Carla Stokes Quintet at Selective Live 8th May

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Join Carla Stokes and her incredibly talented band members at Selective Live (189 Buitengracht street, Gardens, Cape Town) on Saturday 8th May at 8pm.

The band will be performing a variety of contemporary Jazz, R&B/Soul covers as well as some originals by bandleader and saxophonist, Carla, and featured vocalist, Dara Jazzlyn.

The band:

Carla Stokes - bandleader/tenor saxophonist

Dara Jazzlyn - vocalist

Arianna Carini - electric guitar

Alex Mayers - electric bass

Ray Morgan - drums

Tickets are R80 online and R100 at the door on the night.

Date: Saturday 8th May

Time: 8pm

Get your tickets now for a special night of grooving tunes, great drinks and breathtaking views of Cape Town from Selective Live!

If you are unable to physically attend the show but would still like to support the musicians, then purchasing a ticket for the event would be much appreciated.

About Carla Stokes:

Carla Stokes is a freelance musician (tenor saxophone and clarinet player) born and bred in Cape Town, South Africa. She is a graduate of UCT’s South African College of Music and studied a 4-year Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Performance, graduating in 2018. In 2019, she furthered her studies at UCT by completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Music. Carla began her musical training studying classical clarinet from age eight and started piano at age 12. It was later, at age thirteen, when Carla started high school and joined her school's Jazz Band that she heard the tenor saxophone for the first time, fell in love with it, and began tenor sax lessons later that year. She has been playing music for seventeen years now.

Carla has performed with various big bands in and around Cape Town, including the UCT Big Band, as well as performing with The Lady Day Big Band at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival in 2019. She has also performed in various combo bands like swing band, "The Pebble Shakers", latin-fusion band "Los Tacos", and Indian-popular band "South Samam". She performed in the UCT Alumni Big Band in 2019 at the Cape Town Big Band Jazz Festival under the directorship of Prof. Mike Campbell, and has also performed in The Mike Campbell Big Band. Carla currently teaches music at two high schools in the southern suburbs by day, and is an active musician by night. Carla enjoys performing, learning and exploring many different genres, styles, and ensemble setups, such as traditional big band, pop and rock bands, solo saxophone, and smaller ensemble playing like trios, quartets, combo bands, etc. Carla currently gigs with her jazz trio on a regular basis. Carla also works as social media assistant for Femme Arts Cape Town, as well as social media assistant to Ann Barr for the Cape Town Big Band Jazz Festival.

Carla released her debut single entitled, "Modern Love", in September 2020, which she composed and arranged. Carla plays tenor sax and a short rap on the track. 

This year she released her second single, "Sunday Afternoon" in April. In this second single of hers, Carla writes an ode to her home city, Cape Town. 

She produced the track independently and experimented with fusing her specialty - jazz saxophone - with electronic sounds. You can listen to it on all streaming platforms.

For more information:

www.selectivehearing.co.za

www.carlastokesmusic.com

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