Following the success of the inaugural De Waal Park Summer Concerts in 2011/2012 the Friends of De Waal Park and Re/MAX Living are once again going to bring great music to the Park in Oranjezicht for 2013 .
Jimmy Dludlu, The Rudimentals, Mark Haze, Robin Levetan, Saudiq Kahn, Karen Zoid, have all performed so far in the 2012/ 2013 series and next up
on the 20th January 2013 is The Glenn Robertson Jazz Band. from 4pm -5.30pm
THE GLENN ROBERTSON JAZZ BAND
The band comprises of Tony Drake on piano, Andre Henry on Bass Guitar, Fabian Frantz on Drums, Manuel Jon Jardine on Saxophone, Jason Ward on Percussion and Michelle Robertson on Vocals. Glenn Robertson fronts the band vocally.
The musical style of the band is rooted in Jazz, but covers various genres of music styles. The band is flexible in that it moves from the blues to swing and from bebop to modern jazz and is spiced with a Latin flavour. A unique formula, which this band has encompassed, is the introduction of Gospel Jazz as a part of their repertoire.
The Glenn Robertson Jazz Band released their latest album “On your Feet” in March 2009.
Michelle Robertson released her debut album “A Love That Will Last” in December 2010.
The band has been a part of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival in 2010 and did 2 concerts in Sydney and Melbourne Australia in 2011 besides local events.
The concerts are being held on Sunday afternoons in order to be as accessible as possible for the local community, and ensuring that parents with younger children have the opportunity to attend too. Dog are always welcome.
The Friends of De Waal Park was formed in 2008 by group of volunteers, comprised of individuals who live in the area, to assist the city maintain and improve the park for its citizens. They pay for the pond to be cleaned, for some gardening in the park and for the all important ‘pooh packets’ for the dog walkers! They have repaired benches and arranged for the for the toilet block to remain open after hours. They have upgraded the children’s play area and arranged for additional tables and benches to be placed in the park.
The Summer Concerts will be staged in the original Edwardian bandstand which was manufactured by Messrs Walter McFarlane & Co of Glasgow and presented to ‘the corporation’ in Cape Town by the Traders-Market & Exhibition Ltd. London in 1904. It was moved from the original exhibition space in Green Point to De Waal Park some years later.
‘We are privileged to have an Edwardian bandstand and what is a bandstand for if not for music?’ Said Mike Bosazza, Chairman of FoDWP. ‘We get pleasure by bringing music back into the city bowl for the whole community, and we like to encourage people to use and enjoy our wonderful park.
‘ We are also proud that Cape Town is once again right up-to-date with European trends’ Mike continued ‘As, In the past decade, over a hundred bandstands have been restored in England. Plus October is World Architecture Month so it is the perfect time to celebrate our old structures and buildings.’ he said.
The Summer Concerts, which are free to the public, would not have been possible without the generous support of RE/MAX Living.
Gerlinde Moser of RE/MAX Living says, ‘It’s our way of giving back to the community, after all we don’t just work here, we live here too! It is gratifying for us to see the growing support we are getting from the City Bowl homeowners in response to our neighbourhood support policy. Our agents are proud to be supporters of what will be the largest annual community event in the area.
‘And what better way to say this than with a series of outdoor concerts?’ Music brings joy to everybody, regardless of age, and spending quality time with your family in a beautiful and peaceful park, on a blanket with a picnic, is a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon?’ Gerlinde said.
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