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Various events
are held in
close proximity
of the main
event area and
continue in
various venues
around town,
including events
leading up to,
and after, the
festival.
These events
include The
Concerts in
the Park launch,
the Concerts
in the Park
series, The
CT Jazzathon
launch, and
all related
marketing, promotions
and workshops.
Participating
venues include
those in the
immediate vicinity
of the V&A
Waterfront and
CT surrounds
each hosting
high profiled
performances.
A
Corporate VIP
area at the
North Wharf
Stage
A VIP Marquee
is set up at
the paid venue
and can accommodate
600 people.
It is set out
as a cocktail
lounge where
Corporate guests
are hosted with
eats and drinks.
An opening at
the front of
the marquee
faces the stage
and includes
enclosed seating.
After
Party venues
After the festival
each night Musicians
and the public
are invited
to an after
party at specific
venues where
a band entertains
the public with
musicians joining
in to jam.
Workshops
These workshops
are conducted
by some of the
visiting and
local musicians
and held in
the Jazz Village,
certain music
retail outlets
in the V&A
Waterfront and
different venues
in outlying
townships.
The workshops
will be a key
factor of the
developmental
process and
will enhance
the media and
marketability
of Jazzathon.
Workshops will
occur in the
weeks leading
up to the CT
Jazzathon Festival
Event and will
be held in venues
close to the
V&A and
around the fringe
of Cape Town
including all
municipal areas.
Community forums
will participate
with conducted
workshops through
which youth
and PDIs learn
a key factor
in the production
and marketing
aspects of The
Cape Town Jazzathon.
Aspects will
include a hands-on
approach to
stage production,
industry business
and training
by experts in
the field.
Drum
Workshops and
Drum Circles
Daily
You can learn
to play the
drums in unison
in 20 minutes
Dance
Workshops Daily
Special Jazz
Dance teachers
and well known
dancers will
be available
for dance lessons.
Demonstrations
include the
dance techniques
that are popular
in venues around
Cape Town.
Women
of Jazzathon
For the most
part of history,
Women were mostly
renowned as
the best singers,
the best dancers
and certainly
much better
looking than
men when it
came to stage
performances.
But In South
Africa few music
lovers really
took notice
of the strong
compliment of
women taking
their rightful
place on music
stages across
the country.
However, this
phenomenon has
caught the imagination
and interest
of the patrons
of Jazzathon.
Since it's inception,
the festival
has been a proud
supporter of
women in music.
JCQ Productions
vision is to
encourage and
explore the
skills of women
as instrumentalists,
band leaders,
arrangers, producers,
etc.
Diva's Day (Women's
Day)
All the performances
on Friday at
the amphitheatre
will be devoted
to women in
music.
The
Jazz Village
Live entertainment
is available
inside a semi-enclosed
marquee.
General Public
granted free
access with
certain constraints
(partitioned)
and special
entry for VIPs
only (partitioned)
proposed at
a fee with bar
and snacks.
This
element of the
Jazzathontakes
place on Market
Square and accommodates
• Merchandising
- caps, t-shirts,
CDs, etc
• Refreshments
- alcoholic
beverages for
VIPs only ,
chill area
• Entertainment
- dancing, drumming,
performances
Youth
of Jazzathon
At the annual
festival itself,
the organizers
ensure that
the youth have
a strong presence.
Many of young
musicians who
first strutted
their stuff
on the Jazzathon
stage have become
bright stars
in South African
music. A few
household names
today, have
cut their teeth
at the festival,
including some
musicians who
have since released
albums and travelled
overseas extensively
to perform on
the international
circuit. This
emphasis is
cemented annually
when young musicians
are featured
on the same
stage as seasoned
musicians and
through workshops
that raise the
bar of achievement.
Over and above
this, the younger
members of the
community have
actively participated
in shadowing
production staff
to increase
the network
of skills that
are needed to
stage quality
music events.
At the same
time, they are
able to meet
and interact
with their heroes.
Youth
and Community
Bands
All opening
acts will feature
community artists
International
links to Jazzathon
Through the
Jazzathon, JCQ
Productions
has enjoyed
relationships
with similar
other companies
and events and
thus we are
easily able
to submit proposals
and concepts
to international
counterparts
to ensure global
visibility and
audibility.
A successful
collaboration
between JCQ
Productions
and Heads Up
international
has lead to
major live performances
and ventures
in the music
world including
an exchange
program where
SA artists have
travelled, performed
and recorded
in the USA.
These artists
include Sipho
Gumede, High
Masekela, Miriam
Makeba and Jonathan
Butler - all
SA jazz giants!
Musical
Collaborations
Various collaborations
by young and
old will include
fusion of retro
and new music,
and all diverse
aspects f musical
culture will
be on show
Artist
Autograph and
Signing Sessions
Many of the
artists will
be available
to meet the
public personally
at signing sessions
and album launches
hosted in various
venues around
the waterfront.
The
Jazzathon Launch
Jazzathon will
host a launch
party where
sponsors, musicians,
service providers,
and media will
be briefed on
the festival
and its components.
Press statements
and gift packs
are presented
to all invited
guests
Fringe
Club venues
Various club
venues around
Cape Town and
in certain areas,
nationally,
will play host
to the promotion
of Jazzathon,
as an awareness
campaign is
taken to the
people who frequent
jazz and other
live music venues
Big
screens and
TV Monitors
These screens
showcase highlights
of the Jazzathon
performances
and can display
logos/branding
while strategically
placed in the
jazz village
and around the
waterfront area.
Charity
The CT Jazzathon
will contribute
to a worthy
Charitable Organization
agreed to by
all parties
involved.
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