Hezron Chetty Presents TALES FROM THE VIOLIN at Alexander Upstairs

This Sunday, Hezron Chetty will present a show at the Alexander Bar, Café and Theatre that will take audiences into the dark and fantastic world of a travelling violinist. TALES FROM THE VIOLIN is a biographical account of what happens when a musician takes a plunge into an unknown world of music, filled with factual characters and events that will leave viewers questioning the road less travelled.

In 2007, Chetty, left to pursue a dream of finding alternative ways to perform the violin. His journey took him to parts of the world where he spent time with people from many different cultures. TALES FROM THE VIOLIN is a personal account of all his travels, intertwined with a live music performance with his three-piece band.

Chetty is a violinist and songwriter from Cape Town in South Africa. He performs the violin through a loop station. His style is fresh, and his progressive approach to instrumental music has captured the attention of the music scene, both locally and abroad.

Chetty released a studio album, THE FALLACY OF COMPOSITION, in November 2015. His groundbreaking techniques on the violin have seen him share the stage with artist like Viewe Farka Toure, Dan Patlansky, Albert Frost, Jocelyn Brown (Incognito), Raekwon (Wu Tang Clan), 340 ml, The Blackjacks, Roger Lucey, David Kramer, Finley Quaye, Madala Kunene, Sannie Fox, Medicine Boy, Stelth Ulvang (The Lumineers), Just Jinger and Arno Carstens.

Chetty's genre can be described as a New Age, thought-provoking take on instrumental music. With influences coming from some of the great instrumentalists of our time, namely Jaco Pastorious, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Jimmy Page, Jimmy Hendrix, Tommy Emmanuel, Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt. Hezron loops string arrangements live, placing melodies and solos on top of them. At times, the listener will believe there is a full string quartet on stage.

For TALES FROM THE VIOLIN, Chetty is joined by C.J Duckitt on bass and Jeanre Leo on drums, with Julienne Fenwick as the Narrator. The hour-long show runs on 26 February at 19:00. Tickets are available from the Alexander Bar website, costing R80 if booked and prepaid online or R90 if paid on collection at the bar. For telephone enquiries, call 021 300 1652. The Alexander Bar, Café and Theatre is situated at 76 Strand Street in the Cape Town city centre and can be followed on Facebook and Twitter.

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