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Foreword by President Jacob Zuma
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ot only has the annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival become an indelible feature of the Mother City each year since 1999, it has also continued to grow in leaps and bounds—playing host to music lovers and tourists from all corners of the world. The popularity of the festival among South Africans is also beyond question, witnessed in the ever growing number of young and old citizens who descend on the Cape Peninsula during this time. The 16th Cape Town International Jazz Festival is no different, rivalled only by the growth in both stature and the number of activities in different venues across the city, such as training workshops to develop musical and production skills. I especially appreciate the skills development value of the festival, in addition to the proven capacity of our arts and culture to bring together our diverse people. On behalf of the government and the population of South Africa, I would like to express our sincere appreciation to all festival goers this year for supporting the country’s arts and culture. As always, we hope you will enjoy the festival and your stay in the beautiful city of Cape Town and South Africa as a whole. We wish all revellers a warm and exciting jazz experience.
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His Excellency Mr Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma President of the Republic of South Africa
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Message from the Minister of Arts & Culture, Mr Nathi Mthethwa
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he Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) takes place as our democracy turns 21 years, and thus enters an age of maturity on Freedom Day in April. For almost two decades, we have witnessed and experienced how jazz has crossed and thus destroyed the man-made barriers that are the legacy of colonialism of a special type through spatial divisions. This development is a giant stride into the future where jazz opens access to the best that this country has to offer. It is a milestone. We are at that point where the citizens of this country have a right to ask: What have we achieved through supporting and promoting a jazz festival for the last 16 years? We have ploughed millions of rands for the next three years to use this creative industry to bring together people from diverse background and countries. We have done that to create an enabling environment for all people to experience a sense of belonging, and witness the talent and artistry of our musical maestros playing alongside their international counterparts. Above all, we have done this to stimulate the creative sector as business enterprises that provide opportunities to our artists and small business to create employment, income and a measure of economic self-reliance. Ultimately, it is to show that the arts do contribute to the country’s economic growth and development—this is not entertainment for its own sake. I am proud to say that our Mzansi Golden Economy strategy—where the arts create jobs and sustainable business that contribute to the economy—is beginning to pay off. We are creating the creative arts incubators to provide artists with tools to write original material and have facilities to record them. As a further step toward the growth of this sector as a business enterprise, we will have to invest through a venture capital fund which is in development. This will ensure our artists are creative entrepreneurs who are economically independent while being catalysts for empowering other emerging artists in the process. It is encouraging and gives me great pride to see that the CTIJF is the biggest jazz festival in Africa and increasingly making its mark on the global map. It attracts artists and aficionados from all over the world. We congratulate the organising team—especially its retired founder Rashid Lombard, for his role and contribution. We salute all the musicians from home and all over the world who have been the cement for laying a solid foundation for the free and democratic society we are building. There is reason to celebrate that jazz is an essential part of the unfolding story of South Africa’s nation-building initiative. Through this cultural enterprise, jazz is part of the engine power moving the country forward.
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Mr Nathi Mthethwa Minister of Arts & Culture
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Welcome Note from the Mayor
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would like to wish all the visitors and artists who have come to the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF), from near and far, a very warm welcome to our city. When we envisioned building an inclusive city, our vision wasn’t limited to just having diverse people coming together. Instead, we wanted to be part of building a shared heritage in the City of Cape Town. The CTIJF has become a cornerstone of that shared heritage. Every year, we see the people of Cape Town, South Africa and indeed the world come together to celebrate one of the most significant events on the Mother City’s entertainment calendar. This world-renowned festival gives us the opportunity to transcend our differences and celebrate our shared love of music. It brings us together to create the kind of future we want for Cape Town—one of united communities. The CTIJF not only brings the best international talent to our shores; it also provides an invaluable platform for our home-grown artists. Our local talent is world-class, and we take great pride in supporting an event that showcases them to the world. To all the visitors, and in particular the artists who will be performing this year, I am confident that you will enjoy your stay with us as much as we enjoy having you here. We look forward to welcoming you back next year!
