Seduced by the trumpet when he first heard Louis Armstrong, Muneeb Hermans was determined to take up the instrument. This desire prompted him to join a minstrel troupe in his Cape Town neighbourhood, Hanover Park. However, it was during his years at Alexander Sinton High School that he found a trumpet teacher and acquired technical skills.
Chet Baker and Miles
In high school he also learned about and fell in love with other notable jazz greats such as Chet Baker and Miles Davis. “But it all started with Louis Armstrong. I fell in love with the sounds,” Muneeb says. “Then there was Miles Davis. He captures my heart, rather than my ear.” Now in his early 20’s, he has already appeared on stages such as Carnegie Hall in New York and has also played as far afield as Beijing, London, Paris and the Seychelles.
Audiences can look forward to seeing Muneeb Hermans at the i-Studios Lapa in Joostenbergvlakte on Sunday 10 June 2018 at 4pm. At the gig he will debut original material and also use the opportunity to pay tribute to some of his favourite South African musicians -Winston Mankunku, Bheki Mseleku, Feya Faku, Marcus Wyatt, Mark Fransman and others. He will be backed by Bradley Prince on guitar, Sean Sanby on double bass and Kurt Bowers on drums.
Zeke Le Grange
Also on The Lapa stage will be Zeke Le Grange, who appears on Sunday 17 June 2018 at 4pm. Zeke le Grange started playing the saxophone when he was 13, after finding it more “eye-catching” than the clarinet, which he had been playing at the time. What he loves about the instrument is how closely it resembles the human voice.
“I would have loved to have been a singer, but I don’t have much of a voice, so I use the saxophone as a means of expressing myself through music.”
When he plays, it soon becomes evident that Zeke can indeed make the sax sing. Make sure to hear his talent live at the Lapa in Kraaifontein. The band lineup will be Zeke le Grange sax, Blake Hellaby piano, Mark Williams – drums and Byron Linevee bass.
Tickets for Lapa events is 100, at the door, cash only. Book with ulla.gosebrink@gmail.com, or 072 453 9860.
Foyer Sessions @ The Masque Theatre
Get out to Foyer Sessions @ the Masque Theatre every last Sunday of the month. On Sunday, 24 June at 6.30pm the Thembelihle Dunjana Quartet will appear.
“Igugu” is a young project formed by Thembelihle Dunjana, which is a homage to the place which she was born, Gugulethu. It’s a sonic experience which speaks to the social issues faced by South African youth of the 90’s.
The sound is an influence of old school soul, SA jazz, house and kwaito which has been fused to create an authentic sound featuring different rhythms and various percussion instruments.
Expect a jazz quintet with added vocals from Lihle. The line up is Thembelihle Dunjana, vocals and piano, Zeke Le Grange tenor sax, Steven De Souza bass and Tefo Mahola drums.
R100, door, cash only. Book tickets for The Masque Theatre at 021 788 1898, or bookings@masquetheatre.co.za
Venue information: https://www.facebook.com/UllaJazzSessions/
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