World-famous SA jazz musician Bheki Mseleku dies
Renowned jazz musician Bheki Mseleku has died at the age of 53, Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordan said on Wednesday.
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Jazz legend dies in France
United States jazz tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, who played alongside such luminaries as Lionel Hampton, Art Blakey and Thelonius Monk, has died.
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Taking note of a seriously cool musician
As a jazz musician, the minute you stop learning you're dead, says Mark Fransman, this year's Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner.
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Toys, exhaust pipes and all that jazz
A Carlo Mombelli gig can make you wonder if you've come to the right place, writes Thorsten Schier from the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.
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'Fear of death is fear of life'
Musician Prince Kupi died with his wife in a car accident on June 7. His nephew, the young poet Maakomele Manaka, pays tribute to his deceased uncle.
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Don't judge a song by its genre
Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya looks at the Sama for best traditional jazz album.
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Soul singer
Jeremy Kuper speaks to Simphiwe Dana, who performed at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London recently, and brought down the house.
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A feeling for swing
Kwanele Sosibo speaks to South African songstress Tutu Puoane about her penchant for "old people's music".
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A personal work of colour
SA flautist Wouter Kellerman's Colour reflects the journey of a classically trained musician towards world music and jazz-informed improv.
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