Peacock, trumpet and swing!
October 12, 2021
BILLY SUTER interviews KZNPO trumpeter and Platform Jazz swing band leader Cathy Peacock, whose popular band performs again in Durban soon. … More Peacock, trumpet and swing!
Tag: Jazz
Finger-clicking good nostalgia
January 19, 2020
BILLY SUTER reviews “The Great Gatsby Party”, latest show by Durban swing and dixieland band, Platform Jazz, which runs this and next weekend in Durban. … More Finger-clicking good nostalgia
Varied festive fare for Playhouse
October 23, 2019
BILLY SUTER lifts the wraps on the Playhouse Company’s festive season programme at Durban’s Playhouse complex this year – highlights including a lavish ballet. … More Varied festive fare for Playhouse
Win 8 tickets to blues tribute
September 18, 2019
BILLY SUTER is giving away eight tickets to the September 25 opening night of “Ladies Sing the Blues”, at the Rhumbelow Theatre at Tina’s Hotel in Kloof. … More Win 8 tickets to blues tribute
Fun swing into the new year
January 13, 2019
BILLY SUTER reviews the first show of 2019 at Durban’s Rhumbelow Theatre in Umbilo – jazz band Platform Jazz’s “My Favourite Swings”, to be staged again next weekend. … More Fun swing into the new year
Music into the new year
December 27, 2018
BILLY SUTER presents a final “What’s On” guide for the year for in and around Durban – everything from music and theatre to movies and a light spectacle. … More Music into the new year
Songbirds… and all that jazz
March 13, 2017
BILLY SUTER reports that two jazz singers, Spha Mdlalose and Natalie Rungan, perform locally – Spha in Durban this Friday (March 17) and Natalie on March 24, in Pietermaritzburg. … More Songbirds… and all that jazz
Singing farm girl fears snakes
February 22, 2017
BILLY SUTER chats to Chloe Clark, a finalist in the first season of “The Voice South Africa”, who is to tour Mauritius – and performs at Durban’s Windsor Tennis Club on Monday. … More Singing farm girl fears snakes
Merry mix from a fun band
February 18, 2017
BILLY SUTER reviews “Mr Bojangles, Dance”, the latest show by versatile Durban jazz band Beat-Route, which is at the Rhumbelow Theatre, Umbilo, this and next weekend. … More Merry mix from a fun band
Another fun, swinging affair
January 29, 2017
It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing… and there is plenty of it in the new show at Durban’s Rhumbelow Theatre. BILLY SUTER reviews Platform Jazz’s “Best of Swing”. … More Another fun, swinging affair
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