Jazzpianist and composer Daan Herweg is a renowned musician based in Amsterdam working on both local and international stages. Began his career at the The Manhattan School of music and the conservatory of Amsterdam, he is a much sought after sideman, writer and composer with many different projects. A free improviser, hit composer and music educato…

This Sunday, we celebrated one of South Africa’s most extraordinary piano talents, Thembi Dunjana has established herself as a star in Cape Town’s rich Jazz scene. Drawing upon varied inspirations that range from the American influences of Coltrane, Silver, and McCoy to South African legends like Molelekwa and Mseleku. Thembi released her Mzantsi j…

Gerald Mack McKenzie, a composer and bassist who changed Cape Town’s Goema music tradition forever. Grew up in the city’s carnival culture and he helped form The Genuines, combining styles like rock, punk, classical and jazz with the music of his childhood. With musical guest and friend Leslie Javan, pay homage to this son of the soil and forever p…

Louis Mhlanga is a Southern African musician, who’s passion for the guitar started at the age of 10, imitating the likes of Jimi Hendrix and many other rock musicians from the 60s through to the 70s. He is also a scholar of both the Southern and West African guitar traditions, successfully incorporating the mbira (thumb piano) patterns of the Shona…

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Belgian Drummer Kobe Gregoir, whose magical collaboration between Dutch/Congolese spoken word artist, Danielle Zawadi, encourages the fusion of spoken word, rap, and jazz as a bi -cultural snapshot of Generation Z, and they influenced by American jazz from the turbulent 1960s with a powerful spoken-word and jazz project representing Africa and Euro…

Defined as a meeting between instruments, not traditions. Most certainly, the dialogue between Ballaké Sissoko’s kora and Derek Gripper’s guitar is a summit between two master musicians who are operating with control and freedom at the highest peaks of their art. Armed with Ballake’s Sissoko’s kora tradition and lineage traverse the once powerful e…

Thandeka Dladla has been spending some time in Joburg over the past week or so working on different things including an incredible performance in Melville last night. She joins us this afternoon as we wrap up her tour, talking about that experience and some of the interesting things she has been up to… Vocalist and fellow West Rand native Thandeka …

It is the 25th edition and in true Joy of Jazz style, it is going to be spectacular, joining us in studio to talk more about the festival is the ever stylish and effervescent CEO of Johanneburg’s favourite festival. Please welcome back Mantwa Chinoamadi who is better known as Miz MantwaAv Ngwako Malakalaka

Our guest is a jazz pianist, composer and author who introduced the first university jazz course in Africa in 1984 and established the internationally famous Centre for Jazz & Popular Music on the Durban campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Throughout this time he toured internationally leading professional and student groups and playing with…

Medzinárodný deň jazzu. Tvorba Jula Fujaka s prvkami voľnej improvizácie aj jazzu.

As we draw closer to International Jazz Day 2024, many festival goers are headed to various music festivals and gatherings which, we have been talking about here on the k jazz show, including the cape town international jazz festival which takes place this week. And as part of the run up to this gathering we are joined by one of the acts that will …

In what is shaping up to be one of the best line-ups in a history of outstanding programmes, the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) is pulling out all the stops to ensure that its comeback on 3 and 4 May 2024, is one to be enjoyed and remembered. Staying true to its roots of providing the performance space for a mixture of established an…

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A dynamic jazz ensemble from Stellenbosch in the Western Cape is on the rise. This quintet has been around to almost a year, and already has already made a considerable impact on the jazz scenes of Stellenbosch and Cape Town. They believe in authenticity and embracing each other’s the diverse backgrounds, creating a unique musical experience. Piani…

Extraordinary” Jazz musician, pianist and composer, who is considered a leading exponent of ‘Cape Jazz’ and has worked with a number of top shelf musicians, including Robbie Jansen, McCoy Mrubata, and Terumasa Hino. Ramon Alexander has two albums to his credit and has produced several recording projects, he is an educator in jazz piano and currentl…

Our musical guest this week, released his second project “I Am, Who Am” which was a follow up from the debut album One Step' Forward which he released in 2004. This album talks about his musical experience and the journey that he travelled up to this point. It is a project that gave him more insight of how the industry works not just as a performer…

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Our guest is a talented atmospheric pianist, producer and educator who’s worked with Lawrence Matshiza, Hugh Masekela including the popular band Stimela and has also released solo projects of his own. Fascinated by the IsiSwati rhythm heritage, he wants to fuse this with with modern technology to further elevate the African sonic to a place where t…

McCoy Mrubata is a South African elder in Jazz, Saxophonist,Flautist, Composer and Bandleader whose new album hits the scene on the 5th of April 2024 and, I spent some time with him and we reflected about his life in Jazz, the new project and what you can look forward to in this new chapter he calls “ Lullaby for Khayoyo”…

From Johannesburg to Mali to Detroit, Our next guest has placed her musical execution in understanding the history and sonic of South Africa and the African diaspora. With jazz as her training, she is highly revered for her graceful and dynamic performances, also her unique ability to authentically connect with any audiences Spent time as a student…

Tembisa born and TUT alumni Trumpeter Michael Nkuna is no stranger to the Gauteng Jazz circuit, in fact we’ve seen him on perform alongside Iphupho l’ka Biko, Mthunzi Mvubu, Moses Sebula and just yesterday with guitar virtuoso Billy Monama. He says he is one who likes to do things instead of talking about them, preferring to let the horn speak for …

Two weeks ago, we played for the very first time here on the show, a brand new track “Uyivile” off the upcoming release Enhlizweni; Songs from my heartland by a gentleman who has been around for the many seasons of Jazz in Southern Africa and really needs no introduction. He formed the group Souther Freeway in 1988, was part of the Amandla cultural…

Artistic Director for the Journey to Jazz festival 2024, Pianist Kyle Shepherd stops by the show to talk about the full artist line up, the festival’s masterclasses and celebrating the pianist and the piano as a stalwart of South African Jazz. This SundayAv Ngwako Malakalaka

The Transatlantic Jazz Exchange is a newly formed project that aims to foster artistic growth, promote cross-cultural understanding, and create lasting bonds between musicians from Africa (Cape Town, Johannesburg) and the African Diaspora (New York) thereby bringing these marginalized communities together. We spoke to Activist Nasia Seria and Jazz …

Ropeadope has announced a new strategic partnership with City Of Gold Arts to launch AfricArise, a new label group focusing on the art and music of Africa. With a vision of representing artists from South Africa and beyond who are documenting their African heritage while fully embracing contemporary styles. Here to talk to us about this exciting ne…

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Balimaya Project, is a London-based 16 piece collective, uniquely fusing West-African folkloric music and jazz. Formed in 2019 by percussionist Yahael Camara Onono, The word Balimaya from the Maninka language, means the essence of kinship.. and is engrained in the moral fabric of the Mande people, which is what inspires Balimaya’s mission. The coll…

For hour Africa this Sunday we take a moment to remember another son of the soil who has since transitioned. Cape Town based Multi instrumentalist Tony Cedras was a member of Pacific Express Spirits Rejoice, Oswetie, and the Medu Art Ensemble. His path also led him to spend 3 decades in the US eventually returning home in 2013. Admired internationa…