Andre Petersen
Andre Petersen (born January 28, 1978 in Cape Town ) is a South African jazz musician ( piano , composition ).
Act
Petersen first studied classical piano at the University of Cape Town and the University of South Africa ; Then he completed the jazz master’s course at the Belgian Lemmens Institute with cum laude . In 2006 he toured with the Norwegian avant-garde band Søyr , where he met Morten Halle , with whom he formed the band Halles Komet , with which he has so far released two albums. He has worked with leading South African musicians such as Winston Mankunku , Makaya Ntshoko , Feya Faku , Robbie Jansen , Judith Sephuma and Jimmy Dludlu . He also played with Stefon Harris , Reggie Washington , Dave Liebman , Marcus Strickland , Zap Mama , but also with Soweto Kinch and Jazz Jamaica . In 2017 he released the duo album Where Worlds Collide together with his fellow student, the New York-based classical pianist Kathleen Tag , which the two also presented on a tour in North America.
Petersen teaches as a lecturer at the Wits School of the Arts at Witwatersrand University , previously at the University of Cape Town and Stellenbosch University .
Prizes and awards
Petersen has received numerous awards for classical and jazz music, including first prize in the Old Mutual Jazz Encounters Competition , first prize in the SAMRO Overseas Piano Scholarship Competition , the Oppenheimer Overseas Scholarship and the Vuya Foundation Scholarship Award . In 2011 he took part in the Paris Concours de Pianojazz Martial Solal and received a Special Mention Award.
Web links
- Andre Petersen at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short biography
- ↑ South African [Jazz Musicians Born in January (Jazz Life Magazine)]
- ↑ Portrait (The Orbit)
- ↑ Short biography
- ↑ Review (London Jazz News)
- ↑ Kathleen Tagg & Andre Petersen: Where Worlds Collide, 2019: 25th Anniversary of The New South Africa
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Petersen, Andre |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African jazz musician (piano, composition) |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1978 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cape Town |