McCoy Mrubata/Gary Wittner Duo

South African saxophonist/composer McCoy Mrubata will be performing in the USA

with his colleague and friend Gary Wittner in the Spring of 2024. A recent recipient of the South African Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award and the Kennedy Center International Arts Gold Medal, McCoy was a member of the legendary Hugh Masekela’s band in the 1990’s. Since then he has led his own groups, touring the African continent and Europe extensively. McCoy has released over 20 CD’s of original music that combine jazz and elements of traditional S. African music.

Guitarist Gary Wittner has performed on 5 continents, representing the USA as a Kennedy

Center Jazz Ambassador, Fulbright Specialist, and US Embassy Outreach Artist. Gary has

performed with numerous jazz luminaries, and he also leads groups playing original instrumental and vocal jazz, latin and middle eastern music. He has released 7 CDs as a leader, and is a music faculty member at the Univ. of S. Maine School of Music and Bowdoin College.

McCoy Mrubata and Gary Wittner have been performing together, both in S. Africa and the USA, since 2006.

$15 general admission | $10 student

*fees not included ($2 facility fee per ticket + cc processing fees)