Musa Manzini

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Musa Manzini (born May 30, 1971 in Inanda ) is a South African jazz musician ( electric bass , double bass , composition ).

Career

Manzini grew up in what would later become the province of KwaZulu-Natal . In 1986 he moved to Cape Town to first attend high school. There he began to play the guitar. Then he switched to bass and studied musicology with a focus on composition and instrumentation . After completing his bachelor's degree , he spent three years as a part-time lecturer at the University of Cape Town , teaching electric and acoustic bass, jazz theory and improvisation, while also serving as a session musician across the country with musicians such as René McLean , Jimmy Dludlu , Jonathan Butler, Gavin Minter, Nhlanhla Magagula, Kevin Gibson, Mark Goliath, Judith Sephuma, Winston Ngozi , Sipho Mabuse , Menyatso Mathole, Selaelo Selota, Joe McBride and the UCT Jazz Orchestra performed and recorded. As a bass player he is particularly influenced by Sipho Gumede , Stanley Clarke , Marcus Miller and John Patitucci .

In 2000 Manzini released his debut album New Reflections on BMG Records Africa and was introduced to the film and television industry by Mfundi Vundla, where he recorded the music for series as a studio musician. In 2002, his second album, Tributes and Memories, was released by Gallo Jazz, which received great attention at national and international level. His album My Bass followed in 2004 and Simply Life in 2007 , which included the hit Esikhawini .

Manzini has performed in many continents and countries, including at the North Sea Jazz Festival and in New Orleans . He continued his career in 2010 after two operations to remove a brain tumor ; In 2013 the album Trust in Love was released .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b biography (reverbnation.com)
  2. ↑ Review (All About Jazz)
  3. ^ Bongani Mahlangu: Trust in love not efficiently executed . Modified article from April 11, 2012 in The Sowetan , on www.pressreader.com (English)
  4. ↑ Bongani Mahlangu: Mavundla, band really impress . Original of the article from April 11, 2012 in the online channel of The Sowetan , at www.sowetanlive.co.za (English)
personal data
SURNAME Manzini, Musa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African jazz musician (bass, composition)
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Inanda