April 27th Carlo Mombelli, Joanne Ralph

 TES Roving Reporter Roy Zuckerman interviews celebrated  South African Jazzman and composer  Carlo Mombelli,   currently hosted by the Center For African Studies at the University of Basel and the Hochschule für Musik, where is conducting a series of workshops in Jazz Theory. His  exciting ensemble, The Carlo Mombelli Project performed April 27 at the Birdseye, off the Barfüsserplatz.  (see Roy's review in "music reviews). Later this month, Friday April 30 and Saturday 1 May,  he will play with his group "The Prisoners of Strange-European Edition" at the Birdseye and Roche 'N Jazz at the Tinguely Museum  to highlight the release of their new CD.   

Jo Ralph, TES Theatre Critic, tells Ciarán about three exciting upcoming performances. Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro will be coming to the Basel Theatre in May and June. The ballet Milk & Honey premiered last Friday, choreographed by guest choreographer Ohad Naharin and Basel Theatre's own Ballet  Director Richard Wherlock’s ,  to the music of Georges Gruntz, a Basel jazz musician.   Last but not least, Das Geisterschiff (The Ghost ship) is playing at the Basel Schauspielhaus (in German).

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