Beat-route
Events Organisers in Durban

jazz band. Daniel Sheldon. acoustic jazz band. live music. For weddings, functions, parties and events. trumpet. drums. guitar. double bass.

The Beat-Route Core Quartet is an acoustic swing jazz band, our sound is best suited to sophisticated cocktail type events where a refined and seductive musical backdrop is required which still allows for conversation and networking without strain. We do often perform entirely without our PA system but for bigger events just give our unique and nuanced sound a subtle boost. For Bigger Events we have our Show band line up which features one or 2 new absolutely World Class vocalists and an additional Monster Sax Guru. With a lively stage presence and some jumpin, cookin, swingin and Jivin original arrangements of some of the best loved classics to grab your audience and have their foots a tapping! With more than 200 corporate Events and well over 400 Weddings and Parties to our credit this experienced swing ensemble has developed into a thriving community of Jazz musicians capable of supplying the perfect musical note from Solo, Duo, Trios and upwards for your next Event, Party or function. Let us take care of everything including stage sound and lighting for your Event. Music sets the mood transforming any scene into an extravagant and joyful event. Let us take care of the atmosphere from the ceremony to the first dance and sometimes beyond with our extensive and versatile repertoire of jazz and popular standards and flawlessly professional presentation. Most tunes are standards but a few are original compositions of Mr Gerald Sloan. The Double Bass has got to be the most monstrously seductive sounding instrument in the whole world!!! Playing it passionately flawless has got to be my ultimate goal!! Highlights Gigs and a brief Joined pop-rock band Scooter S Union, playing covers and writing original songs in 1991 and recorded a demo, supporting Crowded House in Keeping busy on the local Durban music scene, as bass player for hire leads one Item bizarre corporate functions in the berg to gigs in the UShaka aquarium. Gerald is the musical powerhouse of the band, bringing with his formidable world class jazz guitar skills and vast musical repertoire a level of understanding and experience that keeps the band on a steady learning curve. Tony has Moved to Nam (Namibia) and is battling it out in Windhoek spearheading a new Band of misfits in his musical quest! Tony Muirhead started playing drums at the age of 4 and was fortunate to be at a school where he could play in the Brass band and the Pipe band. Tony bought his first whole drum set when he was 16 and payed it off by drumming for school concerts. It was a heady time in the 70’s when Tony played for various upstarts and cover bands in those good old days. Always keen on jazz he went to Gene Latimer for training and that proved to be the base for his easy rhythmic style of playing. Tony got married at the age of 24 and stopped drumming to do the family duty thing with children until they were in high school when the urge was simply to much and he bought another kit and started all over again at the age of Soon he was recognized and was asked to play for Wills Blues band. Bobby and the Dynamites, also an old Durban known blues outfit, soon introduced Tony to their fold as well. Another well known Durban man was Richard Walne who asked Tony to play in a set up called Jazz Juke box. The main swing back to Jazz was with pianist John Drake and bassist John Corlett. Tony met up with Daniel, Gerald and Logan for an afternoon function and there was instant magic with the group which is now Beat-Route. To add to that Tony has done session work with many professional outfits over the years.