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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\u2019s Cathedral and on Saturday, 2 June at the City Hall. <\/p>\n
Pensioners and students will now only pay R100 per ticket, instead of the R200 and R300 prices. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe have cut the ticket prices for pensioners and students to allow greater access to these once-in-a-lifetime concerts,\u201d says Councillor Grant Pascoe, Mayoral Committee Member for Tourism, Events and Marketing. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
The concerts will kick off the \u2018Sound Bites\u2019 series of musical events aimed at raising funds for the Nelson Mandela Children\u2019s 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. <\/p>\n
Fonseca will be launching his new album, YO, that is dedicated to Africa, at the Cape Town concerts. Jimmy Dludlu\u2019s latest album Tonota was this year voted SAMA\u2019s Jazz Album of the Year. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe City of Cape Town is proud to be associated with these iconic jazz events that will further boost the city\u2019s reputation as the events and jazz capital of South Africa,\u201d says Cllr Pascoe. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe acoustics in the City Hall and St George\u2019s Cathedral lend themselves to truly exceptional musical experiences and I am sure the Sound Bites concert series will become popular features on Cape Town\u2019s cultural calendar,\u201d says Pascoe. <\/p>\n