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Latest Jazz NewsCape Town International Jazz Festival: Packed with the Best 2011-01-26 An exciting first round of names to appear on the bill of to 2011 Cape Town International Jazz Festival announced. ERIC ALAN’S RADIO 2000 SHOWS ON RADIO 2000 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 2009-10-16 With the passing of legendary saxophonist, Winston Monwabisi Mankuku Ngozi we pay and play a special tribute during Jazz Rendezvous on Sunday evening through the show. See below for more info. The passing of a South African legend - Winston Mankunku Ngozi 2009-10-12 It is always a sad occasion when a jazz musician has passed on before his full story has been told, still I have nothing but good memories of this great musician and an even greater human being. DO YOU KNOW BILLIE HOLIDAY? 2009-04-16 .... a new play with music to premiere in Grahamstown as part of the National Arts Festival 2009 Main Programme on 5, 6, & 7 July 2009 CAPE TOWN BIG BAND JAZZ FESTIVAL - 21, 22 & 23 May 2009 2009-04-16 This is a very exciting annual jazz festival where the youth from a number of schools, which offer music as a subject, from around the Cape have the opportunity to strut their stuff to and appreciative audience of music lovers, parents and friends. It is a festival that no self-respecting jazz lover should miss. Up-country visitors should make their arrangements to be in Cape Town so as not to miss seeing and hearing the finest future jazz talent of South Africa. Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2009 another success 2009-04-09 The Cape Town International Jazz Festival has come and gone for another year, yet despite the problems that beset the festival again this year was a huge success. WitsMusic and Wits Theatre present Czech-Mate 2009-03-03 Czech-Mate - Jazz is often described as a conversation - the players carry on musical dialogues with each other whilst on stage, as well as with the musicians and traditions of the past. Babu kicks off national university music tour in March 2009-03-03 Cape Town world fusion quartet Babu kicks-off their national university tour at The Go Go Bar, Newtown on 6 and 7 of March and 9th at Wits University. The band brings their energetic virtuoso performances to Johannesburg for the first time. Audiences will be treated to a fresh interpretation of the long love affair between jazz and Indian classical music. Come celebrate South Africa’s Tassenberg Legends Live Series in March 2009 2009-03-02 The Tassenberg Legends Live Series is hitting Stellenbosch and Pretoria this March with a big bang. The Tassenberg series showcases exclusive acoustic performances by celebrated South African musical artists. Tassenberg presents a Music Extravaganza at this year’s Stellenbosch Woordfees 2009-03-02 The spectacular annual Woordfees will be taking Stellenbosch by storm from the 6th to the 14th of March 2009. This unique festival is celebrating its 10th year and has much to offer, from entertaining music to ground-breaking drama and inspiring poetry to interesting exhibitions. Clearing the Murky Waters – IP for beginners 2009-02-18 The Cape Music Industry Commission is hosting a series of workshops on the intricacies of Intellectual Property in the burgeoning Music Industry JAZZ GUITARIST COLEMAN MELLETT DIES IN PLANE CRASH 2009-02-18 East Brunswick, NJ -- East Brunswick resident, solo artist and lead guitarist for Chuck Mangione, Coleman Mellett, husband of jazz singer Jeanie Bryson was a passenger on Continental Flight # 3407 which went down in Buffalo, New York on Thursday, February 12, 2009. Ethiopian Songstress Releases New CD Entitled Jidka (The Line) 2009-02-01 Born in Mogadishu to an Italian father and Ethiopian mother, Saba has come to represent the meeting of African and European cultures: as an actress she starred in a long-running TV drama, playing the role of a policewoman fighting against the prejudice of her colleagues, while dealing with issues such as illegal immigration from Africa. Some of my favourite CD releases of 2008, so far……. 2009-01-01 It is always a most difficult task, choosing the some of the best CDs that were released during 2008 and personal. It is a very eclectic listing, which is drawn from all of the jazz genres and styles. Here are 25 to start with. BASA Grants 2008 2008-12-20 Business & Arts South Africa (BASA) funding support for arts and cultural projects through the BASA Supporting Grant Scheme and Special Projects Scheme. Foreign nationals to strut their stuff at carnival mini-parade 2008-12-19 To help foster tolerance following the xenophobic attacks earlier this year, young foreign nationals will be participating in the New Year’s Eve Joburg Carnival - and will showcase their dance moves during a 'mini-parade' on Monday, 22 December 2008. 'Tis the season for SA musicians to be jolly - thanks to SAMRO
2008-12-18 South African music writers will be unwrapping an early Christmas present this month, in the form of a R56.8 million non-royalty revenue distribution from the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO). |
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