Rawls, Aretha Franklin and many more.
Tickets cost R130 per couple and include a bottle of wine.
Book at 021-876-3420.