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Alderman Patricia de Lille Executive Mayor of Cape Town
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s the acting CEO of espAfrika, a subsidiary of Sekunjalo Investments Limited, it is a pleasure to be able to announce that once again the company has, among other considerable achievements, outdone itself with the staging of the 16th Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF). This no small measure is thanks to the team of highly experienced professionals who deliver this world-class event to the many thousands of festinos each year. It is also due to the exceptional level of support this festival receives from the government and corporate South Africa, through sponsorship and value-add; the media, both local and international; and the extraordinary service providers who all contribute to keeping the CTIJF recognised as a leading event on the African continent and beyond. The high esteem with which this event is held and the importance of its commercial success has been evidenced in the number and quality of long-term contracts and sponsorships that have been confirmed recently. This shows a significant vote of confidence in the company and its management team from our sponsors and supporters. They herald the dawning of an even brighter future for a lifestyle product that continues to grow from strength to strength. Some of our partners have been with the festival for many years, and some are very new to the fold. The common denominator here is the value this event continues to deliver—as an experience, promotion, return on investment, hospitality tool, and as a contributor to sustainable livelihoods for local service providers as well as small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs). The positive impact is also seen through its contribution to the fiscal of local and national treasuries: some R522 million in provincial gross domestic product (GDP) and over R900 million GDP at national level. A great deal of the money generated by the CTIJF goes toward job creation, SMMEs and employment opportunities, as a result of the well-documented training and development programmes that the festival continues to provide. With its proven business credentials, the company is able to create value for all stakeholders and create in excess of 2 700 jobs before, during and after the festival, as well as throughout the year. With the future growth of espAfrika already developing, I foresee the number of business and event management opportunities growing significantly. This will then afford this truly local business the ability to remain true to its commitment to developing the music and arts industry, and create jobs for generations to come. For that, we thank you all.
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Mr Khalid Abdulla Acting CEO: espAfrika & CEO: Sekunjalo Investments Limited
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A Message from the Festival Director
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here is an adage that says: “It takes a village to raise a child.” In the context of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF), I would like to acknowledge that it has taken a dedicated team to make this festival Africa’s Grandest Gathering, and especially one that has risen to a world-class standard that continues to draw crowds from all over the globe. And what a team it is. One that is diligent, hardworking, creative and passionate about delivering exceptional experiences that fans look forward to each year. This team is also 90% female—women who have nurtured and brought this event to fruition. They all have their eye firmly on shaping ‘the Festival’ for years to come, with plans already in place to accommodate more visitors, particularly with the venue expanding shortly. Not only this, but the dedication and passion with which the entire company devotes to ensuring our training and development programmes generate new careers, is to be commended. I am therefore happy to announce that we will be prolonging these programmes throughout the year so that we can continue to extend the success rate and positively influence more people. I am extremely proud to lead this dynamic family and would like to dedicate the 2015 Africa’s Grandest Gathering to every single member at espAfrika who has helped grow this child into the 16-year-old young adult it has become. As this is indeed our ‘Sweet Sixteen’, we realised this was also the perfect opportunity to take that first step on a journey into a new direction and focus on celebrating our home-grown talent and pay homage to our musical heroes. There is no doubt South Africa has a wealth of musical ability, and the CTIJF is perhaps one of the biggest platforms that can afford emerging artists a stage to showcase themselves—as they will be. These are new stories that need telling. Some of these overlay the narrative of stars such as Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse and The Mahotella Queens who celebrate 50 years in the industry and will be the first South African artists to close Friday night’s show. Many offer a new perspective that resonates with younger ‘festinos’ and we therefore acknowledge our past while laying the foundation for the future. We wouldn’t be an international festival that has evolved into a lifestyle statement if it were not for the abundance of talent who visit from foreign shores and share their musical genius. Because music matters, we salute each and every one of you and we are delighted to welcome you to the 16th Cape Town International Jazz Festival.
