Breakfast Included

What’s that sound? It’s jazzy, it’s groovy, it’s proudly South African with a whole lotta soul - it can only be Breakfast Included.

They first took to the stage for a sell-out performance in 1999 and it’s been a success story of rave reviews ever since. Their cool new sound, classy look and fresh approach has had an immediate and lasting impact on the face of jazz in South Africa.

This hip and happening, award winning band is in a class of its own, boasting internationally acclaimed albums and an impressive string of prestigious performances. They have just released their latest album EP, Welcome To Today, recorded in Cape Town and produced and engineered together with Grammy Award winning engineers in New York, USA, along with the Official Music Video of their hit single ‘Wanna Be Loved’.
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Led and managed by SAMRO international scholarship winner for jazz piano, Jason Reolon, Breakfast Included features South Africa’s most elite and accomplished jazz artists, drawing from a top-calibre collective pool, including star vocalists Zoe Palesa Modiga, Nomfundo Xaluva, Adelia Douw, Amy Campbell, Monique Hellenberg, Haydn Gardner, Jeremy Douglas and Ndumiso Manana, double bass legends Wesley Rustin, Charles Lazar and Sibu Matsimela, saxophone sensations Buddy Wells and Marc de Kok, trumpet extraordinaires Lee Thomson, Darren English and Marco Maritz, celebrated pianists Andrew Lilley, Andrew Ford and Nicholas Williams, drumming maestros Shaun Michau, Unity Mzi, Kevin Gibson, Heinrich Goosen and Jonno Sweetman, guitar icons Alvyn Dyers, Mike Bester and Reza Khota as well as percussion master Tony Paco.

Always sharply dressed, Breakfast Included is the perfect choice for all occasions where style and visual impact are paramount. From intimate to centre stage, their dynamic live performances are hard acts to follow. It’s no wonder that they’ve fostered their reputation of being one of the most sought after bands in the South African live entertainment industry.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

2024 | Standard Bank Cocktail Event | BMO Mining Indaba Event | Toyota Launch Event | RMB Rand Merchant Bank Event

2021 | SAVCA Conference Cocktail Event

2020 | Anglo American Gala Dinner Event | Arlington Pre Daba/Conic Cocktail Event

NOTABLE CLIENTS

NOTABLE VENUES

DISCOGRAPHY

CD - Breakfast Included - Breakfast Included (2001) (BICD01)
Best of Passion Jazz Volume 2 (2002) - Track: I Thought About You
Universal Music - The Jazz Lounge (2002) - Track: I Thought About You
CD - Breakfast Included - Night Work Ahead (2004) (BICD05)
Palace Lounge - Cafe d’Afrique II, Va Va Voom Edition (2005) - Track: Burnt Toast
UCT Jazz - Full Spectrum (2006) - Track: Burnt Toast
Goldfish - Caught in the Loop (2005) - Tracks: The Real Deal, Dream,
Times May Change You, Wait a Minute
Breathe Sunshine Volume 2 (2005) - Track: Dream
Cafe d’Afrique Volume 2 (2006) - Track: Dream
Breathe Sunshine Volume 3 (2006) - Track: The Real Deal
Best of Cafe d’Afrique (2007) - Track: The Real Deal
Cafe d’Afrique Volume 3 (2007) - Track: Times May Change You
Pure Pacha (2008) - Track: The Real Deal
CD - Breakfast Included - Welcome To Today (2012) (BINC2012)
Goldfish - Goldfish (2012) - Track: The Real Deal
Music Video - Breakfast Included (2012) - Track: Wanna Be Loved

Breakfast Included is sponsored by Kawai & Ian Burgess-Simpson Pianos
www.kawai.co.za
www.ianburgess-simpson.com

REFERENCES | CLIENT FEEDBACK

Dear Breakfast Included,

Thank you so much for your wonderful performance and amazing collaboration during the lead up to this Media 24 event. It was such a pleasure working with Breakfast Included and your top class show was the cherry on top.

Please be sure to pass this message on to the band :)

Clarisse Coetzee

Dear Breakfast Included,

Thank you kindly for your email and of course your great assistance with entertaining us last week. You were simply fabulous! We’ve had much positive feedback and will definitely keep your contact details for any future events.
Many thanks and best wishes for the future.

Allianz

All went amazingly well with the band! Please say a huge thank you from our side for their flexibility and for accommodating us. The awards evening was a great success. Thanks for all your help, we will definitely recommend the band for future events, they were great!

Mela Events

Dear Breakfast Included,

It was such a pleasure working with you all again.

Client just LOVED your music and you guys certainly made the cocktail party for the Mining Indaba the great success that it was. We received so many compliments on the evening and you certainly set the mood and vibe for the evening. Such a stunning group of musicians.

Thanks again for being such a star and please thank the band – they were absolutely fabulous.

Keep well and look forward to our next gig with you.

Meropa Events

Dear Breakfast Included,

I can’t say thank you enough for all your amazing help and great performance during my AIMIA Toyota Group!

Everything went like clockwork – the guests had such an amazing experience in Cape Town! They absolutely loved Breakfast Included – between the great food and your fantastic performance – the evening could only be a huge success!

Please convey my thanks to the rest of the band – you were phenomenal!

