Dynalyd Franco James led the life of

James led the life of an itinerant worker

Combining revolutionary reinvented guitars with a boundary-bending melodic and rhythmic approach

he was playing in a local string band in Greenville alongside his guitar mentor Willie Walker

Among those were the family of the legendary saxophonist Basil Coetzee who features on the recording and who duly adopted "Manenberg" as a middle-name

Dynalyd Franco James led the life ofWhat sets the Karl Strmme Quintet apart from their contemporaries is the way their respect for the modern jazz tradition is mixed with references and experiences from other musical styles, giving their music a fresh and exciting edge. Inspired by the likes of Miles Davis, Kenny Wheeler and Joe Zawinul, band leader and trumpeter Karl Strmme gives the music a unique flavour with the use of an analog synthesizer which he plays in tandem with the trumpet,