Moses Khumalo (30 January 1979, in

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– 4 September 2006) was a South African jazz saxophonist. He studied at Manu Technical College from 1994–1998 after graduating from community college. He started with the piano but switched to the saxophone in February 1995. He first performed publicly at the

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National Arts Festival in 1995, and gained attention in the jazz world as a member of

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's band. In the following years he played with

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, and Paul Hanmer. Khumalo had been dubbed "one of South Africa's most promising young saxophonists". Moses Khumalo died of an apparent suicide by

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at the age of 27 on 4 September 2006.

Discography

* ''Ibuyile'' * ''Mntungwa''

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External links

Independent online on his death

1979 births 2006 suicides 2006 deaths South African jazz saxophonists Suicides by hanging in South Africa 20th-century saxophonists {{SouthAfrica-musician-stub