The Mike Rossi Project performs at UKZN
The Mike Rossi Project will perform at the Centre for Jazz on 11 February.
THE Centre for Jazz and Popular Music at UKZN will present 'The Mike Rossi Project: Trespassing Permitted' on Wednesday, 11 February at 6pm.
'The Mike Rossi Project: Trespassing Permitted' is the result of his mixed musical life as a musician and educator who travelled extensively. While he was born in the US, much of the music that will be performed reflects Mike's experiences of living in South Africa for the past 15 years with frequent travels to the US, throughout Africa, Europe and especially Italy, where his parents originate from.
The music was specifically orchestrated for three horns – trumpet, trombone and multiple saxophones – with a stellar rhythm section. Music ranges in style from South African township jazz to hard bop, modal, Latin and contemporary.
The band consists of Mike Rossi – soprano, altello, alto and tenor saxophones; William Haubrich – trombone; James McClure – trumpet and flugelhorn; Melvin Peters – piano; Dave Ridgway – acoustic bass; and Kesivan Naidoo – drums. These musicians represent the very best of South African jazz talent.
The Mike Rossi Project's Durban tour is supported by ConcertsSA, the Samro Foundation and Connect Za. Entry is R50 (but R30 for pensioners and R15 for students).
Contact Thuli on 031 260 3385 or email zamat1@ukzn.ac.za.
'The Mike Rossi Project: Trespassing Permitted' was selected as one of the top five South African CD releases of 2013 by Don Albert, and is available at https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mikerossi4.
