Joy Of Jazz Festival

‘I Want People to Dance’: Tresor Talks Music, Legacy and Joy of Jazz

Tresor reflects on a decade of award-winning African pop, his groundbreaking collaborations with Drake and Hugh Masekela and the music that inspires him today

Kibo Ngowi

6 min read

Blowing them away: Cape Town-born, and educated at UCT and The Juilliard School in New York, this year’s Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Jazz winner, trombonist Siya Charles, will perform at the Joy of Jazz Festival in Joburg later this month. Photo: Mark Wessels and Daniel Song

AFRICAN JAZZ

10 SEP 2025

Musician Siya Charles is breaking brass ceilings

The 2025 Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz reflects on her beginnings, her inspirations and her vision for South African jazz

Rolland Simpi Motaung

8 min read

Noteworthy: South African musician Mandisi Dyantyis will perform at the Joy of Jazz festival. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee/New Frame

JAZIEL BROTHER

25 NOV 2022

Celebrating the joy within jazz

Music festival returns to Johannesburg this weekend with a strong emphasis on Africa

Bongeka Gumede

4 min read