The career of tenor saxophonist Khaya Mahlangu is a brief lesson in the history of South African jazz. From an early start on trumpet in Soweto he moved onto sax as a teenager and joined the Afro-pop band Harari that toured southern Africa extensively. After time with Johnny Mekoa's Jazz Ministers and Duke Makasi's Spirits Rejoice he formed the very successful Sakhile with Sipho Gumede that toured Europe and brought international acclaim to jazz-based African music. In the past three decades he has played and recorded with many of South Africa's most successful musicians - Jonas Gwangwa, Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, Hotstix Mabuse, Sibongile Khumalo - and has become an award-winning producer of musicians like Busi Mhlongo and Tsepo Tsola. He now spends increasing time in Belgium in collaboration with European musicians while preserving the legacy of South African jazz as Director of the Gauteng Jazz Orchestra. He performs tonight with Sydney Mavundla (trumpet), Mongezi Conjwa (sax/piano), Lucas Senyatso (bass) and Bernice Boikanyo (drums).