Tonight we played a one-set concert for the consulate general and invited guests at The Mahogany Room, a new jazz club in Cape Town. It is a nice, intimate space run by musicians Kesivan Naidoo (drummer) and Lee Thomson (trumpet).

The walls displayed photos of great South African jazz musicians. I was privileged to get a personal tour of this who’s who by Kesivan who pointed out such well known players as Dudu Pukwana, Johnny Dyani, Chris McGregor, Basil Coetzee and others. Beautiful.

The club features a wonderful, restored, world-class Steinway grand piano. It was a nice change from the keyboards and other pianos that I’ve run into so far on this tour.

It’s a wonderful club run by nice people with a beautiful vision! Good luck. I hope that The Mahogany Room is a great success!