SOUL’D OUT (Marc Hendricks – vocals, Amanda Tiffin – keyboards, Dave Ledbetter – guitar/bass) features the original compositions of Marc Hendricks off his latest debut solo album, UPRIGHT CITIZEN, released in April 2017. The trio will also be performing new compositions by Hendricks as well as paying homage to the great voices of soul music.

Marc Hendricks is a singer/songwriter who took his first run at songwriting as a teenager encouraged by a musical family. From school he continued in amateur performance on to university where he was to meet many of the people who were to become his musical collaborators over the next 20 years. An early collaboration with friend and musician, Gavin Goldberg, in the late nineties gave rise to Dreamshop (BMG Africa). The duo recorded two singles, Danger (1999) and Satisfy (2000), the latter earning them recognition as newcomers with a SAMA nomination in the ‘Best Pop-Rock Single’ category in 2001. The full album, Clear, followed later that same year.

Apart from writing music and lyrics for the Dreamshop project, Marc’s most notable writing exploits includes ‘Are You Still There’ [Judith Sephuma, A Cry, a Song and a Dance, 2001] and ‘Place For You’ [Judith Sephuma, New Beginnings, 2005]. Writing collaborations with production duo, Goldberg and Andy Wright brought about ‘Hundreds’ [Peter Grant, Debut Solo Album by the same name, 2012] and ‘Our Song’ [Naomi Suzuki, Our Song, 2012]. Marc co-produced ‘Sing The Body Electric (Baxter Theatre) for the University of Cape Town’s Faculty of Health Sciences Centenary Celebration in 2012, with Amanda Tiffin and Gerard Samuel for which he wrote and performed ‘Birdsong’ in 2012. He also co-produced ‘UHAMBO: The Journey’ with Quanita Adams, Jacki Job and Amanda Tiffin in the same year, a production which featured his original works, ‘Wasteland’ [Dreamshop, Clear, 2001] and ‘Song for the Living’ [unrecorded]. 

In 2015 Hendricks and Tiffin collaborated again this time producing a new arrangement of Hendricks’ ‘My Song For The Living’ performed with the New Apostolic Children’s Choir and UCT Jazz Choir for the closing ceremony of the 47th International Society of Paediatric Oncology meeting at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

‘Upright Citizen’, released in April 2017 is Marc’s first solo album and featured 11 as yet unrecorded original songs. SOUL’D OUT features music from the album, new compositions by Hendricks and pays homage to the great voices of soul music.

Amanda Tiffin was born in Zimbabwe, but has made her home and her name in Cape Town, South Africa, where she studied Jazz Composition and Performance at the University of Cape Town. She received her Masters Degree with distinction, and has gone on to become one of Cape Town’s best-loved vocalist-pianists, and a respected Musical Director/Arranger, orchestrator and composer. Amanda has performed extensively as a vocalist and pianist in South Africa in numerous Jazz venues, Concert Halls and festivals. She has appeared in London, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, tours regularly as a jazz artist in Japan and Taiwan, and most recently performed in Paris. A versatile artist, Amanda has performed in varying genres: from Musical theatre and stage shows to intimate jazz concerts. She has produced several of her own successful theatre shows, to critical acclaim, is in demand as a Musical Director, and is a busy vocal arranger, writing for a variety of vocal combinations. She has recorded 5 albums: 3 solo, and 2 with her Asia-based trio, the a.s.k. trio. Amanda is also a passionate and respected educator, and regularly conducts workshops and master classes in South Africa and abroad. She is Head of Jazz Singing and Acting Head of Jazz Studies at the University of Cape Town.

Audience Responses

Great show. Marc Hendricks is a favorite of mine so I'll definitely go see him again.

Amazing local music from a really talented artist. Bring him back for more shows, PLEASE!

Really great show!

Really great show!

What a great voice Marc Hendricks has; and a privilege to hear it again. Brilliant mix of own music and a few tributes to the wizardry of soul / jazz greats! Dave Ledbetter and Amanda Tiffin added to this wizardry.

A fine showcase of original compositions, talent and musicianship! Marc Hendricks is always an experience

Phenomenal- loved, loved, loved Marc; also Amanda and Dave Such talent!