(Bokani
Dyer, Romy Brauteseth & Sphelelo Mazibuko)
The Centre for Jazz at UKZN will host
multi-award-winning composer and pianist Bokani Dyer performing as a trio tomorrow
(Wednesday February 20, 2019).
Dyer is the Standard Bank Young Artist of
the Year Award for Jazz in 2011 and 1st prize in the SAMRO Overseas Scholarship
competition in 2013. His sold-out shows at the Vortex in London (2014) were
described as “thrilling” and “superlative”.
Dyer launched his fourth studio album, Neo Native in April 2018. The album is
an intimate, inviting listening experience and a re-imagination of the sound of
the standard piano trio.
His trio has made up his performance outfit
for the past two years. The trio includes Sphelelo Mazibuko (drums). Born in
Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, Mazibuko was born into a family with generations of
musical tradition. He completed his BA in Music and Media studies at the
University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2013. He is also a part of the progressive
musical Trio – Africa Plus and is a SonorSA Drums Endorsee.
Completing the trio is South African
bassist Romy Brauteseth. Born in Port Elizabeth, she has become one of SA’s
most sought-after young bass players and has played with top artists. Mazibuko
and Brauteseth together with Dyer, have forged a sound in which all members are
at home in the music allowing the freedom for new interpretations at every
performance.
Bokani Dyer Trio was selected for and
performed at the annual Jazzahead showcase in Bremen, Germany. Other notable
activities in 2016 included: a collaboration with SA theatre director Mkhululi
Mabija on his production My Daughter/Son,
producing saxophonist Sisonke Xonti’s debut album Iyonde, and performing as a soloist at the launch of the SA/Russia
Cultural Seasons in Moscow and St Petersburg.
Join The Bokani Dyer Trio on Wednesday February
20, 2019, at 18h00 (doors open at 17h30) at The Centre for Jazz and Popular
music (CJPM), Level 2, Shepstone Building at UKZN Howard College Campus. General
admission R80 (R50 pensioners, R25 students). For more information contact
Thuli on 031 260 3385 or email Zamat1@ukzn.ac.za
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