Concerts

Ancient Agents Album Launch Tour:

16 Sep 2017   NASSAU CENTRE, Newlands, Cape Town   8PM   Book here

Confluence – A Cross Continental Musical Collaboration 

Reza Khota Quartet at the National Arts Festival – Grahamstown
7th July, 21:30 at the DSG Auditorium. Bookings: https://www.nationalartsfestival.co.za/events/reza-khota-quartet/

Reza Khota Quartet – Inner Space Tour (Cape Town)

6th June: Theatre Arts Admin Collective. Methodist Church Hall, Cnr Milton Road & Wesley Street, Observatory. 8pm

11th June: Masque Theatre.  37 Main Rd, Muizenberg. 18:30. Bookings: 021 788 1898

17th June: Blah Blah Bar. 84 Kloof St, Gardens. 8:30pm Bookings: +27 21 422 2762

20th June: Hanks Olde Irish. 110 Bree St. 8pm

24th June: Kronendal Academy of Music. Show Cancelled.

25th June: Alma Cafe. 20 Alma Rd, Rosebank. 7:15pm, Bookings: 021 685 7377

Reza Khota Quartet
Alma Cafe
22 April 2017
7pm Supper, 8pm Concert

Kesivan and the Lights

14th and 15th April 2017
The Orbit, 81 De Korte Street, Johannesburg, Gauteng, http://goo.gl/maps/6dAcf
8pm

Reza Khota and Shane Cooper Duo
Infecting the City
5th April 2017
Artscape Arena
7pm

Ancient Agents South African Tour!

Reza Khota Quartet 
Blah Blah Bar
21 Jan 2017, 9pm. R100

Reza Khota Quartet 
Blah Blah Bar
14 Dec 2016, 8pm. R100

Gunfire Orchestra European Tour 2016
Tour route:
26.Nov 13.00 Oslo – Pizdets, Adress is Møllergata 37
27.Nov 19.00 Oslo – Bristepunktet, venue Bøler Kirke https://kirken.no/nb-NO/fellesrad/kirkeneioslo/menigheter/boler/
29.Nov 23.00 at Patapoe Radio, Amsterdam; MultiDOM http://radiopatapoe.nl/
30.Nov 19.00 at OCCII, Amsterdam; MultiDOM http://occii.org/
01.Dec 19.00 at Butchers Tears, Amsterdam; MultiDOM https://vondelbunker.nl/
02.Dec 19.00 at OCCII, Amsterdam; MultiDOM http://occii.org/
03.Dec 0:30 at Institute of Incoherent Cinema – Zürich https://www.facebook.com/events/211691155919542/
http://ioic.ch/en/future
04.Dec Lucern – Mullbau

Reza Khota Quartet (Canadian Band)
Featuring: Kelley Jefferson – Sax, Jim Vivian – Bass, Ethan Ardelli – Drums
26th October 2016
The Rex Jazz Bar, Toronto

Kesivan and the Beat Machine
Rocking the Daisies Festival
7th October, Time: TBA

Kesivan and the Lights
Blah Blah Bar
5th October, 8pm
Cover: TBA

Lefifi Tladi and Friends
A4 Arts Foundation, 23 Buitenkant St, Cape Town
30th September, 7:30pm
Cover: TBA

Reza Khota Quartet with guest Dathini Mzayiya
Factory of the Arts, 106 Chapel st, Woodstock, Cape Town
28th September, 7:30pm
R50

Gunfire Orchestra 
Unstable beats and feedback guitar. A lo fi and far left dynamic improv project with South African guitarist Reza Khota, Swiss guitarist Beat Keller and Norwegian noiser Morten Minothi Kristiansen. The trio was brought together by Edge of Wrong and formed in 2013 after a recording session in Oslo, Norway in Christian Blandhoels Tiny Recording Studio. The recording was released on cassette the following year on the Belgian label Silken Tofu. This release features two of Christian Blandhoels inventive guitar feedbacker mods and a vintage malfunctioning drum machine.

