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Cape Town jazz festival: A little bit of everything

Slideshow | Cape Town jazz festival: A little bit of everything

08 Apr 2013 13:57
This weekend marked the 14th annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival, a two-day extravaganza celebrating the best in local and international talent.
All jazzed up - and boozed up too

All jazzed up - and boozed up too

04 Apr 2013 12:46 - Mpho Moshe Matheolane
Two things flow fairly easily during the Cape Town International Jazz Festival: great music, obviously, and an unwarranted supply of alcohol.
Opinion: The first book

Opinion: The first book

13 Mar 2013 06:26 - Mpho Moshe Matheolane
Mpho Moshe Matheolane remembers buying his first book and how long it him took to finally read it.
Singing new freedom songs

Singing new freedom songs

22 Feb 2013 00:00 - Gwen Ansell
First National Bank remains ­blissfully unaware of the bitter ­paradox in its use of the iconography of June 16 to peddle financial ­services.
Last trumpet sounds for a musical phenomenon

Last trumpet sounds for a musical phenomenon

08 Feb 2013 00:00 - Tiisetso Makube
Obituary: Victor Ntoni (1947 – 2013)
Papa Dave: Remembering Dave Brubeck

Papa Dave: Remembering Dave Brubeck

23 Dec 2012 09:00 - Darius Brubeck
Darius Brubeck reflects on his father's passing, as well as the jazz legend's South African connections.
Art industry's brightest new stars

Video | Art industry's brightest new stars

16 Nov 2012 16:10
M&G arts editor Matthew Krouse picks the brains of five winners of the 2013 Standard Bank Young Artist Awards.
Joy of Jazz 2012: It's a kind of magic

Joy of Jazz 2012: It's a kind of magic

27 Aug 2012 10:57 - Mpho Moshe Matheolane
Despite a few mishaps and delays, this year's Joy of Jazz eventually found its groove, says Mpho Moshe Matheolane.
Forget regret - it's jazz, baby

Forget regret - it's jazz, baby

26 Aug 2012 14:39 - Mpho Moshe Matheolane
Dodging beret brigades and tipsy patrons, Mpho Moshe Matheolane finds much to like at the Joy of Jazz festival. But was Manu Dibangu worth the wait?
Blowing hot and bold

Blowing hot and bold

24 Aug 2012 00:30 - Evan Milton
Swiss-French trumpeter Erik Truffaz blurs boundaries with his richly textural explorations of musical atmospherics.
Best of the jazz fest

Best of the jazz fest

30 Jun 2012 16:33 - Gwen Ansell
One of the joys of the Standard Bank Jazz Festival in Grahamstown is serendipity. Most gigs are clustered in one venue. Here are the M&G's picks.
Man on a musical mission

Man on a musical mission

29 Jun 2012 00:23 - Gwen Ansell
He has many awards behind him, but for Andre Petersen his career purpose lies in faith, love and learning.
Bra Hugh in golden form with own label

Bra Hugh in golden form with own label

22 Jun 2012 00:00 - Lloyd Gedye
Hugh Masekela has plenty to keep him busy: a new studio, a new label and a further two albums to be released before the end of the year.
Flautist gets his groove on

Flautist gets his groove on

15 Jun 2012 00:23 - Gwen Ansell
British flute-player Eddie Parker will be joining pianist Afrika Mkhize at the National Arts Festival.
Tete Mbambisa: Jazz giant among the heroes

Tete Mbambisa: Jazz giant among the heroes

08 Jun 2012 00:01 - Gwen Ansell
Pianist Tete Mbambisa re-emerges from the shadows with an album that develops some of his greatest jazz hits.
SA jazz gets a new sound -- the harmonica

SA jazz gets a new sound -- the harmonica

01 May 2012 11:21 - Staff Reporter
Adam Glasser has forged his career in jazz by re-interpreting classics from South Africa on his chromatic harmonica.
Eastwood's Brubeck misses beat

Eastwood's Brubeck misses beat

30 Mar 2012 00:00 - Gwen Ansell
The director's craggy masculinity and individualism are not suited to a subject as subtle as Dave Brubeck.
Survival in a niche world

Survival in a niche world

19 Mar 2012 12:47 - Gwen Ansell
Jazz is a small genre and the Cape Town Jazz Festival organisers have to realise that they cannot get bums on seats with music for purists only.
Hooked on music

Hooked on music

02 Mar 2012 16:35 - Charles Leonard
Charles Leonard explains why Taste of Sónar is a far more exciting prospect for music junkies than the Cape Town International Jazz Festival.
All that jazz

Slideshow | All that jazz

03 Apr 2012 14:48
2012 Cape Town International Jazz Festival, from horn legend Hugh Masekela and soul crooner James Ingram, to Lauryn Hill and SA saxophone maestro Steve Dyer.

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