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SUMMARY:Bokani Dyer Trio
DESCRIPTION:Bokani Dyer (piano\, vocals)\, Timothy Norton (bass)\, Lumanyano Mzi (drums) \nBokani Dyer is a multi-award-winning South African pianist\, composer\, and producer whose work traverses the intersections of jazz\, soul\, electronic music\, and African rhythm. A deeply thoughtful and boundary-pushing artist\, Dyer has spent over a decade cultivating a sound that is both deeply rooted in the South African jazz tradition and open to global and contemporary influences. \nBorn in 1986 in Gaborone\, Botswana — where his father\, renowned musician Steve Dyer\, lived in exile during apartheid — Bokani moved back to South Africa as a child in 1990. He grew up primarily in Johannesburg before pursuing formal music studies at the University of Cape Town\, graduating with distinction in jazz. Early recognition came in 2009 when he was named runner-up in the SAMRO Overseas Scholarship Competition\, earning a mentorship with celebrated American jazz pianist Jason Moran in New York. \nOver the years\, Dyer’s performance career has taken him across the globe. In 2014\, he performed at the opening of the London Jazz Festival and participated in a tribute to South African jazz pioneers The Blue Notes\, led by Shabaka Hutchings. A year later\, his Swiss-based ensemble\, the Bokani Dyer Swiss Quintet\, toured South Africa and Mozambique before heading to Switzerland for a series of acclaimed performances. He’s played at some of the world’s leading jazz platforms\, including the North Sea Jazz Festival\, Cape Town International Jazz Festival\, London Jazz Festival and Jazzahead in Germany\, and has graced iconic venues like Ronnie Scott’s in London and SFJAZZ in San Francisco. \nDyer has released six solo albums under his name\, each one charting a new course in his musical evolution. His 2010 debut Mirrors and 2011 follow-up Emancipate the Story signaled the arrival of a bold new voice in South African jazz. In 2015\, World Music introduced a wider palette\, integrating groove\, vocal elements\, and horn arrangements — and earned a South African Music Award (SAMA) nomination for Best Jazz Album. In 2018\, The Bokani Dyer Trio released Neo Native\, a critically acclaimed project that explored identity\, belonging\, and the complexities of home\, and went on to win the 2019 SAMA for Best Jazz Album. His 2020 release Kelenosi\, recorded during lockdown\, was an introspective\, self-produced work exploring isolation\, freedom\, and musical experimentation. \nIn 2023\, Dyer introduced a new musical persona — Radio Sechaba — and with it\, released a landmark project of the same name through Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings. Radio Sechaba is a celebration of community and connection. Seamlessly blending soul\, groove\, jazz\, and pan-African sounds\, the album interrogates themes of identity\, belonging\, and social justice. With standout tracks like “Move On” and “Mogaetsho\,” it has been praised for its warmth\, lyricism\, and sonic sophistication\, affirming Dyer’s place as one of South Africa’s most visionary artists.\nWhile his roots remain in jazz\, Dyer’s creative reach extends far beyond. He co-founded the groove/electronic band Soul Housing Project in 2007\, a shape-shifting ensemble that has performed across South Africa and internationally — including appearances at Lighthouse Festival in Croatia and the National Youth Jazz Festival. He has collaborated with South African jazz icons such as Feya Faku and has shared the stage with globally acclaimed artists like Shabaka Hutchings and Adam Glasser. \nDyer is also an accomplished producer and composer for film. He scored the 2017 romantic drama Catching Feelings and the upcoming 2025 feature Sabbatical. His work for stage includes collaborations with director Mkhululi Mabija and the launch of the Jazzafrika Legacy Sessions — a curated series at The Orbit Jazz Club that revived and celebrated South African jazz heritage through live transcription and performance. \nIn 2025\, Dyer’s trio embarked on a U.S. tour\, performing at leading jazz venues including Kuumbwa Jazz Center\, Sam First (Los Angeles)\, the Century Room (Tucson)\, and the Piedmont Piano Company (Oakland). These performances showcased his continued commitment to live improvisation and exploration — and reaffirmed his global resonance as a performer. \nWith a deep respect for legacy and a fearless openness to change\, Bokani Dyer continues to redefine the role of the modern jazz musician. Whether on stage\, in the studio\, or through his genre-bending persona Radio Sechaba\, he uses music as a tool for connection\, reflection\, and transformation. His work is a testament to the power of sound to bridge not just genres\, but geographies\, generations\, and inner worlds.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/bokani-dyer-trio/
LOCATION:Community Music School of Springfield\, 127 State St.\, Springfield\, MA
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SUMMARY:Guillermo Klein Quintet
DESCRIPTION:One of jazz’s most celebrated composer-pianists brings his quintet to The Side Door for a rare and intimate performance \n\n\n\n\nGuillermo Klein – Piano/Vocals \nVinicius Gomes – Guitar \nSebastian De Urquiza – Bass \nRogerio Boccato – Percussion \nRodrigo Recabarren – Drums \nBorn in Buenos Aires and trained at Berklee College of Music\, Argentine pianist and composer Guillermo Klein is one of the most quietly revered figures in contemporary jazz — a musician whose music has earned the devotion of peers and critics alike while defying easy categorization. NPR describes his writing as “an intuitive hybrid of big band jazz\, Argentinean folk rhythms and the modern classical idiom\,” while All About Jazz calls him “an erudite visionary.” Over the past three decades\, some of New York’s most celebrated jazz musicians have sought out the chance to play his challenging and deeply original music. \nKlein spent the 1990s in New York leading his acclaimed 17-piece big band at Smalls and the Jazz Standard\, before scaling the group down to the celebrated ensemble Los Guachos — featuring the likes of Miguel Zenón\, Chris Cheek\, Ben Monder\, and Jeff Ballard — which has maintained a yearly residency at the Village Vanguard since 2007. He has been commissioned by Carnegie Hall\, MIT\, and the Library of Congress\, and his arrangements appear on Miguel Zenón’s Grammy-nominated Alma Adentro. As a composer and arranger he has been described as “the Gil Evans of Argentina” — and like Evans\, his music rewards deep listening with seemingly endless discovery. \nThe Side Door Jazz Club is a dedicated jazz listening room located inside the historic Old Lyme Inn\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT. Tickets are reserved seating. Guests dining at the Old Lyme Inn prior to the show receive 10% off their dinner bill.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/guillermo-klein-quintet/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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