Date: 23 April 2016
Venue: Atlantic House, 1 Perth road 7405 Maitland, Western Cape
Time: 20:00

Date: 15 April 2016
Venue: Aware, 82 Juta Street Braamfontein, Johannesburg,
Time: 19:00

Louis Moholo & Blokes
Date: 9 April 2016
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Time: 8:30pm and 10pm

Dejan Terzic Quartet
Date: 8 April 2016
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Time: 8:30pm and 10pm

Spaza Trio at Tagores
Featuring Claude Cozens on Drums and Nick Williams on Bass.

19th and 26th March
Tagores: 42 Trill Road, Observatory
9:30pm till late

Reza Khota Quartet – SA Tour

Date: 5 and 6 March 2016
Venue: The Orbit, 81 De Korte Street, Johannesburg, Gauteng, http://goo.gl/maps/6dAcf
Time: 8:30pm

Reza Khota Quartet – SA Tour
Date: 4 March 2016
Venue: The Chairman, 146 Mahatma Gandhi Rd, Durban
Time: 7pm

Reza Khota Quartet – SA Tour
Date: 26 and 27 February 2016
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Improvisation between visual artist Dathini Mzayiya and guitarist Reza Khota
Date: Sat 20 February 2016
Venue: Factory of the Arts, Cnr St Phillips and Chapel st, Woodstock, Cape Town
Time: TBC

Derek Gripper and Reza Khota
Date: Sat 13 February 2016
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st, Cape Town
Time: 10pm

Louis Moholo, Shabaka Hutchings and Reza Khota
Date: Sat 30 January 2016
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st, Cape Town
Time: 10pm

Reza Khota Quartet in the Native Yards

Sunday 06/12/2015
Entrance: R60
Kwa Sec, NY 138, No 52, Gugulethu
Call Luvuyo Kakaza on 060 960 8935

Offshore Concerts SA Tour:
Straight No Chaser: 7 Oct
The Orbit (Jhb): 10th Oct
African Freedom Station (Jhb): 11th Oct
The Jazzy Rainbow (Durban): 15th Oct

Derek Gripper & Reza Khota Duo
Date: 27 August
Time: TBC
Venue: TBC

Kesivan and Lights
Date: 21 & 22 August 2015
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Kesivan and Lights
Date: 14 & 15 August 2015
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Dosomethin’ – FEATURING REZA KHOTA, ABRAHAM MENNEN, CLAUDE COZENS Date: 1 August
Venue: True Itallic, 15 Bree st, Cape Town
Time: 1pm

Kesivan and Lights
Date: 19 & 20 June 2015
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Derek Gripper & Reza Khota Duo

29 May 2015

Reza Khota and Shane Cooper featuring Ronan Skillen

Date: 22 March 2015
Venue: Skillens Residence, Axeminster Road, Muizenberg
Time: 9:30pm

Reza Khota Ensemble
Featuring: Claude Cosens – Drums, Brydon Bolton – Bass and Justin Bellairs – Sax
Date: 21 March 2015
Venue: True Italic, 15 Bree st, Cape Town
Time: 8:30pm

Reza Khota and Shane Cooper
Date: 9 March 2015
Venue: Tagores, 42 Trill Road, Observatory
Time: 9:30pm

Kesivan and the Lights
Date: 2nd and 3rd January 2015
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Shane Cooper Quintet
Date: 18 Dec 2014
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Reza Khota Quartet
Date: 11 Dec 2014
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Kesivan and the Lights
Date: 10 Dec 2014
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Reza Khota Quartet
Date: 20 November 2014
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Kesivan and the Lights live at Carnegie Hall

Venue: Carnegie Hall – Zankel Hall
Date: 30 October 2014
Time: 8:30pm (NY time)

Kesivan and the Lights
Venue: Nassau Center
Date: 26 October 2014
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Kesivan and the Lights
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Date: 24 & 25 October 2014
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Shane Cooper Quintet
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Date: 17 October 2014
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Kesivan and the Lights Album Launch
Venue: The Orbit – 81, de Korte Street, Braamfontein
Date: 4 & 5 October 2014
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Shane Cooper Quintet
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Date: 19 September 2014
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Makeson Brown Quartet at Ernest Wiehe Jazz Festival – Mauritius
Makeson Brown: Sax
Romey Brauteseth: Bass
Kesivan Naidoo: Drums
Reza Khota: Guitar
Dates: 9 – 15 September 2014

Shane Cooper Quintet in Botswana
31 August 2014
Details to Follow

Reza Khota and Derek Gripper Duo at the Folk n Acoustic Festival
Tickets
Venue: Baxter Concert Hall
Date: 30 August 2014
Time: 8pm

Kesivan and the Lights
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Date: 22 & 23 August 2014
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Shane Cooper Quintet
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Date: 20 August 2014
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Ganesh Geymeier and Friends
Ganesh Geymeier: Sax, Kesivan Naidoo: Drums, Shane Cooper: Bass, Reza Khota: Guitar & Bokani Dyer: Piano
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Date: 18 & 19 August 2014
Time: 8:00m and 10:00pm

Shane Cooper Quintet
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Date: 13 August 2014
Time: 8:00m and 10:00pm

Reza Khota Quartet
Date: 18 July 2014
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Kesivan and the Lights
Date: 25 June 2014
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Khota/Brown Quartet
Date: 19 June 2014
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Time: 8pm and 10pm

PAST / FUTURE / TENSE

 
 CARD ON SPOKES • BATELEUR • TOAST COETZER
 GALINA JURITZ • REZA KHOTA • NICKY SCHRIRE
 NICOLA DU TOIT • SARAH EVANS • GENE KIERMAN • JAMES McCLURE

Reza Khota Quartet
Johannesburg Album Launch

25 April – The Orbit – 81, de Korte Street, Braamfontein
Bookings: 011 339 6645
Time: Doors open at 19:00 for performance at 20:30
Cover: R100

26 April – African Freedom Station – 41, 5th Ave, Westdene
Bookings: kwena@freedomstation.co.za
Time: TBA
Cover: TBA kwena@freedomstation.co.za

27 April – Lucky Bean Restaurant – 16, 7th Street, Melville
Bookings: 011 482 5572, info@luckybeanrestaurant.co.za
Time: Dinner at 18:30, Performance at 20:30
Cover: R100

Juliana Venter
Date: 23 April
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Reza Khota Quartet
Date: 9 April
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Shane Cooper Quintet at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival
Friday 28 March, 10pm

Reza Khota Quartet

Date: 27 March
Venue: Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant st
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Sangam Live at Tagores
Indian Classical Trio with Reza Khota and Ronan Skillen and special guest from South India: Prakash Hariharan.

More info on Prakash at: http://gmtiny.com/M9wVH

Venue: Tagores, 42 Trill Road, Observatory, Cape Town
Date: 3rd March 2014
Time: 9pm

Sangam Live at Tagores
Guitar and Tabla duo with Reza Khota and Ronan Skillen
Venue: Tagores, 42 Trill Road, Observatory, Cape Town
Date: 24th February 2014
Time: 9pm

Reza Khota Quartet: Album Launch

Venue: Mahogany Room
Date: 24 & 25 January 2014
Time: 8:30pm and 10:30pm

Shane Cooper Quintet

Venue: Mahogany Room
Date: 20 & 21 December 2013
Time: 8:30pm and 10:30pm

Swiss Residency

Beat Keller & Reza Khota Guitar Duo

Norway:
27. Oct – Bergen – Avgarde concert series for avant garde art
28. Oct – Fredrikstad – Blå Grotte – concert series for experimental music
29. Oct – Oslo – BLÅ – Jazz På Gølvet – concert series for experimental music
30. Oct – Kristiansand – Vaktbua – Concert series for experimental music
31. Oct – Stavanger – Café Humbug – record store presenting live experimental music and workshops

