"I have always wanted to introduce regular jazz evenings at The Fringe," said Bernard Jay, CEO of Joburg Theatre, "but I think it's a speciality area of our business and we needed the right partner. A chance meeting with music promoter Mandla Baloyi late one night at the theatre's News Café has opened this door for us at last."
Composer, teacher and avid musician Feya Faku has travelled the world, collaborating and making music with some of the greatest musicians of our time in the jazz world. And now you can see him perform live on Saturday, 6 November at 8pm. He has played with greats, such as Dave Young, Gustavo Begalli and Bheki Mseleki.
With a solid following both in South Africa and internationally, Zim Ngqawana will be performing live at The Fringe on Saturday, 13 November at 8pm. His style is hard to place into a specific genre - with a mixture of bop, funk, Indian, Western and many other types, but the quality of his music and his drive make it all the more apparent why he has five SAMA awards under his belt.
McCoy Mrubata is a saxophonist, a flute player, a band leader and a composer. Growing up with great jazz musicians, like the Ngozi Brothers, Blackie Tempi, Robert Sithole and many others, he quickly learnt to master his instruments and was playing in cover bands by the early 1980s. He will be performing on Saturday, 20 November at 8pm.
Khaya Mahlangu is one of a handful of South African musicians responsible for defining a whole era in the South African music industry, from the 1970s until now. He will be performing on Saturday, 11 December at 8pm. Mahlangu has performed with many jazz greats, such as Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba and Vusi Khumalo and has also been guest performer on many of their recordings.
Tickets for these intimate, truly African Saturday evenings at The Fringe are R120 and are on sale at Computicket: www.computicket.com or +27 (0)83 915 8000.
