Feya Faku, trumpet

Fezile Feya Faku was born in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, a town often referred to as a Jazz Academy that brought forth a great number of jazz musicians.

He studied music at University of Natal with Darius Bareback and graduated with a University Diploma in Jazz Studies. While at university Faku studied classical Trumpet with the French trumpet teacher Michel Schnewly.

Feya Faku has performed with a great number of South African musician legends - from Barney Rachabane, Thandie Classen, Duke Makasi, Pat Matshikiza, Basel Coetzee, Winston ‘Mankunku’ Ngozi and Bheki Mseleku to Abdullah Ibrahim. For several years he has been working with Paul van Kemenade Quintet in the Netherlands and in April 2006 he spent a two-months’ residency programme in Switzerland teaching and performing with the Swiss-South African Quintet which he co-leads with the legendary Makhaya Ntshoko. Feya Faku has also worked with such eminent international musicians like Dave Young, Gustavo Begalli, Larry Ridley, Colin Vallon, Andy Sherrer, Paul van Kemenade, Eric van der Western, Brice Wassy, Malcom Braff, Samuel Blaser and Frederic Ljungkvist, to name just a few.

CDs 

Hommage (Challenge Records)
Tacit  (Msi/ Emi)
The Colours They Bring (Feya Faku Music)
Hope and Honour (Feya Faku Music)