The City of Cape Town and Black Olive Entertainment have announced a special concession for pensioners and students to attend the Afro-Cuban jazz concerts on Friday, 1 June at the St George’s Cathedral and on Saturday, 2 June at the City Hall.
Pensioners and students will now only pay R100 per ticket, instead of the R200 and R300 prices.
World-renowned Cuban jazz pianist, Roberto Fonseca, and local jazz icon, Jimmy Dludlu, will be teaming up for the two concerts, whilst acclaimed SA painter Nico Phooko will provide live interpretations of the music on canvas. Both concerts start at 19:00.
“We have cut the ticket prices for pensioners and students to allow greater access to these once-in-a-lifetime concerts,” says Councillor Grant Pascoe, Mayoral Committee Member for Tourism, Events and Marketing.
As part of this Cuban/Cape Town cultural exchange, the musicians will present a workshop at the City Hall for young emerging jazz musicians from the Western Cape on Sunday 3 June.
The concerts will kick off the ‘Sound Bites’ series of musical events aimed at raising funds for the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital which is due to open in 2014 in Johannesburg. Part of the proceeds of the Cathedral concert will go towards its roof repair fund.
Fonseca will be launching his new album, YO, that is dedicated to Africa, at the Cape Town concerts. Jimmy Dludlu’s latest album Tonota was this year voted SAMA’s Jazz Album of the Year.
“The City of Cape Town is proud to be associated with these iconic jazz events that will further boost the city’s reputation as the events and jazz capital of South Africa,” says Cllr Pascoe.
“The acoustics in the City Hall and St George’s Cathedral lend themselves to truly exceptional musical experiences and I am sure the Sound Bites concert series will become popular features on Cape Town’s cultural calendar,” says Pascoe.
Tickets are available at www.webtickets.co.za or at webticket kiosks at Spar supermarkets across the country at R200 each. Tickets will be on sale at the doors at R300 each.
