Young trumpeter Muneeb Hermans debuts with his own quartet at Kwa Sec Ny 138, no. 52 in Gugulethu, Cape Town on Sunday 26 August 2018 from 3pm.
The Capetonian has previously performed with established jazz musos at Kwa Sec as part of the Jazz in the Native Yards sessions. This time around he’s put together an ensemble of young musicians that promise to blow up a storm with new jazz compositions.
Muneeb Hermans Quartet
“My new quartet and I have been practising for over three weeks now and are ready to give the Gugulethu audience a gig they will never forget,” he says.
Together with his young crew – pianist Thembelihle Dunjana, drummer Tefo Mahola and Sean Sanby on double bass, they will play some of Muneeb’s original tracks.
“In passing we will do some familiar standards and some improvised numbers,” explains Muneeb. “The sound will be tight and send an upbeat vibe that draws pleasant nuisances of the Cape jazz,” he adds.
Cape Minstrel fraternity
Born in Cape Town, the trumpeter’s musical journey started with the Cape Minstrel fraternity. He later on went off to study Jazz Performance at the University of Cape Town, and now plays regularly on the Cape Town jazz scene.
He’s appeared in theatre productions like Liedjies Van die kaap, Cape Town to Motown, Satin to Sequins, Let’s make Music and Mama Africa The Musical. His first break in 2012, when in High School, was when he was selected for the Standard Bank National Schools Big Band to perform at the National Youth Jazz festival.
In 2014 he was selected to be part of the SA Tribute Big Band and for the 2017 Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Band. Internationally he’s played in France, UK, Seychelles, Spain, China and US at Carnegie Hall.
Muneeb Hermans has gigged with The Little Giants, Big Time and Kinetika Bloco where he spent a week in London performing at the On Mass performance with Jamie Cullum as part of the 2015 London Jazz Festival. He also popped up at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival – 2010 (Sekunjalo Edujazz Big Band), 2012 (Alexander Sinton Jazz Band), 2013 (Errol Dyers Cape Jazz band) and in 2016 (Tete Mbambisa’s Big Sound).
He’s also shared the stage with the likes of Caiphus Semenya, Mark Fransman, Buddy Wells, Erroll Dyers, Tete Mbambisa.
For Cape Town bandstand 2018: https://weekendspecial.co.za/whats-on-in-cape-town-music-diary/
Who: Muneeb Hermans Quartet
Where: Kwa Sec Ny 138, no. 52 Gugulethu Cape Town, South Africa
When: Sunday 26 August 2018, from 3pm
Tickets: 083 441 4760
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