All-star contemporary jazz collective Pluralism returns to South African soil. This will be their second tour since July, which saw them play to standing ovations at the Standard Bank Youth Jazz Festival in Grahamstown.
Following their first two releases, Untitled Yet and FufuTryout, the inventive and multi-faceted collective presents their third album, More Fufu!, in a back-to-back six city tour across South Africa. The collective is formed around Swiss drummer Dominic Egli in collaboration with trumpeter Feya Faku, bassist Fabien Iannone and Ganesh Geymeier on tenor sax.
Described as a ‘colourful declaration of love to Africa’, More Fufu! pays homage to the continent’s melting pot of offerings. The music expresses the band’s creative approach to jazz, which incorporates complex driving grooves and eruptive solos, with highlights of raw sensuality, explosive coolness and earthy playfulness.
A dynamic spectrum
Drummer Dominic Egli is versatile and extremely energetic. He has been said to have a style which encompasses a dynamic spectrum, from full-throttle power to an airy intimacy. His influential compositions are deeply rooted in the jazz tradition and have seen him play with numerous international acts, as well as bands from his native Switzerland.
Feya Faku has released multiple albums and his trumpet has found its way into collaborations with Abdullah Ibrahim, Bheki Mseleku and Winston Mankunku Ngozi. Faku was the artist-in-residence at the Centre for African Studies at Basel University in 2006, and has a long history of working with Swiss musicians. He adds his characteristically warm, soulful sound and his technical skill to this project.
Subtle player
Aged 26, double bassist Fabien Iannone is already a household name in Switzerland and abroad, having played with the likes of Dee Dee Bridgewater, Nduduzo Makhathini and George Schuller. Described as an elegant, passionate yet subtle player, Fabien invests his characteristic listening skills and a profound understanding of his structural role and responsibilities into the various projects he finds himself in.
Ganesh Geymeier is one of the prominent faces of Switzerland’s young generation of jazz musicians. Geymeier has not only made a name for himself with his own projects – Holunderblüten, That Pork, Bad Resolution, but has been celebrated with the Swiss/South African band The Rainmakers. His voluminously flexible sound, powerful lines which oscillate between hymn-like and ecstatic-effervescent passages, deep musical spirituality, and his ability to integrate all this into improvisation, make him a highly sought-after voice among his peers.
What: Plurism SA Tour 2017
Tour Dates:
Tuesday 19 December – Steve Biko Centre, King William’s Town, 7pm,R100 door
Wednesday 20 December – Lunga’s Jazz Place, Port Elizabeth, 7pm,
bookings@artevivamanagement.com
Thursday 21 December – Slave Church, Cape Town, 7.30pm, R100,
ulla.gosebrink@gmail.com
Tour Enquiries: Nikki Froneman, 084 2266 556, nikki@artevivamanagement.com
Web: http://www.dominicegli.ch/plurism, www.fabieniannone.com
http://www.ganeshgeymeier.com/index.html
Social media: https://www.facebook.com/Plurism-833823416798819/
https://www.facebook.com/dominic.egli.96
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