
The eThekwini Department of Arts and Living Culture urges development jazz bands based in eThekwini to audition for the eThekwini Jazz Sessions.Auditions will be held on Sunday, 2 February 2025, at the Bat Centre from 10am to 5pm.
The auditioning bands must be based within the eThekwini Municipality area. They will be required to play three jazz songs, a South African Jazz standard, an international Jazz standard and an original composition.
The auditions are designed to choose up-and-coming jazz bands from eThekwini to perform in the monthly eThekwini Jazz Sessions, a series of concerts that will take place at the Bat Centre.
The program seeks to foster jazz in the city by offering emerging bands a platform to perform, while also creating learning opportunities through masterclasses and workshops led by professional jazz musicians.
Selected bands will have the chance to join the monthly lineup and perform alongside well-known professional jazz artists from eThekwini.
These auditions are not opened to professional jazz artists. However, professional jazz musicians are encouraged to register on the City’s Jazz data base.