Not the Midnight Mass have been wowing audiences at the Baxter Theatre in their new show "Hot Cross Nuns". Critics have raved, audiences have been wildly enthusiastic. The show runs for one more week, until 4 June, Don't miss out. Booking at Computicket...Read More
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Cape Town's velvet-voiced songstress, Amanda Tiffin teams up with guitar-magician, Dave Ledbetter to create music of delicate acoustic beauty. |
The two showcase their own compositions, together with exquisite re-workings of some classic songs: Dave has worked his acoustic guitar genius on songs from Joni Mitchell, Simon & Garfunkel, the Beatles, and Cat Stevens, all tailored to suit Amanda's smooth-like-chocolate vocals.
ABOUT DAVE LEDBETTER
Multi instrumentalist & well-known Cape Town Jazz vocalist, arranger & band leader, Dave Ledbetter is a musical wizard who has performed with South Africa’s top jazz musicians and across a number of genres.
Dave’s original music is characterized by ‘socially conscious' lyrics combined with jazz and folk melodies.
Dave has played various festivals including the Robben Island Millennium Concert 1999 / 2000 alongside Manu Dibango, Jimmy Dludlu, Sibongile Khumalo, Miriam Makeba, Ray Phiri and Robbie Jansen. He also played on The North Sea Jazz Festival 2000 with Jimmy Dludlu and C Bass Collective. Dave has featured several times on the National Jazz Festival in Grahamstown, and was the man responsible for the music and madness of the Truly Fully Hey Shoo Wow band - a popular Cape Town combo.
He has recorded 2 albums, and has appeared on countless others as a sought-after session guitarist and pianist.
His new band, Dave Ledbetter and the Clearing will be featured on the 2011 Cape Town International Jazz Festival.
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