Women In Jazz

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Take note: Photographer Vuyo Giba specialises in capturing jazz musicians in black and white. Photo: Supplied

Through the jazz lens: Vuyo Giba captures the spirit of South African sound

With her lens tuned to the heartbeat of South African jazz, Vuyo Giba transforms music into memory and sound into story

Rolland Simpi Motaung

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

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

Unsafe: Shannon Mowday (in the centre on the sax above) highlights that women have to fight for their space in the jazz sector. Photos: Supplied

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Patriarchy takes centre stage in the world of jazz

The music sector is rife with discrimination and harassment, making it difficult for women

Aarti Bhana