Switzerland:
7. Nov – Zürich – Walcheturm
9. Nov – Bern – Sonarraum U64

Shane Cooper Quintet
Venue: Mahogany Room
Date: 11 & 12 October
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Kesivan and the Lights
Venue: Mahogany Room
Dates: 11 & 12 September
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Shane Cooper Quintet at the Joy of Jazz Festival
Venue: Bassline Stage
Date: 24 August
Time: TBA

Shane Cooper Quintet Album Launch
Venue: Mahogany Room
Date: 22 August
Time: 8pm and 10pm

Kesivan and the Lights
Venue: Mahogany Room
Dates: 8 and 9 August
Time: 8pm and 10pm

David Krakauer and Mathew Reed Klezmer Madness
Venue: Baxter Theatre
Date: 21 July 2013
Time: TBC

Kesivan and the Lights
Venue: Mahogany Room
Date: 19th and 20th July 2013
Time: 20:00 and 22:00 (two sets per night)

Shane Cooper Quintet
Venue: DSG (NYJF, Grahamstown Festival)
Date: 2nd July
Time: 19:30

Francisco Lopez Ensemble
Venue: Guy Butler Theatre (Grahamstown Festival)
Date: 2nd and 3rd July 2013
Time: 16:00 and 11:00

Francisco Lopez Ensemble
Venue: Goethe Institute Jhb
Date: 30th June 2013
Time: 16:00

Double Bill: Kesivan and the Lights and Shane Cooper Quintet at the Mahogany Room
Mon 10 June, 8pm and 10pm.

Makeson Brown Quartet at the Mahogany Room
Thursday 23rd May, 8pm and 10pm. 79 Buitenkant st, Cape Town

Shane Cooper Quintet at the Crypt
Friday 17th May 2013
1 Wale St, Cape Town, Bookings: 079 683 4658

Reza Khota Quartet at Tagores
strong>Wednesdays 15, 22 and 29 of May 2013
9:30 pm. 42 Trill Road, Observatory, Cape Town.

Reza Khota Quartet at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival
Sat 6 April, 16:45 Moses Mololekwa Stage

Reza Khota Trio
Playing at Moyo at the V&A Waterfront every Mon & Tues 1pm – 4pm

Reza Khota Quartet, Swartznelfjord and Shout at Carnival Court
Thurs 7 Feb. 9pm, R30 Cc.

Babu at the Mahogany Room
Wed 30 and thurs 31st Jan 2013, 8:00pm and 10:00pm sets

Babu at the Mahogany Room
Sun 20th Jan 2013, 8pm and 10pm sets

Kesivan and the Lights
Fri 18th and Sat 19th Jan 2013, 8:30pm and 10:30pm sets

Reza Khota Quartet at the Mahogany Room
Wed 16th and Thurs 17th Jan 2013, 8pm and 10pm sets

Jelena Jovovic
Mahogany Room, Sunday 13th Jan 2013, 8pm and 10pm sets

Kesivan and the Lights live at the Mahogany Room
28 & 29 Dec 2012 8:00pm and 10:00pm sets. Bookings: 076 679 2697
Address: 79 Buitenkant st, Cape Town

Reza Khota and Makeson Brown at Tagores
Thursdays 13 Dec at 9:30pm, 42 Trill rd, Observatory.
Playing tunes by both artists.

Reza Khota with Brydon Bolton at the Alexander Bar
11 Dec 2012, 8pm. Bookings: 021 300 1088, E-mail Enquiries
Address: 76 Strand Street, 8001 Cape Town

The Cape Town Goema Orchestra
Featuring the music of Reza Khota, Keenan Chas Ahrends, Ana Strugar and Maxim Starcke.
Sat 8 and 15 Dec, 8pm (Doors open at 7:30pm) SABC Auditorium, Sea Point.
Tickets: R100, Students R70
Bookings: composers.workshop.ct@gmail.com
Tel: 0725002204

Reza Khota Quartet at the Mahogany Room
6 Dec 2012, 79 Buitenkant st, Cape Town 8pm
Bookings: 076 679 2697