A huge thank you again and hope you all have an awesome week further! Hope we can do it soon again!

Dragonfly Africa

A huge thank you for your co-ordination of Breakfast Included, they were very professional.
The event was superb and many, many compliments were received for your act.
Will send you some photos.
Be well.

Nestle

Dear Breakfast Included,

It was an absolutely pleasure to work with you guys! You were awesome!

Thanks again, it was really great to meet you all.

Keep well and until next time

Greenroute

Hi Breakfast Included,

Thank you for being awesome. I will always suggest Breakfast Included first as I have always looked good after booking you! Seriously I do think you are the very best jazz artists in Cape Town and I love that I have the privilege of booking you!

Looking forward to the next gig! Meanwhile keep being awesome!

Quirky House Events

Jason, thank you SO much…you guys and one gal were so great to work with, professional, friendly and hugely talented.
The clients absolutely loved your performances and I thoroughly enjoyed working with you.

See you again soon,

Carolynne, Green Route

Thank you for your beautiful performance yesterday at Boschendal Jason, the clients loved your performance so much. And even the gale force wind lifting the cabana off its feet didn’t distract them from that. See you all again soon.

Christina Holt
Event Concepts

Dear Breakfast Included,

Always a pleasure to work with true professionals. Makes my life much easier!

Startrackers

Hi Jason

Thank you, and your band, for providing the beautiful music at our party.

Pity I did not get the chance to have a proper conversation with you.

Next time.

Philip Zietsman
Managing Director

Hi Breakfast Included,

Thanks so much for another awesome performance last night!!! Always great working with you & looking forward to the next one, :o}}}!!

Tanja Schuermann
Elation

Thanks for a wonderful show! Guests really enjoyed the day!

Terra Nova

Dear Breakfast Included,

WOW!!!!

That BAND was WOW!!! They are talk of the seminar in our Admin office this morning…

Thank you

IEC Independent Electoral Commission

Dear Breakfast Included,

Breakfast Included certainly exceeded expectations! The band and artists were very professional, played on time and kept the guests thoroughly entertained during the function!

It was an absolute pleasure working with you and I most certainly hope to use Breakfast Included for future events!

Greenroute Africa

Dear Breakfast Included,

Please accept our thanks for performing at the BHF conference held recently at the CTICC.

We received very positive feedback from the delegates who enjoyed the band.

Dr Humphrey Zokufa
MD

G’morning Jason.

Was an amazing evening and Breakfast Included was a hit!

Thanks so very much.

Singapore Airlines

Dear Breakfast Included,

Just a big thank you for the lovely music we enjoyed at our event.

All the best and keeping on smoothing people’s ears with your music !

Regards, Suenet Evans

Dear Breakfast Included,

Thank you so much and well done for a fantastic performance, amazing as always – it really was a great first night for the Dell winners!

Greenroute Africa

Pleasure working with you!

You guys added that class I wanted to the event. Will be in touch for future events.

Regards,

Treyvone Moosa
?Event Manager - Africa ?Trade Summit

Hi Jason

Thanks for the email, and for the successful event!

Thanks so much to the whole team for the great performance, as always!

Dragonfly Africa

Dear Breakfast Included,

Thank you so very much!

You guys were excellent and made the evening!

Eiffel Corp

Hello Jason,

Thank you for your email, it was absolutely wonderful to have you play at the hotel, impeccable stuff.

You were all so lovely and I hope to see you all again soon.

Have a great week ahead!

Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel

Dear Breakfast Included,

Everything came together in the end and we delivered a hugely successful event. The guests loved Breakfast Included’s music. Everything was just too amazing. Thank you so much for being stars at such short notice!

ICCAT Event (International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna)

Dear Breakfast Included,

It was such a pleasure having Breakfast Included playing at the function last night, you guys were amazing. I as well as my colleagues would definitely like to recommend you guys for future events.

One & Only Hotel

Hi Jason,

Thank you so much once again for the stunning performance at this beautiful event. We love working with you!

Val de Vie Events

To the Breakfast Included team!

Thank you again for everything, you guys were amazing as always!!

Dragonfly Events

Hi BInc!!

You guys were really great and our client was extremely happy. They have asked to book you already for their same event next year!!

Chocolate Orange Events

Hi Jason

Thanks for the excellent performance, outstanding as usual!

Have a great festive season and we look forward to hearing you again in 2020.

Regards

Herman Botha

Dear Jason,

I am just about finished for the day after catching up with emails after last night’s amazing event, but before I retire I wanted to send you and the band a personal word of thanks and appreciation for your smooth management of the leopard inspired fundraiser evening. The time flew by and before I knew it we were winding down.

Warm regards

Helen (Cape Leopard Trust)

Hi Jason

Just want to thank you and your band members for your performance at our year-end party. What a treat and made the night!

Folio

Good morning Jason & the Breakfast Included Team,

I would like to take this opportunity to say a very heartfelt thank you to you and your team – it was an absolute pleasure working with you.

You have looked after my DCIM | IBA Group to the very best of your capability and I am most grateful – without you, the smooth running of this program would not have been possible.

You and your team were an extension of ours – side by side, working with me and my colleagues in achieving the successful execution of this group, thank you for your continued support, understanding and help.

Until the next one!

Best Regards,
Riëtte
Dragonfly