Ndabo Zulu and Umgidi Ensemble offer a preview of Joy of Jazz at Kaya 959
Award-winning jazz trumpeter Ndabo Zulu brought the umgidi Ensemble to Kaya 955 for an Unplugged Session on Brenda Sisane's The Jazz Standard on Sunday. The road to this year’s Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Festival passed through an intimate setting on Sunday when trumpeter, composer and arranger Ndabo Zulu brought the Umgidi Ensemble to Kaya 959 for an Unplugged Session on Brenda Sisane’s The Jazz Standard on Sunday . The performance offered listeners an early encounter with the musical language Zulu and his collaborators will take to the Conga Stage at the festival on 25–26 September. Rather than functioning simply as a promotional appearance, the session provided a glimpse into the breadth of Zulu’s compositional world. The ensemble performed selections from his existing...