Lucky to see legend Hugh Masekela's performance at the Catalina Jazz bar on Saturday. I was there with a friend who was an enthusiastic spectator. I have now joined the fan club. Masekela began singing and playing piano as a child. At age 14, after seeing the film Young Man with a Horn which portrays American jazz trumpeter Bix Beiderbecke, he took up playing the trumpet. His first trumpet was given to him by Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, the anti-apartheid chaplain at St. Peters Secondary School. Hugh is still very tied to his South African roots and it was a joy to be in his company.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Catalina Jazz Club
Lucky to see legend Hugh Masekela's performance at the Catalina Jazz bar on Saturday. I was there with a friend who was an enthusiastic spectator. I have now joined the fan club. Masekela began singing and playing piano as a child. At age 14, after seeing the film Young Man with a Horn which portrays American jazz trumpeter Bix Beiderbecke, he took up playing the trumpet. His first trumpet was given to him by Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, the anti-apartheid chaplain at St. Peters Secondary School. Hugh is still very tied to his South African roots and it was a joy to be in his company.
