Jazz legend Feya Faku praised by industry colleagues as a musical giant

JOHANNESBURG - Legendary musician Feya Faku has been remembered as a gentleman who loved to share his experience with others.

Faku died on Monday while on tour in Switzerland at the age of 63.

The trumpeter has been praised by industry colleagues as a musical giant.

Jazz and documentary photographer Siphiwe Mhlambi, said: "It’s a big shoe to fill, it’s a big tree that has fallen. I think we have to pick up as much as we can. His contribution in the arts as a whole is immense, it’s something we are going to live with for the rest of our lives and I hope and I wish we will be able to celebrate his legacy and that it remains as intact as it can be."