Jazz Articles about Robbie Jansen

Robbie Jansen: Nomad | Jez

by Seton Hawkins
December 29, 2005

A new album by saxophonist Robbie Jansen is unquestionably cause to celebrate. His two previous releases as a leader, Vastrap Island and Cape Doctor, were both essential additions to the South African jazz record canon. And while the title of Nomad | Jez might suggest a diverse range of music, Jansen actually stays near to home by focusing on one style in particular: the ghoema, a Cape Town style that to American ears sounds similar to the samba. Jansen is ...