Mr Billy Domingo COO espAfrika and Festival Director
The espAfrika team
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Contents 1
Foreword
President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Jacob Zuma
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South African Minister of Arts & Culture, Mr Nathi Mthethwa
5 Foreword
Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Alderman Patricia de Lille
7 Foreword
Acting CEO of espAfrika & CEO of Sekunjalo, Mr Khalid Abdulla
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Co-founder & Festival Director, Mr Billy Domingo
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Sponsors & Partners
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CTIJF Training & Skills Development Initiatives
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Cape Craft & Design Institute
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Festival Service Providers
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2015 Duotone Photographic Exhibition
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2015 Festival Programme
MEET THE ARTISTS 22
Al Jarreau
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Amel Larrieux
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Andrea Motis & Joan Chamorro
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Bänz Oester & The Rainmakers
36 Basia 38 Beatenberg 41
Cannibal Ox
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Carlo Mombelli & The Storytellers
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Claude Cozens Trio
47 Courtney Pine presents: House of Legends
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50 Dee Dee Bridgewater & Irvin Mayfield with the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
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Delft Big Band
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Dirty Loops
58 Donald 60
Gavin Minter Septet
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Gerald Clayton Trio
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Heathfield High School Jazz Band
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Hugh Masekela & Oliver Mtukudzi
71 Jason Miles presents: To Grover, With Love
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Publisher Robbie Stammers robbie@insightspublishing.co.za Chief Sub-Editor Tania Griffin Art Director Stacey Storbeck-Nel
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Madala Kunene
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Melanie Scholtz & Jitsvinger present: “Our time”
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Mike del Ferro Trio featuring Tony Lakatos
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Mike Perry: Tribute to Winston Mankunku
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Mr. Cheeks | Jason Smith
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Naima Kay
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Naima Mclean
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Prophets of Da City
Printing Associated Press
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Purbayan Chatterjee & Talvin Singh, with Shane Cooper
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Ringo Madlingozi
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Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse
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Sons of Kemet
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The Brother Moves On
Advertising Manager Zaid Haffejee Office Manager Taryn Kershaw Photography Cover: Studio Space Pictures, Marina Chavez, Oscar Strauss, Gary Wallis, Alexis Maryon, Greg Miles, Devan Dehaven, Hannah Paton, Shavan Rahim, Matt Crossick, Fiona MacPherson, Steven Booth, Cindy Waxa, Ashiq Johnson
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The Mahotella Queens: 50th Anniversary Celebration
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The Pacific Express
120 Thundercat 122
Victor Masondo & Friends featuring Thembi Mtshali
124 Wallace Roney Quintet featuring Lenny White & Buster Williams
All material is strictly copyright and all rights are reserved. Reproduction without permission is forbidden. Every care has been taken in compiling the contents of this magazine; however, neither Insights Publishing nor espAfrika can be held legally liable in any way for damages of any kind whatsoever arising directly or indirectly from any facts or information provided or omitted in these pages, or from any statements made or withheld by this publication. The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of espAfrika or Insights Publishing.
