Creative Cape Town

Silent Revolution Music is the coming together of well-known Cape Town jazz musicians Kesivan Naidoo and Lee Thomson in conjunction with Marie Wilcox. Their aim is to widen the South African jazz circuit through world-class events such as the Silent Revolution Winter Jazz Series 2011.

“I believe that creative people with new ideas is what is going to make this country work,” says Kesivan Naidoo.

Silent Revolution Music, in association with the Standard Bank Jazz Festival and Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions, presents the first Winter Jazz Series, at the Fugard Theatre Studio in Cape Town from 7 to 9 July. The three nights will each have two shows, the first starting at 19h30.  The line-up features many of the artists that will have just returned from the Standard Bank Jazz Festival in Grahamstown, including four Standard Bank Young Artist Award (SBYAA) winners for jazz.

On stage:

Thursday 7 July at 19h30 (opening)

Soweto Kinch from the UK (sax) will be performing with 2009 Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner Kesivan Naidoo (drums), Shane Cooper (double bass), Dave Ledbetter (guitar) and 2011 Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner Bokani Dyer (piano).
At 21h00 the Emily Bruce Quartet features Andrew Lilley (piano), Charles Lazar (bass), Heinrich Goosen (drums) and special guest from Sweden Fredrik Norén (trumpet).

Friday 8 July at 19h30
Melanie Scholtz and The Dirty Trio features Kesivan Naidoo (drums), Shane Cooper (double bass), Bokani Dyer (piano) and 2010 Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner Melanie Scholtz (vocals), performing with special guest and 2008 Standard Bank Young Artist Awardwinner Mark Fransman (sax).

At 21h00 Andreas Schaerer (vocals) and Bänz Oester (double bass) from Switzerland will perform with special guest Mark Fransman (sax).

Saturday 9 July 19h30

The Gavin Minter Septet features Lee Thomson (trumpet and flugelhorn), Dan Shout (alto saxophone and clarinet), Buddy Wells (tenor saxophone and flute), Kevin Gibson (drums), Andrew Lilley (piano), Charles Lazar (double bass) and Gavin Minter (vocals).

The final performance of the weekend at 21h00 features Tina Schouw (vocals and guitar), Kevin Gibson (drums), Wesley Rustin (double bass), Lodi Paul Inga (guitar), Mark Fransman (piano/accordion/clarinet) and Gavin Minter (percussion).

Partners for the event are Kawai piano, Pro Helvetia, the British Council, Standard Bank and Eastern Acoustic.

Tickets for the Silent Revolution Winter Jazz Seriesare R120 per night (including two performances) and bookings can be made through www.computicket.co.za or by phoning the Fugard Theatre box office on 021 461 4554. Doors open at 19h00.

“Even though we are running it on a very low budget we strongly believe that this first jazz series will be widely welcome by an existing audience who is longing for this type of event,” says Silent Revolution’s Marie Wilcox. “We see it as an investment in the future. There can never be too many events of this sort in the Mother City!”