Apart from being a good conductor and a superb CEO here is the other thing Bob Collymore is good at that you didn’t know about #safaricomjazz
The year was 2016 and all roads led to Mombasa for yet another edition of Gospel according to Jazz. The people came in droves and among them was none other Bob Collymore, the CEO of Safaricom and up until recently we didn’t know would have made a very good conductor.
He was in the company of longtime friend Juliani and some others and together they were ready to be overwhelmed by the likes of magnificent Kirk Whalum, the brilliant Gerald Albright, the splendid Norman Albright and the bamazing Shelea Frazier.
And meeeen did they kill that show that for a second Bob Collymore forgot he was actually a whole CEO with impressions to maintain and he just grabbed a camera and started taking photos of everything and everyone-that’s how the music had moved him.
These are some of the memorable moments of that night:
2017 is upon us and with it the 4th edition of the Safaricom International Jazz. It’s bound to go down on Sunday, 26th February 2017 at the Kasarani Stadium and as usual comes a multitude of talented artists from across the globe who are guaranteed to delight all jazz lovers.
David Sanborn, world renowned saxophonist from the USA will be the headlining performer at the festival this year and he will be accompanied by a star studded line up who will be performing with him during the show.
They include:
The Hazelnuts, a unique musical phenomenon from Israel, TaxiWars from Belgium and British-Asian clarinetist, composer and music educator Arun Gosh are also slated to dazzle us with their unique sounds.
The Bokani Dyer Trio, who performed at the annual Jazz ahead showcase in Bremen, Germany in April 2016, and Ray Lema from the Democratic Republic of Congo are the African acts also scheduled to perform at the festival.
Local artists lined up for the festival include home grown Nairobi Horns Project, Shamsi Music and the amazing Mwai and The Truth Band.
Music lovers can expect to enjoy a selection of pure jazz as well as a mix of jazz fusions with influences from around the world.
All proceeds from the event will go towards supporting the ghetto classics, a non-profit programme that teaches music skills to the youth from underprivileged backgrounds. To date we have successfully raised over 19million towards this programme to uplift the lives of many youth by way of providing musical instruments, classes, and much more.
Event Details:
Date: Sunday 26th February 2017.
Venue: Kasarani Training Grounds
Entry Charges: Ksh. 2000 for adults and Ksh. 500 for students (proof of ID must be provided)
Tickets: Available at select Safaricom shops, Michael Joseph Centre and via m-Ticketing by dialing 1511.
Gates open at 10 AM show starts at 12 PM.
