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School of hard knocks: Jazz drummer Gontse Makhene has a debut album in the pipeline. Photo: Solomon Moremong

A phoenix from the ashes

Jazz percussionist Gontse Makhene is rebuilding his life after a devastating blaze at his home

Fezokuhle Mthonti

New vision: Asher Gamedze pulled together 10 musicians to create a new iteration of The Black Lung band and to produce his latest album, Constitution. Photo: Lungiswa Gqunta

Jazz fans, lend your ears to Asher Gamedze

Building a musical constitution with a 10-piece band requires the musician to go deep

Charles Leonard

Drummer Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones, at a British concert and sporting a new David Bowie style feather cut. (Photo by Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

How drummer Charlie Watts infused the Rolling Stones with a little jazz

A drummer’s contribution to one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands

Victor Coelho