Kaya 959 The Jazz Standard

Marcus Wyatt on The Jazz Standard with Brenda Sisane

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Marcus Wyatt, a prolific South African trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, has led various ensembles, and the ZAR Jazz Orchestra is one of his notable projects but today he is here to tell us about, Church of the Rolling Tongue, a new ensemble he has just formed.

This project is both a celebration and an act of gratitude – an homage to the people, experiences, and events that have shaped your life as a musician, father, and human being. It embraces life's contradictions: light and shadow, struggle and wonder, confrontation and celebration, all held together by the transformative power of groove.
19 Jul English South Africa Music History · Music Commentary

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