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Yvonne Chaka Chaka
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Zoë Modiga
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DJs at the 16th CTIJF
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FESTIVAL DIRECTOR Billy Domingo FESTIVAL MANAGEMENT Khalid Abdulla Sooren Ramdenee Eva Domingo Charmane Creamer
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT Craig Parks Corinne Becker Nadia Ariefdien Ayesha Toyer
MEDIA & MARKETING Carenza Van Willingh Anthea Thys Jeni Fletcher Deo Madingu NetworxPR
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PRODUCTION & COMPLIANCE Henlene Barends Amelia Baird Ibtisaam Abrahms TECHNICAL PRODUCTION Chantel Windvogel Philip Beardwood Mo Raja Ian Florence CORPORATE HOSPITALITY Janine Slingers Glynnis Lategan Ncumisa Kose Thalia Erwin Patricia Kitson China Dyira Tenille Constance
GOLF DAY Stacey Smith Karen Denman DUOTONE PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION Anthea Thys Rafique Mayet FASHION AND ALL THAT JAZZ Wayne van der Rheede Allison Dixon TELEVISION PRODUCTION John Bright ACCOUNTS Nicoline Segers Nondumiso Dlelapantsi
TALENT & TALENT LOGISTICS Lindsay Anne Rhoda Rashieda Ismail Davids Hazel Jacobs Isobel April Gouwa Sheldon Clive Newman
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PERFORMING AT Kippies on Saturday 28 March 2015 ON THE STAGE • Al Jarreau Vocals • Joe Turano Keyboard & saxophone • John Calderon Guitar • Mark Simmons Drums • Chris Walker Bass • Larry Williams Flute
Jarreau S
even-time Grammy winner Al Jarreau is a verifiable legend. His unique vocal styles and innovative musical expressions have earned him international accolades and a fan base that began back when he was four years old. Moving to San Francisco to work as a rehabilitation counsellor, he began singing at a small jazz club in a trio with keyboard pioneer George Duke (who passed away in 2014 and for whom Jarreau has done a tribute album). The call to music was so strong that he moved to LA and then to New York City, catching the attention of the national television networks and signing to Warner Bros. Jarreau’s breakthrough came in 1975 with his launch album We Got By, which earned him notice and acclaim at home and abroad, even winning a German Grammy—and another for his next album, Glow. He has gone on to climb to even greater heights since, with a combination of jazz, R&B and pop hits. He is also well known for his scat singing (vocal improvisation), imitating guitar, bass and percussion sounds. One of Jarreau’s most successful albums was Breakin’ Away, with the hit song, “We’re In This Love Together”, winning him one of his seven Grammy awards. He also performed a number of songs on movie soundtracks, earning a Grammy nomination for writing and performing the theme song to the popular 1980s American television show, Moonlighting.
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SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY The Very Best of Al Jarreau, 2009 Accentuate the Positive, 2004 Heaven and Earth, 1992 Heart’s Horizon, 1988 High Crime, 1984 Jarreau, 1984 Breakin’ Away, 1981 We Got By, 1975
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In 2001, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Jarreau has toured and performed with the likes of Joe Sample, Chick Corea, Kathleen Battle, Miles Davis, David Sanborn, Rick Braun and George Benson. He continues to tour the world and enthral his audiences, and will delight Cape Town with a set of his best tracks, possibly including some of his tributes to his dear friend, George.
In 2001, he received a star on
the Hollywood
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Amel
Larrieux
PERFORMING AT Manenberg on Saturday 28 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Amel Larrieux Lead vocals • Sky Larrieux Background vocals, keyboard & guitar • Bahnamous Bowie Keyboard • Sheldon Thwaites Drums
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rammy-nominated Amel Larrieux is an American singer-songwriter and keyboardist who rose to fame in the mid-1990s as a founding member of the duo Groove Theory, along with Bryce Wilson. In 2000, she released her debut album Infinite Possibilities on Epic Records, which she co-wrote and co-produced. The record is a fusion of R&B, soul, hip hop, jazz and folk, with the occasional inclusion of Middle Eastern, West African and Indian styles—and produced the hit “Get Up”, her highest charting solo hit to date. In late 2003, Larrieux and her husband-producer Laru founded the independent label, Blisslife Records, on which she has released five albums to date. Her collaboration with Stanley Clarke and Glenn Lewis on the cover version of Roberta Flack’s “Where Is The Love” received a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 2003. Larrieux has also contributed to film soundtracks, writing and singing in such movies as Barbershop, Love Jones, Down To Earth, Sunset Park, Takers and Why Did I Get Married?. She cites Ella Fitzgerald, Prince, Sade, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix and Joni Mitchell among others as her musical influences. She has often described her music as “Amel’s music”—Amel meaning ‘hope’ in Arabic. Larrieux’s latest offering, Ice Cream Everyday, came after a six-year hiatus and has been described as her greatest artistic achievement since her debut solo album. Not only is she a talented songbird, but her beauty and style have also put her in the spotlight in a number of top fashion magazines such as Essence, Honey and Marie Claire, as well as in a media advertising campaign for Coca-Cola.
