The Rainbow
Restaurant and Concerts SA will host Andile Yenana and his Quintet on August 28.
Pianist Andile
Yenana is no stranger to the Rainbow. He has played there numerous times with
his different collaborations. Joining Andile in the quintet will be Ildo Nandja
(bass); Leon Scharnick (sax); Sandile Cele (violin) and Bucco Xaba (drums).
Yenana was born in
King William's Town in the Eastern Cape in 1968. His father' music memories
helped inspire his music career. "Already, around nine, my old man had
opened my eyes to the world of the arts. Because of that heritage, there's no
way I could be older in this genre of jazz, he says and when he began learning
piano, it was with a mission. "When I picked up that instrument in
Zwelitsha Township, it was to play jazz."
He did his B. Mus
studies under Darius Brubeck at the University of Natal, Durban's pioneering
School of Jazz and Popular Music. There, he discovered the professional music
scene around Durban's clubs, and struck up a firm friendship with two other
highly focused music students, saxophonist Zim Ngqawana and trumpeter Feya
Faku.
From the start, Yenana’s
career has involved a range of projects and collaborations that have taken him
far beyond the conventional jazz small group. He collaborated with saxophonist
Steve Dyer and other musicians on pan-African music projects under the title
Mahube. He has acted as arranger for vocalists Sibongile Khumalo, Gloria Bosman
and Suthukazi Arosi among others, and produced albums for other
instrumentalists. He has also played in the Afro-pop band of guitarist Louis
Mhlanga.
Andile Yenana and
his Quintet can be seen on August 28 at The Rainbow, 23 Stanfield Lane,
Pinetown. Doors open at 13h00. Tickets R80 booked through https://www.webtickets.co.za/event.aspx?itemid=409794326
For more information contact 031 702 9161or email nicola@therainbow.co.za
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