Attention Port Elizabeth jazz fans!! NMMU Jazz Studies lecturer/pianist John Edwards will be performing from 17h00 – 19h00 on Sunday 11 December in the Barn at the Port Elizabeth Opera House with a band that has been designed to showcase the skills of senior students from the NMMU Music Department. In this regard, Grant Allison (bass) and Thoba Goba (drums) need no introduction. In parallel with their studies they have been performing professionally for several years and are well known on the … [Read more...] about John Edwards Performs at Jazz’Afro Sundays
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Jazz Extravaganza
If you're a music fan, don't miss out on this year's NMMU Jazz Extravaganza taking place on Wednesday, October 19 at the South Campus Auditorium. The concert will feature a variety of jazz ensembles made up of NMMU music department staff and students. The concert will open with the tightly harmonized and perfectly pitched jazz vocal ensemble, #9, which is led by jazz voice lecturer Muz Sirenya. Jazz Studies lecturer and pianist John Edwards will also be performing a selection of original … [Read more...] about Jazz Extravaganza
An Evening of Collaborative Artistry
This June the Port Elizabeth Music Society will present "An evening of collaborative artistry" by John Edwards and Friends. The John Edwards and Friends concert will feature "something for everyone" with live performances by a number of the Eastern Cape's top musicians from a wide range of genres. The concert will take place on June 13 at the NMMU South Campus auditorium. Well known jazz pianist, composer and educator, John Edwards moved to Port Elizabeth in January 2010, and has been … [Read more...] about An Evening of Collaborative Artistry
