Tag Archives: The Jazz Epistles

Short-lived Southern African jazz group that advanced from the Jazz In Africa program. A landmark 1959 documenting session arranged by John Mehagan (a going to US pianist) that highlighted local music artists Hugh Masekela, Jonas Gwangwa and Kippie Moeketsi. When Mehagan came back to the united states the remaining associates …

Hugh Masekela comes with an considerable jazz background and qualifications, but has enjoyed main success among the first leaders in the world fusion mode. Masekela’s lively trumpet and flügelhorn solos have already been presented in pop, R&B, disco, Afro-pop, and jazz contexts. He’s experienced American and worldwide hits, caused bands …

Jonas Gwangwa (given birth to: Jonas Mosa Gwangwa) has played an influential function within the evolution of South African jazz. An associate, alongside jazz pianist Abudllah Ibrahim (after that, known as Buck Brand), from the Jazz Epistles, the very first Dark South African release a an recording, Gwangwa has truly …

The melodic sounds of South Africa are fused using the improvisation of jazz as well as the technical proficiency of classical music simply by South Africa-born pianist Buck Brand or, mainly because he’s known as himself since converting to Islam in 1968, Abdullah Ibrahim. Since bringing in worldwide acclaim as …