SALIM WASHINGTON

Visiting New York saxophonist Salim Washington to perform at Centre for Jazz.

Visiting New York saxophonist Salim Washington is to perform at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Jazz & Popular Music on May 27.

A master tenor saxophonist, multi-reedsman, composer and jazz educator, Salim Washington is one of the fastest rising stars on the New York Jazz scene today.

Funded by the United States Embassy in Pretoria, Salim is a visiting senior Fulbright Professor at UKZN’s School of Music. He teams up with well-known Durban musicians Neil Gonsalves (piano), Prince Bulo (double bass), Sakhile Simani (trumpet), Leon Scharnick (sax), Pake Peoloele (drums) and Nondumiso Xaba (vocals) for a performance at the Centre for Jazz and Popular Music on May 27 from 17h30 to 19h00. There will be a cash bar. Entrance R20 (R10 students)