adminAccording to the reports, the Gettin’ in the Way singer was scheduled to perform at the annual jazz festival on 31 March .
Drum quoted a letter her management wrote to the organisers which read: “Ms Scott has been offered and accepted a movie role which begins filming at the end of this month.
“The rigorous taping will preclude her from travelling during this time and through the end of April.”
The organisers espAfrika were disappointed but said the show would go on without the Grammy winner.
“We are in the process of trying to secure another artist, however it is important to note the Cape Town International Jazz Festival features more than 40 world-class acts and is a festival, not a one person performance,” the organisers told Drum. Meanwhile international stars like singer James Ingram and saxophonist Dave Koz are among the first 20 confirmed acts for the 2012 Cape Town International Jazz Festival.
The event will take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) on 30 and 31 March. It will be the 13th annual instalment of what has become a major beacon on the international music festival calendar.
James Ingram won a number of Grammys in the eighties and scored a top hit with Baby, Come to Me, a duet with Patti Austen, who will join him on stage in Cape Town. Ingram sang on the 1985 charity single We Are the World.—Channel24.
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