Gianni Denitto
The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music is hosting a concert by Gianni Denitto, from Italy, on Wednesday, October 21 at 6 pm.
Gianni Denitto has a wealth of experience in jazz, classical, electronic, sound design and rock music. He completed a Bachelor Degree with honours both in classical music and in jazz after 11 years studying at the Conservatory in Torino, Italy.
From 2013 he started traveling around the world playing his solo saxophone performance with electronics, as well as doing jazz concerts with local musicians and teaching in music academies and universities.
Gianni is a proud artist of Universal Music Italy, Roland Europe, Rampone & Cazzani italian Handmade Saxophones and ‘One of the best Italian jazz musicians according to the charts of Musica Jazz magazine.
He has also collaborated with the Italian Institute of Culture in Beijing, Shanghai, Mumbai and Delhi, Pretoria ; Italian Embassy in Beijing and Dakar; Calcutta, Perth and Canton Italian Consulates.
The Durban leg of Gianni Denitto’s tour is sponsored by LA DANTE Italian cultural organisation.
Join Gianni Denitto (sax) ,Mike Rossi (sax), Bruce Baker on drums and Prince Bulo on Bass at The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music (CJPM) on level two of the Shepstone Building on UKZN’s Howard College Campus.
Tickets R50 (pensioners R30 and students R15). Contact Thuli on 031 260 3385 or email Zamat1@ukzn.ac.za for more information
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