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In the DSG hall Kesivan Naidoo is driving an international big band to the toyi-toyi beat of freedom’s dance. Conducted by bug-eyed, goateed, pork-pie hatted trombonist Adrian Mears, the horn … Read More
The Neil Gonsalves Trio has turned out to be one of the unremarked, though more refined performances on the virtual Standard Bank Jazz Festival bill. There’s an air of high … Read More
Jazz composer and reedman Sisonke Xonti has found himself where, like every serious artist, he has nowhere to go but deep into the wilderness of his heart to discover his … Read More
There’s a deceptive innocence that shrouds the music of young trombonist Siya Charles, who’s on the online Standard Bank jazz Festival bill. She leads a sextet with a self effacing … Read More
Occasionally, an artist comes along who is touched with a rare capacity to define the times for those who care enough to hear him out. This is possible in part … Read More
