10 Dec 2018
Once-off Abdullah Ibrahim Master Class at the Fugard Studio Theatre
Abdullah Ibrahim, South Africa’s most distinguished pianist, will be presenting a once-off Master Class as part of his Solo Piano Concert Series in The Fugard Studio Theatre in January 2019. On Wednesday 16 January 2019 at 14h00, Abdullah Ibrahim, world renowned musician whose career spans nearly...
8 Dec 2018
Abdullah Ibrahim interviewed on SAFM’s “The Jet Set Breakfast”
Listen to Abdullah Ibrahim being interviewed on receiving the 2019 Jazz Master Award, and his upcoming tour to South Africa, below: Content hosted by iono.fm...
30 Oct 2018
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Dr Billy Taylor narrated an incident when he and Art Tatum after a concert went to hang at a club. A young pianist was playing. When he noticed that Art Tatum was in the house he came over. ‘Mr Tatum what an honour to meet. You have been...
25 Oct 2018
Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand) – Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
October 18 2018 Gordon Bennett, this is one torturous journey. Granted, the amount of work I’ve had to do beforehand (itself delayed by the amount of work I had to do prior to that) hasn’t helped – but even so, I can’t recall the last time I’ve pegged...
23 Oct 2018
The Day That Nana And I Went ‘Psycho’
It’s not unusual to have warm and fuzzy feelings for Grandma. Like many, mine brought a sense of calmness into what was an often chaotic family atmosphere. When I refer to other family members it’s often by their first names, but Etta Siegel will always...
15 Aug 2018
Abdullah Ibrahim Band 1968 – Jabolani (Joy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwJRIiuJzIk Abdullah Ibrahim performs with John Tchicai, Gato Barbieri, Barre Phillips and Makaya Ntshoko 50 years ago in 1968....
1 Aug 2018
Farewell to doyen of black journalism
Michael Tshehla Phahlane, the man who gave Soweto its name back in 1963, slipped away quietly two weeks ago without a single mention in local media despite the fact that he was the real doyen of black journalism and one of its finest wordsmiths. He...
12 Jul 2018
Abdullah Ibrahim to receive 2019 Jazz Master Award from NEA
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Masters award, bestowed every year since 1982, is often characterized as the United States' highest honor reserved for jazz. This morning the NEA announced four new recipients of the prize: pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim, composer-arranger-bandleader Maria...
5 Jul 2018
An Abdullah Ibrahim Solo Piano Concert: Water from an Ancient Well
Story Eric Abraham and the Fugard Theatre present solo piano concerts by global music icon and South African legend Abdullah Ibrahim. Abdullah Ibrahim is South Africa’s most distinguished pianist and a world-respected master musician. Following his performance at the Oslo Jazz Festival, John Ephland, writing on allaboutjazz.com,...