Beat Keller (Swiss) and Reza Khota (SA) perform the music of Christian Wolff

Dec 1 at the Slave Church, 40 Long st, Cape Town, 8pm
Dec 4 at the Mahogany Room 79 Buitenkant st, Cape Town 8pm

Cape Town Composers Collective with Kesivan Naidoo, Reza Khota, Kyle Shepard and Shane Cooper
30 Nov 2012 at the Mahogany Room 79 Buitenkant st, Cape Town 8pm
Bookings: 076 679 2697

Playing with the Bokani Dyer Quintet this Fri and Sat, 23 & 24 Nov 2012
With special guest Steve Dyer.
Bookings: 076 679 2697
Address: 79 Buitenkant st, Cape Town

Cape Town World Music Festival
Babu performs on sat 10 Nov at 8 pm
http://capetownworldmusicfestival.com/info/

Reza Khota Trio at the Alexander Bar
30th October 2012, 8pm. Bookings: 021 300 1088, E-mail Enquiries
Address: 76 Strand Street, 8001 Cape Town

Kesivan and the Lights live at the Mahogany Room
26 & 27 Oct 2012 8:00pm and 10:00pm sets. Bookings: 076 679 2697
Address: 79 Buitenkant st, Cape Town

Mark Fransman sings at The Mahogany
Saturday 12 October 20:00 and 22:00
Featuring original afro/folk vocal music composed by Mark Fransman and performed by Reza Khota (guitar), Nicholas Williams (bass), Joseph Avergel (percussion) and Mark Fransman (vocals & guitar). CALL 0766792697 TO BOOK!

Reza Khota Quartet at The Mahogany Room
27th and 28th Sept 2012, 8:00pm and 10:00pm sets. Bookings: 076 679 2697
Address: 79 Buitenkant st, Cape Town

Reza Khota Quartet at Tagores
5th and 12th Sept 2012. 42 Trill Road Observatory, Cape Town.
Gig starts at 9:30pm

Makeson Brown Quartet with Reza Khota at The Melting Pot
Fridays starting 31 Aug into Sept 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th 2012, 9pm. Bookings on 073 1007804

Kesivan and the Lights live at the Mahogany Room
8 August 2012 8:00pm and 10:00pm sets. Bookings: 076 679 2697
Address: 79 Buitenkant st, Cape Town

Makeson Brown Quartet with Reza Khota at The Melting Pot
Saturday 4 August 2012, 9pm. Bookings on 073 1007804

Makeson Brown Quartet with Reza Khota at The Melting Pot
27 July 2012, 9pm. Bookings on 073 1007804

Reza Khota Quartet live at The Mahogany Room

18 and 19 July 2012, 8:00pm and 10:00pm sets. Bookings: 076 679 2697

Address: 79 Buitenkant st, Cape Town

Reza Khota Quartet live at The Mahogany Room

13th June 2012, 8:00pm and 10:00pm sets. Bookings: 076 679 2697

Address: 79 Buitenkant st, Cape Town

Reza Khota Quartet live at The Mahogany Room

25th and 26th April 2012, 8:30pm and 10:30pm sets

Address: 79 Buitenkant st, Cape Town

Babu Live at the Mahogany Room

8th April 2012, 8:30 and 10:30pm sets
Address: 79 Buitenkant st, Cape Town

Reza Khota Quartet at Tagores

Address: 42 Trill rd, Observatory, Cape Town

Offshore at The Mahogany Room

I’l be playing with this amazing band:

Martin Wolfaard – Piano, Jonno Sweetman – Drums, Buddy Wells – Sax

14th, 15th March 2012, 8:30pm and 10:30pm sets

Address: 79 Buitenkant st, Cape Town

Reza Khota Quartet live at Ibuyambo

26th Feb 2012, 9pm

Address: 11 Bree st, Cape Town

Buddy Wells, Shane Cooper, Reza Khota with Frank Paco live at Tagores

Friday 2 November 2011, 9:30pm

Sangam Live at Tagores

Reza Khota – Guitar, Ronan Skillen Tabla

Wed 30 November 2011, 9:30pm