TRC launches second album

Band members Afrika Mkhize, Mark Fransman, Mandla Mlangeni, Clement Benny, Nicholas Williams and Reza Khota.
The Tune Recreation Committee (TRC) will be launching their second album Afrika Grooves on Sunday January 20 at Kwa Sec Ny 138 No.52 Gugulethu from 4pm.

This gig which forms part of the jazz in the Native Yards gig is multi-faceted presentation to be showcased in other Cape Town venues, Johannesburg and Zanzibar.

It is a collaboration and musical exchange between three Standard Bank Young Artists For Jazz; Afrika Mkhize (2012), Mark Fransman (2008) and Mandla Mlangeni (2019). The TRC will present original works by the band members in various forms and guises.

The TRC features Clement Benny on drums, Nicholas Williams on bass, Reza Khota on guitar and Mandla Mlangeni on trumpet. Multi-instrumentalist Mark Fransman will join as special guest in selected performances on accordion, bass clarinet and tenor saxophone. Pianist Afrika Mkhize will contribute his own original pieces.

Tickets cost R100 for adults. It is R60 pensioners and students. For more details, call Luvuyo Kakaza on 060 960 8935.