Fans thrilled at Live in Accra Jazz Festival 2015

sQuashie

April 27, 2015 9:42 AM

The second edition of the festival which features an array of local and foreign artistes seeks to celebrate jazz and live music and rekindle with the bustling jazz scene

Maher Beauroy

For fans of Jazz music who flocked to this year’s Live in Accra Jazz Festival last Saturday, it was a delight to watch Ghanaian Jazz musician, Big Wellington together with the Maher Beauroy Trio from Martinique / USA, mount the stage at the Alliance Française for a thrilling musical performance.

The opening act, Big Wellington, who takes his inspiration from Wes Montgomery and George Benson was backed by brilliant drummer, Frank Kissi along with pianist, Victor Dey. Known for their bold music, rich in sensitivity and color, the Maher Beauroy wowed the audience with a splendid performance.

Prior to this musical concert, there had been a workshop and lecture which sought to give musicians the opportunity to enjoy a short presentation of rhythms and their evolution throughout the jazz movement and was followed by a brief history of jazz in Martinique.

The second edition of the festival which features an array of local and foreign artistes seeks to celebrate jazz and live music and rekindle with the bustling jazz scene that existed in the 60s and 70s fuses concerts with workshops and exhibitions.

Drummer, Frank Kissi, pianist, Victor Dey, and the Electric Band will storm +233 on Tuesday, April 28. American composer, guitarist and music professor, Colter Harper alongside United States- based Ghanaian musician, Alidu Mohammed and the Bizung Band will perform at the same venue on Thursday, April 30.The Alliance Française will host a special International Jazz Day performance with the Ghanaian jazz musician, Ruzika Okera, on Thursday, April 30. Kwabena Kwabena together with Becca will rock +233 Jazz Bar & Grill on Friday, May 1.Highlife greats, Pat Thomas and Ebo Taylor, will close the festival with a concert at the Alliance Française on Saturday, May 2.

sQuashie