Ramon writes here in his own words — the stories behind the tunes and their names, how the compositions come together, the players and places that shaped him, his years teaching at Stellenbosch University, and the Mamre upbringing that still runs through the music.
The long road from a Moravian mission village and a classical piano stool to the Cape Jazz stage — a Cuban band heard in Grahamstown, a winemaking degree that never quite took, the elders who passed on the baton, and a lecture hall he was never supposed to enter.
Read the article →More to come — Ramon will be writing about individual compositions and the meaning behind their names, his influences, and lessons from the bandstand and the classroom. Check back, or get in touch to be kept in the loop.