Adam Glasser's SA & Beyond - the Jazz of Hugh Masekela

Presented by: Paul Pace

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0	LONDON : Spice of Life
P	Wednesday 20th June, 2018
N	7:00pm

Event information

Although the late South African trumpeter’s music legacy spans a truly pan african range of styles and grooves, keyboardist and harmonica player Adam Glasser’s latest project focuses on compositions associated with township jazz from the iconic album ‘Jazz Epistles Verse 1’ up to the present day.
The choice title is deliberate since many of the most well known township jazz material made famous by Hugh was not actually written by him but written for him such as Blues for Hughie composed by south african alto sax legend Kippie Moeketsi.
The band lineup features saxophonist Jason Yarde who like Adam had a long personal association with Masekela as well as Steve Watts on bass, who last year toured South Africa with two other icons of SA jazz ( Tete Mbambisa and Barney Rachabane). The line up is completed with the outstanding Mike Outram on guitar and drummer Tim Giles who played often with the Township Comets and Pinise Saul.
Currently one of the few London based jazz ensembles explicitly exploring South African repertoire - not to be missed!
Adam Glasser - harmonica/piano
Jason Yarde - alto sax
Mike Outram - guitar
Steve Watts - bass
Tim Giles - drums