Jazz lovers are in for another treat this Friday when Kingsley Buitendag and Steve Ellis take to the stage for a Master's recital concert, joined by their performance supervisor, South African bass legend Professor Marc Duby.
Jazz lovers are in for another treat this Friday when Kingsley Buitendag and Steve Ellis take to the stage for a Master's recital concert, joined by their performance supervisor, South African bass legend Professor Marc Duby.
The performance will also feature Duby’s wife and renowned vocalist, Lydia Vom Hagen. The programme features works by Buitendag, John Coltrane, Dr. Nishlyn Ramana and John Taylor. The recital seeks to highlight the importance of the jazz piano trio, which has featured so profoundly within the history of jazz.
Buitendag completed his undergraduate degree at the University of the Free State. He was accepted for Masters in Jazz Performance and Composition at Rhodes University in 2009 and is currently employed part-time at DSG as a music teacher.
A multi-instrumentalist and composer, Buitendag was selected as pianist in the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Band in both 2008 and 2009 and this gave him the opportunity to perform among jazz greats at the Joy of Jazz Festival in Johannesburg.
In August this year, he won second prize in the Jazz/Popular Music section of the SAMRO (South African Music Rights Organisation) Overseas Scholarships for Composers, where his compositions were performed by Prince Bulo, Roland Moses, Rob Watson and Mthunzi Mvubu.
He has played with South African jazz greats such as Lloyd Martin, Clement Benny, Melanie Scholtz, Marc Duby and Lulama Gaulana.
Steve Ellis completed his undergraduate and Honours degrees as well as his PGCE at Rhodes University. He commenced his Masters in Jazz (including a performance and thesis component) in 2010, focussing on jazz education.
He is currently employed as a music teacher at St. Andrews College and part-time as drum kit lecturer at Rhodes University. Steve has played with jazz musicians such as Melanie Scholtz, Hotep Galeta, Helen Vosloo, Andy Narell, Prof. Marc Duby, Dr. Nishlyn Ramana and Rick van Heerden.
Date: Friday, 5 November 2010
Time: 19.30
Venue: Beethoven Room, Rhodes Music Dept
Cost: Free
