Wessel van Rensburg

Wessel van Rensburg / McCoy Mrubata: Kulturation

by Seton Hawkins
January 9, 2006

Pianist Wessel van Rensburg and saxophonist McCoy Mrubata have both established themselves as giants in the world of South African jazz in their respective solo careers, as well as their work together in the Sheer All Stars. Both have demonstrated ample chops, compositional skills, and musical creativity on all of their albums. But on Kulturation, the debut album for van Rensburg's Grasland label, they have created an album of such stark, understated beauty that it will surprise even longtime listeners.