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Jazz at the Bakery Slow Life presents Christopher Culpo
Sat Aug 26, 20:00 - Sat Aug 26, 22:00
Olympia Bakery Kalk Bay
ABOUT
The music of Christopher Culpo is not easily categorized, and ranges through the world of clubs and concert halls, and theater and dance. As a pianist and composer across genres, Culpo lies at the confluence of contemporary jazz, free improvisation, and classical music. He earned degrees in composition from Boston University and The Juilliard School and has performed at the Sydney Opera House and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival (Australia); many festivals in France; the Blossoms Festival (Belgium); Le Vie del Suono (Italy); the Radar Festival (Mexico City); the Christchurch Festival (New Zealand) and often in South Africa. This February his work for 2 cellos and marimba, An Aberrant Patch of Blue, was premiered in Paris. In April he recorded his composition The Four Freedoms, based on the Norman Rockwell paintings, with his new quartet. He also recorded a recorded of improvised music with saxophinist Catherine Sikora in April.Kalk Bay is honoured to have this man at its centre on August 26th
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Jazz at the Bakery Slow Life presents Christopher Culpo
Olympia Bakery Kalk Bay
134 Main Road, Kalk Bay, Kalk Bay, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa
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