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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 ...
Asbury Park Jazz Festival in Asbury Park [citation needed] Jersey City Jazz Festival in Jersey City [citation needed] OSPAC Jazz Festival in West Orange [74] James Moody Jazz Festival in Newark, New Jersey; Exit Zero Jazz Festival (Cape May, NJ) 2012–present, 2 times annually; New York. Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival in Albany [75]
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.
Rashid Lombard. Born. ( 1951-04-10) 10 April 1951 (age 73) Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Known for. Photography. Rashid Lombard (born 1951) is known as both a jazz photographer and political photojournalist. In April 2022, the jazz photographer announced that he has given the University of the Western Cape (UWC) custody of his ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Annual arts festival returns to Montreux, Switzerland, with a brand new stage and a typically eclectic lineup. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...