This column has regularly strayed from any strict definition of jazz, with the goal of representing creative improvised African music in all its forms. To be honest, if one were to make a list of ...
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Mother Africa season continued last weekend with two concerts featuring South African contemporary pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini performing the music of Bheki ...
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 18: (L-R) Marion Felder, Jon Batiste, Vincent Gardner, and Chris Crenshaw perform in a second line during Jazz At Lincoln Center's 30th Anniversary Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center ...
South African jazz seems to be having another international moment. Recently, for example, the Blue Note jazz label launched a new imprint, Blue Note Africa dedicated to the continent’s music. Its ...
While there are those who place flowers upon graves to honour the dead, others dust off the archives to reissue the music of an artist lost to time. Pianist Gideon Nxumalo, who died in 1970, was ...
Sandton CityFree the Jazz brings a fresh generation of artists, experimental sounds and jazz culture to the Sandton City Rooftop this Heritage Day, setting the stage for the 2026 Standard Bank Joy of ...
South Africa has done little to acknowledge the passing of a jazz great and titan of drums, Gilbert Matthews. For Bra Gil, who brought credit to South Africa from a host of international jazz stages, ...