The Cape Town International Jazz Festival is finally here.
It’s Esperanza Spalding’s uncanny instrumental chops and multi-lingual siren call that had <i>Variety</i> hailing her as “The ‘IT’ girl of Jazz”.
Despite having performed with a roll call of South African jazz luminaries over the past three decades, Dave Ledbetter seldom hits the headlines.
"What isn’t jazz?" you might well ask when Gazelle surf through their genre-defying grooves at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival this weekend.
These days, there are plenty of satin-bedecked boobs jiggling around the jazz circuit, but plenty of women have found their own voice.
Rashid Lombard isn’t your average musical festival director.
SA’s premier trumpeter has defied genres all his life but reverts to great jazz standards at this year’s Cape Town International Jazz Fest.
Boasting an even spread of international and home-grown heroes alongside a roll call of rising stars, this jazz festival sidesteps generic snobbery.
As part of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, workshops will be held that aim to further the development of the music and arts industry.
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