28 Mar 2019
LUSH LIFE
LUSH LIFE Presents Abdullah Ibrahim Solo Piano Concert 2019 at Kamigamo Shrine. 2019.9.28 (sat) / 29 (sun) 開催決定！詳細は、Facebook, Twitterにて後日あらためてお知らせします。（GW前後予定）...
22 Mar 2019
Celebrate the 2019 NEA Jazz Masters with the National Endowment for the Arts
Free Tickets to the April 15 Tribute Concert Available to Reserve Starting March 7 Washington, DC: The National Endowment for the Arts will honor the 2019 NEA Jazz Masters – recipients of the nation’s highest honor in jazz – at a series of free events this...
14 Mar 2019
Abdullah Ibrahim signs with Gearbox Records
gearboxrecords huge announcement: The legendary South African pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim (aka Dollar Brand) has signed to Gearbox. Abdullah has been making music since the 40s, and has collaborated with the likes of Duke Ellington, Don Cherry, and Archie Shepp. A prolific composer, his...
6 Mar 2019
National Endowment for the Arts Names 2019 Jazz Masters
It is a springtime rite of passage eagerly awaited by jazz enthusiasts. The 2019 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced four greats who will join an esteemed group of jazz giants. This year’s honorees are: Stanley Crouch – jazz historian, author, critic, co-founder of...
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
COPY
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...