A FRIENDSHIP forged in Switzerland when McCoy Mrubata and Mark Hauser were introduced by their mutual friend Mark Roth resulted in a collaboration tour. The Mrubata/Hauser Project in KZN is brought to you by the Rainbow, iSupport Music Business, Centre for Jazz and Popular Music and Concerts SA.
The two saxophone players hit it off immediately and over the years embarked on a project which looked at ways to exchange the music of the two continents – Africa and Europe.
This concert is jammed with heavy hitters and the band features the cream of the crop of South African musicians including Paul Hanmer on keys, Thembinkosi Mavimbela on bass guitar and Bernice Boikanyo on drums, who will be backing Mrubata on tenor saxophone and flute and Hauser on alto and soprano saxophone.
Catch the KZN leg of the The Mrubata/Hauser Project tour on Wednesday, 8 February at the Centre for Jazz and Popular Music, UKZN at 6.30pm on level 2 Shepstone Building at UKZN Howard College Campus. Tickets are R70, R45 pensioners and just R20 students. Call 031 260 3385.
