BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sabre//Sabre VObject 4.5.8//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Zurich TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/Zurich BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:19810329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:19961027T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news4622@zasb.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20250528T002722 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20250624T000000 SUMMARY:Paul Hanmer: "Our kind of jazz" DESCRIPTION:Paul Hanmer has been a defining voice in the jazz landscape of the new South Africa since the country’s transition to democracy. His la ndmark 1997 album Trains to Taung — an imaginary journey to the roots of jazz in South Africa — stands as a poignant exploration of identity in a time of profound change. In December 2024\, the album was reissued on vi nyl.\\r\\nYet Hanmer’s music resists categorization. Classically trained \, he moves effortlessly between jazz and chamber music\, composing and ar ranging for formats ranging from tuba duos to full orchestral requiems.\\r \\nHis work draws on the vibrant soundscapes of the Eastern and Western Ca pe\, weaving together traditional instruments and songs\, church harmonies \, carnival rhythms\, the Marabi jazz of the 1920s\, and the Mbaqanga (Tow nship Jive) of the 1960s. The result is a sonic tapestry that captures the richness and complexity of South Africa’s cultural soul.\\r\\nFor this special summer week\, Hanmer is joined by legendary trumpeter Feya Faku— himself a towering figure in the South African jazz scene. Together\, they create a sound that immediately lifts the audience and carries it deep in to the musical spirit of southern Africa. They are joined by bassist Fabia n Gisler\, whose passion for South African jazz dates back to his youth.\\ r\\nAs the week unfolds\, the trio expands to a quintet\, first with the s ensitive and expressive drummer Paul Amereller\, then with clarinetist Rob ert Pickup\, with whom Hanmer released the duo album Morning into Evening in 2021. The week culminates in a remarkable collaboration with a string q uartet drawn from the Zurich Opera House\, adding a final\, resonant layer to this cross-cultural musical journey. X-ALT-DESC:

Paul Hanmer has been a defining voice in the jazz landscape o f the new South Africa since the country’s transition to democracy. His landmark 1997 album Trains to Taung — an imaginary journey to the roots of jazz in South Africa — stands as a poignant exploration of identity i n a time of profound change. In December 2024\, the album was reissued on vinyl.

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Yet Hanmer’s music resists categorization. Classically tr ained\, he moves effortlessly between jazz and chamber music\, composing a nd arranging for formats ranging from tuba duos to full orchestral requiem s.

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His work draws on the vibrant soundscapes of the Eastern and We stern Cape\, weaving together traditional instruments and songs\, church h armonies\, carnival rhythms\, the Marabi jazz of the 1920s\, and the Mbaqa nga (Township Jive) of the 1960s. The result is a sonic tapestry that capt ures the richness and complexity of South Africa’s cultural soul.

\n< p>For this special summer week\, Hanmer is joined by legendary trumpeter F eya Faku—himself a towering figure in the South African jazz scene. Toge ther\, they create a sound that immediately lifts the audience and carries it deep into the musical spirit of southern Africa. They are joined by ba ssist Fabian Gisler\, whose passion for South African jazz dates back to h is youth.

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As the week unfolds\, the trio expands to a quintet\, fi rst with the sensitive and expressive drummer Paul Amereller\, then with c larinetist Robert Pickup\, with whom Hanmer released the duo album Morning into Evening in 2021. The week culminates in a remarkable collaboration w ith a string quartet drawn from the Zurich Opera House\, adding a final\, resonant layer to this cross-cultural musical journey.

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