Ester Miller

Cape Town, get ready to welcome home one of South Africa s remarkable jazz voices!

Denmark-based South African jazz singer Esther Miller returns home for a very special performance at the intimate and welcoming The Alma Caf in Rosebank on Friday, 5 December bringing with her a lifetime of jazz, music and extraordinary international experience.

Tickets R200pp (show only)

18h30 for 19h00 (kitchen orders close at 19h00)

*Live Music Starts AFTER Dinner Service is completed*

Dinner, Dessert and Drinks available

Fully Licensed, BYOB not permitted

Any Food / Beverage Not permitted unless by prior arrangement

Card / Cash (preferred) Payment

15% Service Fee Charged

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Joining Esther is an exceptional Cape Town band:

Wayne Bosch Guitar

Peter Ndlala Bass

Dillon Myburgh Drums

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Esther s voice carries the warmth, soul and vibrancy of her South African homeland. Rooted in jazz, gospel and African music, her singing is both powerful and deeply expressive. Whether delivering a soulful ballad, swinging through a classic jazz standard or exploring African rhythms, Esther has an extraordinary ability to communicate emotion and connect with an audience.

She is a jazz singer of the classic school possessing outstanding technique, sensitive interpretation and an eclectic repertoire.

Born and raised in Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), South Africa s east-coast city. Esther discovered music early. She sang in church and school choirs and famously raided the family Nat King Cole albums for inspiration. She later left Gqeberha to study medicine at the University of Cape Town, but the lure of jazz proved irresistible. Music won and a remarkable career began.

Esther launched her professional career as vocalist with Gerry Spencer s Jazz Cyclone, one of the leading bands on the South African jazz circuit at the time. Her early musical apprenticeship brought her into contact with some exceptional musicians, including American jazz legend Herb Ellis, British saxophonist Alan Skidmore, Johnny Fourie, Errol and Alvin Dyers, Winston Mankunku and Ezra Ngcukana, among many others.

Esther continued to develop her craft through classical singing lessons while immersing herself in jazz history. Her musical inspirations include some of the greatest voices and interpreters of the tradition Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Shirley Horn and Blossom Dearie, alongside the jazz and popular music of Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole. Her South African career has taken her to jazz festivals, concert halls and jazz clubs, before she embarked on an international journey.

Esther spent 10 years in the UK, where she performed and recorded with outstanding musicians including Steve Melling, Steve Waterman, Zoltan Dekany and Karen Sharp. Her career has since taken her around the world, performing in diverse settings from cruise ships to five-star venues bringing her distinctive voice, musicality and stage presence to audiences internationally.

Now based in Denmark, Esther is embracing a new chapter and looking forward to exploring the Scandinavian jazz scene.

But before that, she s coming home and what better place to experience this remarkable singer than in the warm, intimate setting of The Alma Caf , where audiences can get close to the music and truly listen.

One exceptional voice. A lifetime of jazz. A remarkable musical journey.