Neil Gonsalves Trio: Unassuming excellence
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
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SBYA Jazz: Sagacious Sisonke becomes one with the sax
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
Siya Charles Takes Her Chance
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
Dumza Maswana under promises and over delivers
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
Feya Faku sextet: Calm amidst the chaos
There is an unassuming radiance issuing from the way trumpeter Feya Faku fields a performance every time he ascends the bandstand. It’s akin to what I imagined poet Seihlamo Motsapi … Read More