The Artistry of Bheki Mseleku
Lilley, Andrew
The Artistry of Bheki Mseleku - Cape Town African Minds 2020 - 1 electronic resource (200 p.)
Open Access
Bheki Mseleku is widely regarded as one of the most gifted, technically accomplished and emotionally expressive jazz musicians to have emerged from South Africa. His individualistic and eclectic sound draws on American, classical and township influences. He had no apparent formal music training and grew up in a poor village on the outskirts of Durban where, at the fairly late age of seventeen, he discovered that he had an innate ability to play. He has become a key inspiration for aspiring young South African jazz musicians and has left an infinite source of knowledge to draw on. The Artistry of Bheki Mseleku is an in-depth study of the Mselekus compositional works and improvisational style. The annotated transcriptions and analysis bring into focus the exquisite skill and artistry that ultimately caught the eye of some of the most celebrated international jazz musicians in the world.
Creative Commons
English
9781928331667 9781928331667
10.47622/9781928331667 doi
Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups
Music history jazz South Africa
The Artistry of Bheki Mseleku - Cape Town African Minds 2020 - 1 electronic resource (200 p.)
Open Access
Bheki Mseleku is widely regarded as one of the most gifted, technically accomplished and emotionally expressive jazz musicians to have emerged from South Africa. His individualistic and eclectic sound draws on American, classical and township influences. He had no apparent formal music training and grew up in a poor village on the outskirts of Durban where, at the fairly late age of seventeen, he discovered that he had an innate ability to play. He has become a key inspiration for aspiring young South African jazz musicians and has left an infinite source of knowledge to draw on. The Artistry of Bheki Mseleku is an in-depth study of the Mselekus compositional works and improvisational style. The annotated transcriptions and analysis bring into focus the exquisite skill and artistry that ultimately caught the eye of some of the most celebrated international jazz musicians in the world.
Creative Commons
English
9781928331667 9781928331667
10.47622/9781928331667 doi
Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups
Music history jazz South Africa