• Keith Witty Bass
DISCOGRAPHY Ice Cream Everyday, 2013 Lovely Standards, 2007 Morning, 2006 Bravebird, 2004 For Real, 2004 Infinite Possibilities, 2000
She has often
described her music as “Amel’s music”—Amel meaning ‘hope’
in Arabic
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PERFORMING AT Moses Molelekwa on Friday 27 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Andrea Motis Vocals, trumpet & saxophone
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ndrea Motis is considered a revelation in Catalan jazz. Now 19 years old, she has been dazzling audiences with her angelic voice. The Guardian describes it as “the kind of pearly, barely exhaled voice—paced with canny improv swerves and casual timing—from which jazz celebs are made.” Some of her videos have over 200 000 plays on YouTube. Not only does this young artist sing with a personality that hasn’t been seen in years, but she also plays the saxophone and trumpet with poise and professionalism belying her years. Motis’s first album Feeling Good was released with her mentor Joan Chamorro at the age of 16. A veteran of Catalan jazz, Chamorro is doing exceptional work with the Sant Andreu Jazz Band, the youngest big band in Europe which produced the talented Motis. His career as a saxophonist and bassist (among other instruments) is as illustrious as it is extensive, having worked with Tete Montoliu, Slide Hampton, Bebo Valdés, Randy Brecker, The Manhattan Transfer and Stevie Wonder, among many others. Get ready to experience the thrilling sound of one of Europe’s best jazz outfits.
• Joan Chamorro Tenor saxophone & double bass • Josep Traver Guitar • Ignasi Terraza Piano • Esteve Pi Drums
DISCOGRAPHY Motis Chamorro Big Band Live, 2014 Andre Motis & Joan Chamorro Quintet: Live at Jamboree, Barcelona, 2013 Feeling Good, 2012 Joan Chamorro presenta Andrea Motis, 2010
Motis plays the saxophone and trumpet with poise and professionalism belying her years
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Bänz Oester & The Rainmakers
PERFORMING AT Rosies on Saturday 28 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Bänz Oester Double bass • Ganesh Geymeier Tenor saxophone
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ull of joy”, “breathtaking”, “brilliant and animated”—these are just a few of the words that have been used to describe this Swiss– South African jazz collaboration between bassist Bänz Oester and his Rainmakers: Ganesh Geymeier, Afrika Mkhize and Ayanda Sikade. The Swiss pair of Oester and Geymeier met the two South Africans at the 2011 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, and decided then and there to collaborate on a more regular basis. Their camaraderie and shared musical philosophy have since blossomed with a series of successful concerts around the world and the release of the album Playing at The Bird’s Eye, recorded live in 2012 at the jazz club in Basel. Merging their varying backgrounds and traditions, the band’s simple style incorporates seductive and funky blues, African rhythms and Swiss folk tunes, with energetic improvisation. Bandleader Oester has made a name for himself in the Swiss jazz scene since the 1980s, and has now gained prominence internationally on his own and as part of various groups. Aside from The Rainmakers, he also plays with the WHO Trio including Gerry Hemingway and Michel Wintsch; in duo with vocalist Andreas Schaerer; and as sideman with the Donat Fisch and Marcus Wyatt quartets. Mkhize was the
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• Afrika Mkhize Piano • Ayanda Sikade Drums
DISCOGRAPHY Playing at The Bird’s Eye, 2014
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The band’s style is suitably
eclectic—incorporating seductive and funky blues, African rhythms and Swiss folk tunes 2012 Standard Bank Young Artist for jazz, and is known for his distinctive piano playing. He has also worked as a producer for the likes of Themba Mkhize (his father), Sibongile Khumalo and Kabelo, and for years served as musical director for the late Miriam Makeba. Sikade, a talented drummer, has worked with such luminaries as Feya Faku, Bheki Mseleku, Robbie Jansen, Barney Rachabane, Darius Brubeck and the late Zim Ngqawana. Geymeier, on tenor saxophone, is one of the most popular Swiss sax players of the young generation. He plays with numerous Swiss and French musicians—including the group, Holunderblüten. Having completed two Swiss tours in 2012 and 2014 and their first South African tour in June last year, the group is taking their music to other European audiences in Autumn 2015. Watch out: they are sure to ‘make it rain’ at this year’s Cape Town International Jazz Festival!
