Album Review
Jazz veteran Ibrahim Khalil Shihab drops first new album in 49 years
'The Essence of Spring' features a mix of avant-garde jazz compositions and reworked pop songs from Ibrahim Khalil Shihab's days with the band Pacific Express
25 November 2018 - 00:00
After five decades, audiences can look forward to a new release by master improviser, pianist and composer Ibrahim Khalil Shihab.
This weekend Shihab launches his long-awaited second album as bandleader, The Essence of Spring. The album is a follow-up to the 1969 album Spring, recorded with his quartet which at the time featured a young Winston "Mankunku" Ngozi, his brother Philly Schilder on bass, Gary Kriel on guitar and Gilbert Matthews on drums. The album is an essential contribution to the canon of South African jazz.
Shihab, previously known as Chris Schilder, changed his name in 1975 upon embracing Islam...
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