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14-23 November 2025

Nick Smart, Gareth Lockrane & The Royal Academy of Music: Celebrating the Music of Bheki Mseleku

Nick Smart, Gareth Lockrane & The Royal Academy of Music: Celebrating the Music of Bheki Mseleku

Wed 15 November 2023

Stage time / 8:00pm

Doors / 7:00pm

Celebrating the Jazz Clubs

Location

SpiceJazz Soho (Spice of Life),
6 Moor Street
W1D 5NA

The Royal Academy of Music Jazz department celebrates the life and music of one of South Africa's greatest musicians: Bheki Mseleku.

Gareth Lockrane & Nick Smart: Directors.

Final line up: TBA.


The Royal Academy of Music Jazz department celebrates the life and music of one of South Africa's greatest musicians: Bheki Mseleku.


The pianist and composer was based in London for much of his carreer and his later life worked closely alongside jazz professor and most in demand UK flautist Gareth Lockrane.


His works are performed in the heart of London Soho at SpiceJazz Soho as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival, marking 20 years since the release of his final album.

Line up:

Ensemble A:
NICK SMART - Trumpet
GARETH LOCKRANE - Flutes
DONAVAN HAFNNER – A.Sax
ZAC SHINDLER – T.Sax
JOE EVANS- Tbn
LEWIS JAMES - Piano
DEVON GATES- bas s& voice
LUKE MCCarthy – drums

Ensemble B:
NICK SMART - Trumpet
GARETH LOCKRANE - Flutes
EWAN PARKIN: Tpt
MALI SHEARD – A.Sax
RIK VAN DER MADE – T.Sax
SCOTTIE THOMSON: Piano

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