Battle of Jazz Bands on 29 April
The annual Bravo Lounge Battle of the Jazz Bands takes place on Sunday 29 April at the Garden Route Casino in Mossel Bay.
The competition is now in its fourth year and bands from all over the Southern Cape and Klein Karoo will take up their instruments and show their talent.
Will Prerogatives from George, the 2017 winners, do it again? Or will Mossel Bay’s oldest and best-known jazz band, Ocean Breeze, the 2016 winners, walk away with the title - or will it be a band from outside the Southern Cape? Maybe Beaufort West or even Cape Town? Or the fabulous Sequence band from Knysna, that have made name for themselves as the opening band for all the PJ Powers concerts?
You need to be there to experience this Battle for yourself. Bands that want to enter must make sure they do so before 12:00 on 20 April. Entry fee is R100 per entry and bands need to include at least two old school jazz songs as well as a mandatory song from Earth Wind and Fire, In the Stone.
The first prize is R7 000 cash as well as a video, sponsored by Philip Vermaak of VHM Productions. The runners-up also receive substantial cash prizes.
There are also prizes for the best instrumentalist as well as the best vocalist.
Karaoke on Freedom Day
Apart from the Jazz Bands on the Sunday, the Garden Route Casino is hosting a whole weekend of entertainment.
On Freedom Day, Friday 27 April, you can put your karaoke skills to the test. From 20:00 the Bravo Lounge will light up to the voices of local karaoke singers. Some of the previous winners of the annual Karaoke Idols coompetition will also be in action. The grand prize is a promotional video by VHM Productions. Entry is free and the evening promises to be a blast. For more details, contact DJ Foxx (084 956 0690).
On Saturday at 20:00 you can enjoy Nur Abrahams and his show. Tickets at R150 are available from Computicket.
It is the Battle of the Jazz Bands on Sunday, 29 April from 12:00. Entry is R60.
Bands that wish to enter can contact Hamish Cairns (044 606 7777 or hamish. cairns@tsogosun.com).