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The Cape Town International Jazz Festival is an annual music festival held in Cape Town, South Africa. The first one was held in 2000 [1] to 2005 [2] and is recognized as the fourth largest jazz festival in the world [3] and the largest jazz festival on the African continent. [4] The festival was called the "Cape Town North Sea Jazz Festival ...
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in or scheduled for release in 2024.These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject.
Cape jazz is a genre of jazz that is performed in the very southern part of Africa, the name being a reference to Cape Town, South Africa. Some writers say that Cape jazz began to emerge in 1959 with the formation of The Jazz Epistles , many of whom were from Cape Town, [ 1 ] including Abdullah Ibrahim , then known as Dollar Brand.
Coetzee was signed to the Cape Town based Mountain Records label for a large part of his recording career and made his only solo albums for the label. In 1988 he toured Europe, and released the album Sabenza , with Robbie Jansen , Paul Abrahams (bassist) and Jack Momple , who had all left American-influenced jazz in search of their Cape roots.
The following is a list of South African jazz musicians. [3] Abdullah Ibrahim – pianist and composer; formerly known as Dollar Brand. Allen Kwela – guitarist. Andile Yenana – pianist. Barney Rachabane – tenor saxophonist; deceased. Basil "Manenberg" Coetzee – saxophonist; deceased. Bheki Mseleku – piano, saxophone; deceased.
September 26, 2024 at 7:17 AM. AzByCx—Getty Images. After complaining that Gen Z grads are difficult to work with for the best part of two years, bosses are no longer all talk, no action—now ...
Fourplay (stylized as fOURPLAY) is a contemporary American smooth jazz quartet. The original members of the group were Bob James (keyboards), Lee Ritenour (guitars), Nathan East (bass), and Harvey Mason (drums). [1] In 1997, Lee Ritenour left the group and Fourplay chose Larry Carlton as his replacement. In 2010, Larry Carlton left Fourplay and ...
International Jazz Day is an International Day declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 2011 "to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe." [1] It is celebrated annually on April 30. [2] The idea came from jazz pianist and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie ...