Urban Jazz Experience
Urban Jazz Experience
There is nothing like a bit of Sunday night jazz to beat the blues. The show features amongst other styles, contemporary and African jazz. Nothemba’s interviews and profiles on jazz artists will keep you clued up on all that you need to know. This show is aimed at allowing the listener to kick back and relax whilst summing up their weekend before entering into another busy week.Social links:
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UJX | MARK FRANSMAN | DECEMBER 3rd
MARK FRANSMAN a multi-instrumentalist and a multi-award winning producer, who has released his latest album “SOLO" He has produced music for albums released on various record labels for various artists to critical acclaim.
31:15
UJX | KUJENGA | NOVEMBER 26th
The seven-piece Black improvised music outfit based in Cape Town payed us a visit in the studio to chat about their upcoming album “IN THE WAKE” and their tour.
39:43
UJX | NDUNDUZO MAKHATHINI | NOVEMBER 19th
Chatting about the significance of winning the SAMA award for best jazz album.
07:37
UJX | NOVEMBER 19th
1. PHELELANI MTHEMBU (Guitarist) 2. BOKANG RAMATLAPENG – (Singer) 3. THAMMY MDLULI – (Bass Guitarist) All three guests were dropping new singles from their upcoming projects to be released in the new year.
38:53
UJX |LALAH HATHAWAY | NOVEMBER 12
5x GRAMMY award-winning singer/songwriter and producer and 10-time nominee has a new project out and will be performing in South Africa in the new year.
30:54
UJX | MAKHAYA McCraven
Drummer/Percussionist , composer, producer, Makaya McCraven and Marquis Hill who has a trademark sound on the trumpet and a talented producer chat about their prism’s upcoming SA trip and performance.
18:23
UJX | AKINOLA AND MABUSHA
Guests, Trinidadian based composer, Akinola Sennonand Hugh Masekela’s nephew , Mabusha Masekela chat about Hugh’s new album with Akinola titled “Siparia to Soweto”.The process and the inspiration and motivation behind it.
40:49
UJX | THANDI NTULI
Guest: THANDI NTULI - Pianist and vocalist Thandi Ntuli is part of a new generation of South African musicians who reflect this idea of cross-cultural jazz and chats about releasing her latest project on which she collaborated with percussionist Carlos Niño, titled “Rainbow Revisited”
58:06
UJX | VUSI MAHLASELA
Guest: South Africa’s Iconic singer and guitarist VUSI MAHLASELA has released his new album “UMOYA (Embracing The Human Spirit) which is a Spiritual dialogue on Unity from Africa to the World, and chats to us about it.
44:37
UJX | KAREN DEVROOP | OCT 3RD
KARÉN DEVROOP - A South African smooth jazz saxophonist who has released his latest album titled “Relentless” and chats about the project that was created during the Covid pandemic and when his wife was diagnosed with cancer.
29:23