Herbie Tsoaeli Quartet: Moments Changes Rhythm

Continued Moments of Freedom in Notes to Celebrate Music.

"Herbie Tsoaeli is a discrete, yet key figure of South African jazz. His debut album African Time was the 2013 Best Jazz Album at the South African Music Award, followed by the beautiful At This Point in Time (Voices in Volume) in 2021. The man has played with all the greatest “elders” who contributed to the formidable energy and creativity of Mzansi-bred jazz music: “Bra” Hugh (Masekela), “Bra” Louis (Moholo), “Bra” Zim (Ngqawana)…

Music is an integral part of his being. His words are as dense as his jazz, inhabited by epiphanies, surprising connections, and unexpected poetry. He speaks as he composes, different ideas and voices colliding and intertwining like the “jazz moya” he plays, influenced by spirits."