South African Freedom Day!: McCoy Mrubata and Siyabulela: Jazz Musician in New York

About South African Freedom Day!: McCoy Mrubata and Siyabulela

South African Freedom Day!: McCoy Mrubata and Siyabulela is presented in New York at Dizzy’s Club, bringing South African jazz phrasing into a room known for modern repertory and close listening. Saxophonist and flutist McCoy Mrubata appears with the group Siyabulela, working in the tradition of township-inflected improvisation and song-based forms. For this program they are joined by trombonist Steve Turre, a long-running presence on the NYC circuit whose playing draws on Latin rhythms and his seashell instruments. The set favors groove and narrative melody over virtuosic display.