JOHANNESBURG - The Transatlantic Jazz Exchange is bringing world-class talent to South Africa. A Masterclass Series, musician ...

Composer and educator Michael Mosoeu Moerane (1904-1980) is probably best known for a few evergreen choral works, including Della and Sylvia, still sung by choirs across South Africa today.And, of ...

making his name in the UK in the 1980s playing with fellow South African jazz exiles in Chris McGregor's legendary Brotherhood of Breath and, later, Dudu Pukwana's Zila. Hi-Life International ...

“Monk’s Dream” by Thelonious Monk. Explore iconic South African albums to understand the country’s rich jazz heritage: “Grazing in the Grass” by “Mannenberg” by Abdullah Ibrahim.

“Kippie was hailed as the father of South African Jazz by the giants of the local jazz scene,” says Simon Ndlovu, founder of The Best of South African Jazz and a strategic partner for the festiva ...

The Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF ... freedom that has opened South African music to the international stage and allowed the country to showcase its best talent.” ...

He sustained his project of identifying and releasing new jazz talent right up until his death. In my work as a researcher documenting South African jazz, his name and output have been an essential ...