Tag: Kyle Shepherd
-
Kyle Shepherd Receives Well-Deserved Nod
I was excited this morning upon reading that Kyle Shepherd, the Cape Town-based piano virtuoso, had won the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Jazz. Like most information, I saw the news on social media – facebook to be precise. “There’s something special about his music and it has always appealed to me. 2014 Standard…
-
Interview With Kyle Shepherd
At 21 years old, Kyle Shepherd burst into the South African jazz conscience without prior warning. Following in the footsteps of heavyweights such as Marcus Wyatt, Andile Yenana, and Zim Ngqawana (whom he would collaborate with in future), Shepherd demonstrably proved that he is a presence worthy of reckoning. A couple of years down the…
ntsoana 