The Piano Bar attracts locals and tourist alike. We have a rotating line up that makes it worthwhile checking out any night of the week. From the professional to the tenderfoot, from the professional jazz muso to the show town pianist, to the student trying to find his or her voice. We have them all. We have a cover charge most nights to assist us with keeping the MUSIC ALIVE!
Jo Kunnuji is a doctoral student at the South Africa College of Music (SACM), UCT, Cape Town. He is from Badagry, Lagos Nigeria. Having studied both Sociology and Music, Kunnuji finds a haven in the field of Ethnomusicology. He leads a Cape-Town-based musical project – The Jo Kunnuji Experiment – which has recently released an album titled “Sounds From My Childhood”. The band has performed at various venues in and outside Cape Town. In 2016, Kunnuji’s project head-lined the MUSON Festival Lagos. Kunnuji currently lectures the entry-level World of Music course at the SACM, UCT, Cape Town.
Francois Botha is pianist living and working in Cape Town, South Africa and is active in the classical, jazz and popular music scenes.
Nina’s music can at best be described as global – which combines a variety of different styles and influences. She fuses afro soul, jazz, pop and even house music.
A vibrant artist who has worked abroad for many decades. She brings us sounds from Jazz, R&B, Motown, Cabaret and Soul – funk.
He makes his music the way he lives life: from ballads to bow ties, he’s quirky, fun, nerdy and energetic, but with understated elegance and a hint of the classic dapper gentleman.