Concert of Steve Newman, Errol Dyers and Hilton Schilder
CD launch of their new CD : ’All in One’
@Alliance Française
8pm / R60
They are Errol Dyers, Hilton Schilder and Steve Newman...all in one !
Errol, Steve and Hilton have established a regional Cape sound with a global appeal. All in One is a testimony to the many flavours that make up the Cape musical poitjiekos and to its independent and pioneering spirit.
This first album will take you on a journey from the slopes of Table Mountain to the heart of the Kalahari, to the plains of Argentina…and beyond.
Founded by Swettshoppe Studios.
Acoustic guitarist, Steve Newman has written a history for himself that few can equal. He is a consummate instrumentalist who can uncannily pick out any tune you name. Steve has travelled and traversed the length and breadth of South Africa playing his magic and gathering a formidable following of loyal "Newman-ites".
His work with Tananas, the Aquarian Quartet (with Tony Cox, Syd Kitchen and Greg Georgiades), Mondetta (with Gito Baloi and Wendy Oldfield), the duo with Tony Cox and his work as a soloist has brought him international recognition. Tananas has played festivals & concerts in Australia, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, across Europe, in the US, as well as in neighbouring Mozambique, Namibia & Zimbabwe.
He is constantly involved in collaborations and leads a fluid life that finally seems to be bringing him the accolades and deserved success that his talent has promised would come for so many years.
If you have never seen a guitar guru in action, now is your chance !
Errol Dyers, the acclaimed guitar maestro, is highly respected as a pioneer of what has today become known as Cape Jazz / Ghoema.
During his illustrious career, Errol has performed, recorded and toured locally and internationally with many great artists such as the late Basil Coetzee and Winston Mankunku, Abdullah Ibrahim, Robbie Jansen & McCoy Mrubata to name but a few. Errol’s music is inspired and influenced by the rhythms and melodies of Cape Town where he was born as well as the people who live here. He has a unique acoustic guitar style, echoing ancestral sounds that capture the musical tradition and guitar play of the century-old Cape indigenous and folk music.
Highlights :
Albums Released : Sonesta (Nkomo Records, 1997) Kou Kou Wa (Sheer Sound, 2000), The Best of Errol Dyers (Sheer Sound, 2003).
(2) 2007 & 2008 Performances in Hermanus & Worcester respectively with the Cape Jazz Orchestra.
(3) Touring with Abdullah Ibrahim during his UK Tour in 1990.
(4) Performed, recorded & presented workshops on the 2008 ‘Songs worth Singing, Words worth saying’ Project, which forms part of the Memory, Arts and Culture Project of the Department of Arts and Culture aimed at preserving South African musical traditions.
(5) Performing at the inaugural 2000 Cape Town International Jazz Festival and numerous appearances at the Cape Town Jazzathon.
(6) Conducting Workshops & Master Classes at Muzo Productions’ inaugural 2008 Cape Jazz Legends Workshop Programme in Hout Bay, Cape Town.
(7) Conducting Workshops as part of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival Programme for a number of years up to & including 2008.
http://www.myspace.com/erroldyers
http://www.music.org.za/artist.asp ?id=169
Hilton Schilder was born in 1959 in the “Coloured” township of Lotus River, Cape Town. Born as he was into the musical families of the Schilder’s and Africa’s, Hilton soon found his own sound and developed a musical career of his own. Hilton’s career took off in the 1980s in partnership with Mac McKenzie as The Genuines, launching an international reputation that has on numerous occasions over the years made Hilton part of the international jazz scene.
As the initiator and driving force behind the band Iconoclast and as a composer and regular member of the band Robbie Jansen’s Sons of Table Mountain, Hilton Schilder has been part of both the international and national South African music scene for decades. Hilton appears on more than 23CDs apart from three of his own. His debut album No Turning Back (2003) was nominated for the SAMA Award as best jazz Contemporary album.
Although Hilton has gained much respect for his skills as a pianist and composer, he actually plays several instruments. This becomes apparent on the album he released with Alex Van Heerden Future Cape (2006). This album showcases Hilton’s musical skills as he plays a diverse range of instruments such as the Khoi mouth-bow, guitar, canter, piano, Navaho flute, melodica amongst others.
Together with Alex he formed the band Rockart. Hilton Schilder’s album Elements of Surprise (2007) is a solo piano album where Hilton plays his own compositions, both present and past ones.
Hilton also worked on a CD based on his own compositions played by his quartet, The Hilton Schilder Group. This group, officially formed in 2006, has rapidly gained great popularity, as mirrored by its participation in the South Atlantic International Jazz Festival in Cape Town 2007 and the Indian Ocean Jazz Festival in Reunion. More recently, Hilton was artist in residence at the Bird’s Eye Jazz Club in Basel, Switzerland.
http://www.myspace.com/hiltonschilder http://fr.video.yahoo.com/watch/1429424/4906195
