AFE presents Oscar Rachabane
Oscar Rachabane is on record the youngest saxophonist ever to have played at Kippies. The incredibly talented youngster made his debut at the popular jazz joint in 2004 at the age of fifteen. In 2010 he shared the stage with his grandfather Barney Rachabane in a jazz orchestra of future South African jazz stars and veterans.
While a member of the Gauteng Jazz Orchestra he played at the Johannesburg City Hall an event that saw him open for the legendary Abdullah Ibrahim. Claiming his seat as South Africa's natural bebop exponents, Oscar is slowly yet steadily forging an impressive career in his grandfather's Barney Rachabane's band. His unique style combines bebop and blues, threaded through always with the inflections of the kwela Soweto youth.
A remarkable young jazz talent Oscar was born and raised in Soweto and is influenced by the sounds of Stanley Turrentine, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Sonny Stitt and our very own dearly departed Moses Khumalo. Oscar made his professional debut in 2003 at the age of 14 playing with the Soweto Jazz Quartet.
Since then he has played with a plethora of well-established artists including but not limited to Soweto Kinch(UK), Jason Yarde (UK), Louis Moholo, Khaya Mahlangu, Hugh Masekela , Afrika Mkhize etc Oscar has also jammed with luminaries ranging from Wynton Marsalis, Ravi Coltrane and Dave Koz.
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Date: 26 June 2016Time: 12:00 - 14:30
Venue: Newtown Junction Mall, Johannesburg