Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Festival

Dr Malombo fought to keep his music in a genre of its own

Arts and CultureDr Sello Galane | 2018-05-25 00:00:00

There have been few innovative contributions that have sparked such polemical responses as the tussle over the categorisation of malombo as jazz,...

Jazz proves it knows no bounds

Arts and CultureManeo Mohale | 2017-10-06 00:00:00

The Sandton Convention Centre is a buzzing labyrinth of glass, its escalators laden with revellers hungry for jazz.

Joy of Jazz: 'Young jazz musicians have taken over'

MusicKatlego Mkhwanazi | 2015-09-24 12:59:00

It’s been 18 years of celebrating jazz music on South African soil through the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz festival, which kicks off on...

In pictures: Joy of Jazz 2014

MusicRhodé Marshall | 2014-09-28 12:00:00

The annual Joy of Jazz moved to the Sandton Convention Centre, which has also been confirmed as the venue for the next five years. For the...

An ode to trailblazing jazz singers

Musicstefanie jason | 2014-09-26 00:00:00

In a dense and soothing voice, akin to her contralto register, Grammy award-winning vocalist Dianne Reeves shares her thoughts on the "importance...

Joy of Jazz announces Porter and Hargrove on line-up

MusicStaff Reporter | 2014-02-12 15:47:00

Jazz vocalist Gregory Porter – who has been called "the brilliant new voice of jazz" and two-time Grammy Award-winning...

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

MusicMpho Moshe Matheolane | 2012-08-27 10:57:00

I can honestly say that the 2012 Joy of Jazz festival was a good one, with the exception of certain unavoidable mishaps and a vision that...

Bringing a legend to the locals

Arts and CultureAyanda Sitole | 2011-08-26 15:37:00

Oscar Rachabane (22) is a quirky hipster from Soweto. As he plays Miriam Makeba's Lakutshon Ilanga on his saxophone, he taps his shiny shoes on the...

Wynton brings Joy

NewsSipho Mabaso | 2011-06-10 00:00:00

Jazz aficionados are likening the Joy of Jazz line-up to another significant event -- "This is like the World Cup of jazz" -- because of the...

Jazz is also about 'jol'

Arts and CultureGwen Ansell | 2011-06-10 00:00:00

How do you define the success of a jazz festival?

No Turning Back: Kyle Shepherd's Invisible Jukebox

NewsMiles Keylock | 2010-09-03 12:04:00

"This is music from home. Why wouldn't it be? Why shouldn't it be?" declares Kyle Shepherd on his Sama-nominated debut quartet album, fineART.

A shadowy acoustic seance

Arts and CultureMiles Keylock | 2010-08-30 16:50:00

'Who's got the power?” asks Ravi Coltrane. 'You've got the power!” echoes a voice from the darkness. 'Do you want us to carry on playing? Yeah?...

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