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PERFORMING AT Kippies on Friday 27 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Basia Trzetrzelewska Vocals • Annick Clarisse & Véronique Clarisse Backing vocals • Danny White Keyboard • Andres Lafone Bass guitar • Giorgio Serci Guitar • Ian Kirkham Saxophone & keyboard • Marc Parnell Drums
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY From Newport to London, 2011 It’s That Girl Again, 2009 Clear Horizon – The Best of Basia, 1997 Basia on Broadway, 1995 London Warsaw The Sweetest Illusion, 1994 New York, 1990 Time and Tide, 1986
Basia N
ative of Poland and a British citizen for most of her life, Basia Trzetrzelewska spent a number of years with the pop group, Matt Bianco, with lead singer Mark Reilly and composer Danny White. In 1986, she and White left to begin work on their debut album, Time and Tide. The album, with its cocktail jazz-pop sound, was successful throughout Europe, Japan and later the United States, and delivered such hits as “New Day For You”. Basia’s versatility has earned her two consecutive number-one Billboard Contemporary Jazz albums with the single “Cruising For Bruising” from the second album, London Warsaw New York. In 1994, she developed a more organic sound, with a full band and a deeper variety of musical texture. After a successful world tour, she had a two-week run on Broadway which was recorded for the 1995 live album, Basia on Broadway. The deaths of Basia’s mother and several of her close friends led to a hiatus of almost 15 years, whereafter she rejoined White and Reilly in a reunited Matt Bianco. But with White’s assistance once more, she relaunched her solo career with the 2009 album, It’s That Girl Again. The critically acclaimed effort was a commercial success and placed in the top 10 of the US jazz albums chart. Last year, Basia was presented with one of Poland’s highest orders—the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta— for outstanding achievement in promoting Polish culture in the world. Currently, she and White are working on a new album, which they hope to release in 2015.
She relaunched
her solo career with the 2009 album, It’s
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Their beat “is about emotions, images and fleeting senses of things: the mad stuff that everyone
feels and almost understands.”
PERFORMING AT Bassline on Saturday 28 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Matthew Field Vocals & guitar • Amy Campbell & Chad Zerf Vocals • Ross Dorkin Bass • Robin Brink Drums • Frank Paco Drums & percussion
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eatenberg is a fresh new face in South African pop music, but drawing inspiration from jazz, classical music and world music from South America and the African continent. Songwriter Matthew Field says their beat “is about emotions, images and fleeting senses of things: the mad stuff that everyone feels and almost understands.” Blending synth elements with ‘Africanesque’ guitar lines and stark, haunting vocals, the band is creating and defining a ‘new South African sound’ that pays homage to the country’s musical heritage while breaking new ground with their unmistakably global pop sensibility. Having played together since 2008, Field, Ross Dorkin and Robin Brink released their first album Farm Photos independently in 2009, making a lasting impression with their sophisticated harmony, sincere delivery and boyish lyrics. In 2012, Beatenberg opened for The Tallest Man On Earth. They also played the Rocking the Daisies Festival in 2012, as well as Sowing The Seeds and Oppikoppi in 2013. After getting everyone in the country asking: “Who is Chelsea Blakemore?”, Beatenberg broke a number of records with their collaboration with DJ Clock on their next hit single, “Pluto (Remember You)”— spending 17 weeks at #1, which is the most time in the history of South African radio, and becoming the most played local song. Their latest album The Hanging Gardens of Beatenberg has earned them four 2015 MetroFM Music Award nominations: Best African Pop Album, Best Duo/Group Album, as well as Song of the Year and Best Hit Single for “Rafael”.
