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Zolani Mahola at CTIJF 2010
This image of Port Elizabeth Notable - Zolani Mahola is courtesy of Flickr. Click on the Flickr account holder below the photograph to see more. CLICK HERE to nominate your Notable PE Person. Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2010 (CTIJF 2010) - Zolani Mahola special guest of Mikanic Image by Wilfred Paulse Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2010 (CTIJF 2010) - Zolani Mahola special guest of Mikanic by Wilfred Paulse Copyright © 2010. CC Attribution, Non-Commercial, No … [Read more...] about Zolani Mahola at CTIJF 2010
Sweet fruits of a Swiss-SA jazz romance
Sweet fruits of a Swiss-SA jazz romance: For Bheki Mseleku, Lulu Gontsana, Alex van Heerden and Zim Ngqawana, the visit to Switzerland was the swan song to their remarkable careers, as they all died shortly after their respective trips. For Ngqawana, his dream came true with a performance at ... Zim Ngqawana - Read more on Mail & Guardian Online William Parker: Back to bass licks: It was that expansive range of inspirations, no doubt, that provided some of the common ground for … [Read more...] about Sweet fruits of a Swiss-SA jazz romance
Jazz genius Zim Ngqawana dies at 52 – Port Elizabeth
Jazz genius Zim Ngqawana dies at 52: South African musician Zim Ngqawana has died in the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital after suffering a stroke on Monday. He was 52. Manager Ayanda Nhlapo said Ngqawana, who played the flute and saxophone, had been rehearsing at his home ... Zim Ngqawana - Read more on Mail & Guardian Online A tribute to Zim Ngqawana: Young lions such as Kyle Shepard bear witness to what Zim did where many had failed in the unearthing of such rare musical … [Read more...] about Jazz genius Zim Ngqawana dies at 52 – Port Elizabeth
Sing
The NMMU Jazz Vocal Studio will present a lunch hour concert called 'Sing!' on 30 September at 13h00 in the NMMU South Campus Auditorium. The concert, led by jazz vocal lecturer Ulagh Williams, will be showcasing the vocal talents of various jazz vocal students across a wide range of genres. Old school jazz standards will be performed alongside contemporary music, African pop and fusion. Joining Williams (piano) will be various student musicians as well as guest performers including … [Read more...] about Sing
Debut festival to return to PE Townships
The inaugural TOPS at SPAR Whiskey & Wine Jazz Festival was a hit with Nelson Mandela Bay residents, as more than 1 500 people turned out for the event on Saturday night. Nangoza Jebe Hall in New Brighton was transformed into an upmarket urban jazz lounge, with stylishly dressed visitors enjoying the musical line-up and sampling some of the finest wines, whiskeys and finger foods from 60 of the retailer's biggest suppliers. SPAR Eastern Cape managing director Conrad Isaac said he was … [Read more...] about Debut festival to return to PE Townships
Dress in a retro-inspired Sophiatown style
Nangoza Jebe Hall, formerly Centenary Hall, in New Brighton will be transformed into a 1950s-style Sophiatown dance hall as jazz aficionados soak up the smooth sounds of national afro-jazz act The Muffinz and local bands Ricochet and Take Note. Oenophiles will be able to sample wines from over 400 different cultivars and 30 wine estates, while whiskey drinkers will have their choice of more than 10 classic brands. According to TOPS senior retail operations manager Deon Schnetler, the aim … [Read more...] about Dress in a retro-inspired Sophiatown style
The National Youth Jazz Festival
The Standard Bank Jazz Festival, Grahamstown 2014, incorporates a variety of disciplines into its programme. The Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival is a regular highlight at the festival and this year will be no different. It is just one part of the exciting programme which includes Mainstream, Blues/Funk/World Music, Afro Jazz, Modern Jazz, and the Standard Bank Jazz and Blues Café. Running alongside the Standard Bank Jazz Festival, Grahamstown, the National Youth Jazz Festival … [Read more...] about The National Youth Jazz Festival
Grahamstown Jazz highlights feature Feya Faku
