Grahamstown will be turned into “Jazztown” when the Standard Bank Jazz Festival takes place from June 30 to July 9 as part of the National Arts Festival.
Some 150 of the world’s biggest jazz innovators from 14 countries will be taking part in SA’s oldest jazz festival.
These include Grammy Award winners Trio Corrente from Brazil and Norwegian saxophonist Petter Wettre; Austrian singer and trumpeter Michaela Rabitsch and guitarist Robert Pawlik; Dutch saxophonist Toon Roos and the powerhouse tenor sax duo of Dave O’Higgins (UK) and Per Thornberg (Sweden).
Also featured are local South African musicians such as the legendary Caiphus Semenya; Simphiwe Dana; the Afrika Mkhize Big Band; Swing City and Ringo Madlingozi.
The Standard Bank Jazz Festival in Grahamstown has become a litmus test of South Africa’s jazz future and this year again presents some of the country’s best young talent.
Young Guns comprises Sisonke Xonti, Justin Bellairs, Thandi Ntuli, Romy Brauteseth and Claude Cozens while Cape Town duo The Kiffness has become one of South Africa’s favourite live electronic acts, producing jazzy house music. Founder member David Scott first attended the Jazz Festival as a 13-year-old trumpeter and his musical partner, Clem Carr, was in the Standard Bank National Schools Jazz Band in 2003.
This year’s Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz winner Siya Makuzeni will lead an ensemble of young South African musicians while Soul Housing Project is the contemporary project of former Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz 2011 Bokani Dyer and vocalist Sakhile Moleshe, the voice behind Goldfish.
Jazz greats set for festival action
Some 150 of the world’s biggest jazz innovators from 14 countries will be taking part in SA’s oldest jazz festival.
These include Grammy Award winners Trio Corrente from Brazil and Norwegian saxophonist Petter Wettre; Austrian singer and trumpeter Michaela Rabitsch and guitarist Robert Pawlik; Dutch saxophonist Toon Roos and the powerhouse tenor sax duo of Dave O’Higgins (UK) and Per Thornberg (Sweden).
Also featured are local South African musicians such as the legendary Caiphus Semenya; Simphiwe Dana; the Afrika Mkhize Big Band; Swing City and Ringo Madlingozi.
The Standard Bank Jazz Festival in Grahamstown has become a litmus test of South Africa’s jazz future and this year again presents some of the country’s best young talent.
Young Guns comprises Sisonke Xonti, Justin Bellairs, Thandi Ntuli, Romy Brauteseth and Claude Cozens while Cape Town duo The Kiffness has become one of South Africa’s favourite live electronic acts, producing jazzy house music. Founder member David Scott first attended the Jazz Festival as a 13-year-old trumpeter and his musical partner, Clem Carr, was in the Standard Bank National Schools Jazz Band in 2003.
This year’s Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz winner Siya Makuzeni will lead an ensemble of young South African musicians while Soul Housing Project is the contemporary project of former Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz 2011 Bokani Dyer and vocalist Sakhile Moleshe, the voice behind Goldfish.
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