Monday, August 10, 2009

Jazz & Retro weekend at Bentota beach



The John Keells Hotels group has planned a 'The Jazz n' Retro Weekend - on the beach at Bentota Beach Hotel from August 29 -- 30.

On Saturday morning, the talented young group 'Rebels' will swing at the poolside of the hotel, which will be transformed in to an F&B extravaganza, leading all the way up to lunch. A host of fun family activities have been planned for the weekend for all guests with a 20% discount made available at the water-sports centre.

The main Jazz and Retro show, starting at 7.30 p.m. on August 29, (Saturday) at the open-air podium of Club Inter Sport, Complex adjacent to the Bentota Beach Hotel, promises to be a night to remember. Guests will be made to fall in love again with the smooth sounds of Jazz and famous melodies of the retro-years with performances by 'Souled Out' and 'The Rebels' as well as special guest performances by Gavin Senn on Saxophone and Aruna Siriwardhana on drums.

'Souled Out' is an outfit of six members who are legends in the music industry locally as well as internationally, dating back to their original musical groups Purple Rain, Wild Fire and Dream Team. They are Chris Dhason at the Drums, along with Shafi, Sunith, Shean Dharmaratne, Samantha Fonseka and bassist Dulip Gnanakan.

A scrumptious BBQ dinner will be served at the CIS complex with many action-stations serving a wide selection of food items. The hotel's award-winning Show-Bartender will also be mixing a selection of cocktails to add to the flare of the evening.

'Sax & Strings' will conclude the weekend - a sumptuous Sunday brunch spiced up by the smooth grooves of Gavin Senn Quartet, led by the talented saxophonist Gavin Senn, whose mastery of the instrument is perhaps second to none in Sri Lanka.

A special weekend package including the special events is available and tickets for both the evening of Jazz & Retro and the Sunday brunch are also available for non-hotel guests.

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