The pianist and composer’s latest release, Thandi Ntuli (Live at Jazzwerkstatt), adds new insight into her music: how it’s put together, how it sounds and what it says.
. Including Ntuli and bassist Shane Cooper, it’s a 14-piece ensemble, with reed men we know such as Swiss saxophonist Benedikt Reising and trombonist Andreas Tschopp, other Swiss-based players from elsewhere who are new to us, and a string quintet.When she was invited to Berne, Ntuli was given the freedom to choose her own ensemble. “I’ve always loved the sound of strings,” she says, “It’s part of my love for orchestral music – but there’s a specific way it’s been used in South Africa.
“With the strings – classical musicians – they’re accustomed to receiving scores with very tight directions, whereas from my jazz background not everything can or should be scored so specifically. I wanted to allow them to feel themselves in the music, and I worked to build that. One of my challenges was making everyone feel at home, and on the same page, and everything changed slightly as we all moved closer to the sounds I wanted.
Initially, Ntuli had not been certain whether the release was appropriate for this year: “I wasn’t sure about the timing. A live album is still relevant whenever it comes out, so would releasing it in 2020 just be a distraction?” However, she’s certain, now, that how Covid-19 has cut us all off from one another, and from simple human touch, vindicates her decision.
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