Darryl Andrews
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Darryl Andrews is a South Africa
n jazz guitarist, composer, arranger and conductor. He has a BMus (Hon) degree from the University of Cape Town
. He worked as a musical director/conductor at the SABC for four years, and has composed a body of jazz works that were later performed by acclaimed concert group "MJ9". Since 1977, he has directed the Darryl Andrews Big Band which is a 13-piece powerhouse Latin ensemble of some of the country’s hottest young and established jazz talents. He has arranged and conducted music for many singers, musicals and concerts at venues such as the Baxter Theatre and the Nico in Cape Town
. In February 1993 he conducted the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra
in an hour-long programme of original works. During the past 15 years Darryl Andrews has performed regularly at jazz clubs throughout South Africa. He accepted a full-time post as lecturer in jazz at UCT in 1994 and is presently pursuing a doctorate in music composition and is active in performance and arranging in Cape Town. Darryl is brother to Alicia Andrews (married to Luciano Lazzari, partner in the architectural firm Zelco Lazzari based in Trieste, Italy), Alvin Andrews (former Senior Producer, Associated Press Television News in Johannesburg and currently Head of the Mandela Unit, Thomson Reuters Television News, Johannesburg), Jemayne Andrews (former Community Stakeholder Management Coordinator for the Mayor of Cape Town, then elected Councillor for the Democratic Alliance in Ward 22 of the City of Cape Town in the local elections of May 2011) and Linford Andrews (former South African diplomat and currently Political Affairs Officer at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London).
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n jazz guitarist, composer, arranger and conductor. He has a BMus (Hon) degree from the University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
. He worked as a musical director/conductor at the SABC for four years, and has composed a body of jazz works that were later performed by acclaimed concert group "MJ9". Since 1977, he has directed the Darryl Andrews Big Band which is a 13-piece powerhouse Latin ensemble of some of the country’s hottest young and established jazz talents. He has arranged and conducted music for many singers, musicals and concerts at venues such as the Baxter Theatre and the Nico in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
. In February 1993 he conducted the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra
Cape Town Symphony Orchestra
The Cape Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra based in Cape Town, Western Cape.-History:The CPO is part of a history of symphonies based in Cape Town which began in 1914....
in an hour-long programme of original works. During the past 15 years Darryl Andrews has performed regularly at jazz clubs throughout South Africa. He accepted a full-time post as lecturer in jazz at UCT in 1994 and is presently pursuing a doctorate in music composition and is active in performance and arranging in Cape Town. Darryl is brother to Alicia Andrews (married to Luciano Lazzari, partner in the architectural firm Zelco Lazzari based in Trieste, Italy), Alvin Andrews (former Senior Producer, Associated Press Television News in Johannesburg and currently Head of the Mandela Unit, Thomson Reuters Television News, Johannesburg), Jemayne Andrews (former Community Stakeholder Management Coordinator for the Mayor of Cape Town, then elected Councillor for the Democratic Alliance in Ward 22 of the City of Cape Town in the local elections of May 2011) and Linford Andrews (former South African diplomat and currently Political Affairs Officer at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London).