Nduduzo Makhatini directs Feya Faku, Ayanda Sikade, Herbie Tsaoeli and McCoy Mrubata in a tribute to the late great composer and avant jazz maestro, Zim Ngqawana (Zimology) at Jazz in the Cradle on Sunday 2 June at Nirox Sculpture Park.
Zim Ngqawana
From time to time, this blog will carry PR releases about interesting or noteworthy music. Two years after the mighty Zim Ngqawana was taken from the South African musical landscape, this tribute by some of the country’s finest jazz interpreters is certainly such a case. PR release from Jazz In The Cradle / Garreth van Niekerk, and may have been edited for style.
This tribute to the legendary Zim Ngqawana is the second concert in the Jazz in the Cradle series. The musical director of the program is Nduduzo Makhatini, who also plays piano, bringing together musicians who played with Zim and have established themselves as leading performers in their own right – Feya Faku (trumpet), Ayanda Sikade (drums), Herbie Tsaoeli (bass) and McCoy Mrubata (saxophone).
The concert will take place in the NIROX Amphitheater set in the extensive NIROX Sculpture Park. Currently on display in the park is the exhibition AFTER THE RAINBOW NATION|2013, curated by Mary Jane Darroll assisted by Garreth van Niekerk. The exhibition presents a view of South African sculpture following on the showcase exhibition of these and other sculptures in the city of the Hague, Holland in 2012. The exhibition has drawn excellent attendance and received wide acclaim.
Lineup
10:00 SCULPTURE PARK GATES OPEN
11:30 FOOD VENDORS & BAR OPEN
14:15 YOUNG LIONS LOVE ENSEMBLE
14:45 ZIM TRIBUTE
Tickets R250, available from Webtickets.
Attendance Limited. Booking is strongly
recommended. No charge for children under 12.
Tickets include entry to the Sculpture Park from 10am and a complimentary bottle of red or white Porcupine Ridge fine wine. Lunch & drinks can be purchased on site from Braeside Grill and Coco Reinarhz’ Le Sel @ the Cradle, a selection of top-end gin cocktails and single malt whiskeys, with roasted coffee from Café de Pino. Bring a blanket, or buy one from the NIROX Staff Store. No food, drink or pets may be brought into the park.
From time to time, this blog will carry PR releases about interesting or noteworthy music. Two years after the mighty Zim Ngqawana was taken from the South African musical landscape, this tribute by some of the country’s finest jazz interpreters is certainly such a case. PR release from Jazz In The Cradle / Garreth van Niekerk, and may have been edited for style.
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