This popular 6 piece Dixieland band, "Platform Jazz", plays authentic 1920’s toe-tapping jazz. Included in their repertoire are such famous numbers such as the Fats Waller favorites ‘I’m going to sit right down and write myself a letter’, ‘Honeysuckle Rose’ and traditional favorites including ‘Sweet Georgia Brown’, ‘Chicago’ and ‘When the saints go marching in’. The line up includes Cathy Peacock on trumpet, Ian Holloway on clarinet, Tony Boorer on trombone, Andreas Kappen on double bass, Grant Emmerich on drums and Joe Delew on piano. They aslo play simple jazz standards and a few latin no.s

They have been going for about 12 years, and have played for many gigs including weddings, parties, opening of Hotel Isulu in Ballito, various functions and corporates at the ICC, concerts at the Playhouse,  restaurant functions including BBB, Art Scene, NSA gallery, and the jazz center at UND, and several events at Suncoast and Wild Coast casino.They play regularly in Pietermaritzburg for Music Revival concerts and have performed at the Hilton College theatre at the Hilton Festival and  for the American and German consulates.