Ian unearths Delft’s musical talent – Table Talk
A big thank you to IOL and Table Talk for the coverage. Click below to read the full article, or click here to go to the Table Talk website.
Adelia Douw performs ‘My Baby Just Cares’ on SABC 3’s Expresso Show
If you missed your daily dose of Expresso on SABC 3 this morning, you missed an absolutely stunning rendition of 'My Baby Just Cares' by the Delft Big Band's very own Adelia Douw – but don't worry, we've got you covered. Click on the video below to enjoy Adelia's mesmerising voice right here... [...]
At last!
We have been battling for a long time to make it easier for our supporters to purchase our first CD. Up to now, it has only been available at the band’s performances, which has limited sales to a significant extent. Thanks to local e-commerce company loot.co.za, we now have national distribution. They have launched our [...]
A picture is worth a thousand words
Many of you receiving this newsletter have been generous in your financial support for the Delft Big Band over the years. More recently, we have been raising funds for the launch of our music academy, and the feeder band, developing our project into three modules – the Delft Big Band, the Delft Big Band Music [...]
In royal company…
Can you believe it? Thanks to the Delft Big Band, young people from the underprivileged and gang-ridden community of Delft, in the Western Cape, found themselves in royal company, playing for Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, when they performed in Edinburgh in July. Thanks to everyone [...]
The Cape Town Big Band Jazz Festival
Here it is! The Delft Big Band's complete performance at the Cape Town Big Band Jazz Festival, held at the Baxter Theatre in May 2014... Intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeZ_O3jw490 Moondance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXbDDNEkwSA I Won't Dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLQhcyai7wA Dizzyland http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv3R_YtA5-8 McArthur Park http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_nEuqBFR_U
Greetings from the Edinburgh Jazz Festival!
The Delft Big Band have been playing their hearts out in Edinburgh this week at the Edinburgh Jazz Festival, and they've had a fantastic time. Here are a few pictures they've sent from bonny Scotland... All photographs courtesy of Duncan McGlynn, BlackDotPhotography.
Listen to the Band’s live performance at Cape Town Big Band Jazz Festival 2014
If you weren't at the Baxter Concert Hall in May this year, you missed a real treat – the Delft Big Band was on top form and instantly won the crowds. But don't worry, we're making their entire set available to you right here. Just click on the big orange 'play' button in the top [...]
Blowing up a musical storm
Read the Cape Argus' coverage of the Delft Big Band's upcoming trip to the Brouhaha Festival in Liverpool and the Edinburgh Jazz Festival.
Delft Big Band heads to UK, Edinburgh, for international festivals
Read what the Cape Times has to say about the Band's upcoming trip to the UK to give the Brits and the Scots a hearty helping of jazz...