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Jazz Assassins at Il Giardino

"The Jazz Assassins are a collection of some of the top jazz players in Joburg coming together to infuse traditional jazz classics and best loved chart toppers with a post-modern, foot tapping feel. Known for their versatility, hints of pop, funk, folk, swing and latin music fuse together giving well- known music a fresh, groove-based make-over. Jazz vocalist, Callandra Youngleson, Pete Sklair on bass, Nick Rumpelt on Guitar, Anzelle de Wet on Drums and Mo Dawjee on Sax, together explore the hypothesis: What would it sound like if Daft Punk and Ella Fitzgerald hooked up for a jam session?"