Steve Tyrell: September 2016

An Evening with Steve Tyrell & special guest Diane Schuur Live in Johannesburg.

Big Concerts is proud to announce that legendary Grammy award-winning jazz maestros, Steve Tyrell & Diane Schuur will be coming to South Africa in September 2016.

Grammy Award-winning vocalist Steve Tyrell is truly a renaissance man. In over four decades in the music business, he has achieved great success as an artist, producer, songwriter, music supervisor, and performer.

With the grit and soul of a lifetime of experiences, producing hits for Grammy-winning Artists ranging from Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville, to Rod Stewart and Diana Ross, Steve himself has sold hundreds of thousands of albums and gained a passionate following all over the world.  His hits “The Way You Look Tonight,” “The Simple Life,” “Crush On You” and “The Sunny Side of The Street,” have launched thousands of weddings and millions of romances. He’s held top positions at Standards, Swing, and Big Band outlets with a devoted following at key Adult Contemporary Radio.

As an artist, all 9 of his American Standards albums have achieved top 10 status on Billboard’s Jazz charts, 7 of which have achieved top 5, and his first album “A New Standard” was amongst the bestselling jazz albums for over 5 years.

A leading vocalist in contemporary jazz, Diane Schuur is as eclectic as she is brilliant.  Nicknamed “Deedles” as a child by her mother, she grew up surrounded by traditional American jazz, embraced by both of her parents: her father was an amateur pianist, and her mother kept a formidable collection of Duke Ellington and Dinah Washington albums in their home. Not surprisingly, Dinah Washington is often listed as Schuur’s major vocal influence.  She learned the iconic singer’s “What a Difference a Day Makes” while she was still a toddler and developed her own rich, resonant vocal style at a very young age. Jazziz Magazine writes, “Schuur’s vocal chops move from little-girl innocence to bawdy-mama blues in a hair’s breadth, but always at the service of the song.”  Schuur is also an accomplished pianist, accompanying herself on stage and on many of her recording projects.

That distinguished career includes two Grammy Awards (Best Jazz Vocal Performance) for Timeless and Diane Schuur and The Count Basie Orchestra both on GRP Records, the label that launched her career, as well as three additional Grammy nominations for the albums Pure Schuur, Love Songs and individual track The Christmas Song.

Don’t miss your opportunity to see these jazz legends live!

Tour Itinerary

Johannesburg

9^th & 10th September 2016

Teatro, Montecasino

Tickets from R400– R850

Tickets available from www.bigconcerts.co.za