The Standard Bank Jazz Festival, Grahamstown 2014, incorporates a variety of disciplines into its programme. Modern Jazz is one of the exiting genres that will be showcased at the festival this year. It is just one part of the exceptional programme which includes Mainstream, Afro-Jazz, Modern Jazz, Youth and the Standard Bank Jazz and Blues Café. Capetonian pianist, saxophonist, composer and band leader Kyle Shepherd is the Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz 2014. Ten years ago this … [Read more...] about Grahamstown Jazz highlights feature Feya Faku
A United Nations of African musicians
The Standard Bank Jazz Festival, Grahamstown 2014, incorporates a variety of disciplines into its programme. Blues/Funk/World Music is one of the exciting genres that will be showcased at the festival this year. It is just one part of the exceptional programme which includes Mainstream, Afro-Jazz, Modern Jazz, Youth and the Standard Bank Jazz and Blues Café. Collaborations and explorations are the unofficial threads that tie this category together, so it is fitting that this year’s festival … [Read more...] about A United Nations of African musicians
Jazz Superstars set to dazzle at Fest
The Standard Bank Jazz Festival 2014 incorporates a variety of disciplines into its programme. The ever-popular Mainstream is just one of the genres that will be highlighted at the festival this year. The others include Blues, Funk, World Music, Afro-Jazz, Modern Jazz and Youth. This year’s Mainstream line-up includes a glittering cluster of Jazz musicians representing the ‘standards’ of Jazz standards. Multi Grammy-award-winning composer, conductor and performer Maria Schneider will be … [Read more...] about Jazz Superstars set to dazzle at Fest
Jazz Greats grace Grahamstown
Standard Bank’s long association with jazz in Grahamstown goes back to 1998 when it first sponsored the Festival jazz programme. Since then it has become increasingly considered the best jazz programme on the continent if one is looking for a barometer of South African jazz. It is a place where musicians from all over the world come together to play music together and share their talents with up-and-coming youth jazz musicians in the unique educational workshops that also take place during the … [Read more...] about Jazz Greats grace Grahamstown
National Arts Festival Jazz and Blues Café
In 2013, the Festival is proud to introduce a new Jazz Festival venue - the Standard Bank Jazz & Blues Cafe at the Lowlander, St. Andrew’s College. The venue will offer a great jazz show at 21.30, with a 23.30 Jazz Jam session or late-night blues gig where audiences can catch musicians letting off steam and butting musical heads late into the night, every night. The opening act features a collaboration between some of the hippest young jazz musicians in the country: Neil Engel (trumpet), … [Read more...] about National Arts Festival Jazz and Blues Café
Youth ignited through Grahamstown Jazz
The Standard Bank Jazz Festival, Grahamstown 2013 incorporates a variety of disciplines into its programme. The Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival is one of the highlights at the festival this year, though it is just one part of the formidable line-up which includes Mainstream, Blues/Funk/World Music, Afro Jazz, Modern Jazz, and the Standard Bank Jazz and Blues Café. Running alongside the Standard Bank Jazz Festival, the National Youth Jazz Festival (NJYF) is intended as a national … [Read more...] about Youth ignited through Grahamstown Jazz
African influence dominates Grahamstown Festival offering
The Standard Bank Jazz Festival, Grahamstown 2013 incorporates a variety of disciplines into its programme. Blues/Funk/World Music is one of the genres that will be highlighted at the festival this year, though it is just one part of the formidable line-up which includes Mainstream, Afro-Jazz, Modern Jazz, Youth and the Standard Bank Jazz and Blues Café. Vocalist/guitarist Vusi Mahlasela has been affectionately dubbed "The Voice" of South Africa in tribute to his passionately soaring … [Read more...] about African influence dominates Grahamstown Festival offering