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ast Aire and Vordul Mega make up the dynamic underground hip hop duo, Cannibal Ox (or ‘Can Ox’ to loyal followers), from Harlem. After getting together in 1998, they released their first album The Cold Vein in 2001—still one of the seminal works of the New York hip hop scene. Their highly anticipated second studio album Blade of the Ronin (the first in 14 years), which promises insightful lyricism and poignant production, was released in early March this year—just in time for the Cape Town International Jazz Festival. Contributors include MF (Metal Face) DOOM, the Wu-Tang Clan’s U-God, The Artifacts and Elzhi. In between their two CDs, they have released a number of singles, compilations and a live album. Since the cult success of The Cold Vein, Cannibal Ox has largely remained off the public’s radar, preferring their underground lair. In 2013 they re-emerged, releasing the maxi-single “Gotham” with relatively unknown producer, Bill Cosmiq. The sound reveals that they more than ‘still have it’. As SPIN webzine noted, “While it doesn’t sound like a day has passed since Vein, Vast and Vordul were always spitting from the future.” Which will no doubt have the Mother City jumping.
“While it doesn’t sound
PERFORMING AT Bassline on Saturday 28 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Vast Aire Emcee • Vordul Mega Emcee • Bill Cosmiq Emcee • Double A. B. Emcee & backing vocals • DJ Lokash Deejay
DISCOGRAPHY Blade of the Ronin, 2015 The Cold Vein, 2001
like a
day has passed since The Cold Vein, Vast and Vordul were always spitting from the future.”
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Carlo Mombelli&
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outh African bassist/composer Carlo Mombelli started his professional playing career in the band of one of South Africa’s most important jazz guitarists, the late Johnny Fourie. In 1985, Mombelli started the group Abstractions, developing and performing his original compositions in downtown Johannesburg clubs such as Jameson’s and Kippies, as well as a weekly midnight solo bass set at the Black Sun in Berea. He has since recorded and performed at many festivals around the world. Back home, he can be heard as a bassist on many South African recordings with, among others, Tlale Makhene, Zim Ngqawana, Marcus Wyatt, Simphiwe Dana, Sibongile Khumalo and the late Miriam Makeba. Besides the many ballets that have been choreographed to his music, Mombelli has also recorded several CDs and DVDs of his own works and has been nominated three times for a South African Music Award. He has given composition and performance workshops around the world—from the Richard
Strauss Conservatory in Munich, Germany to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, United States. His book, Mombelli’s Intergalactic Bass Programme Vol. 1, was published in 2011. Stories is his latest offering with The Storytellers, recorded in 2013 in Switzerland: a personal
Mombelli has been nominated three times for a South African
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Music Award record with songs inspired by those who have mattered most in his life—his wife, children and music teachers. The Storytellers include Mbuso Khoza, Adrian Mears, Daniel Pezzotti, Dejan Terzic and Kyle Shepherd. Together, their musical compositions have been described as avant-garde, gorgeous, visionary, emotional and experimental.
PERFORMING AT Moses Molelekwa on Saturday 28 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Carlo Mombelli Bass • Mbuso Khoza Vocals • Adrian Mears Trombone • Daniel Pezzotti Cello • Dejan Terzic Drums • Kyle Shepherd Piano
DISCOGRAPHY Stories, 2013
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Claude Cozens
Trio
Cozens’ music reflects the rich and diverse sounds and rhythms of Cape Town
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ne of South Africa’s most sought-after drummers on the jazz scene, Claude Cozens is known for his distinctive, open-style percussive technique. He is also a talented pianist, composer and drum tutor, and leads his own trio with Kyle Shepherd and Benjamin Jephta. Cozens’ compelling energy and inventiveness has seen him perform with a wide array of artists locally and abroad—including Bokani Dyer (Mirrors), Jimmy Dludlu, Hilton Schilder, Mark Fransman and Darren English. He also collaborated on Shepherd’s album fineART, and Insurrections with Indian and South African artists. During his professional career, Cozens has performed at numerous top venues and festivals in South Africa and abroad, including: the National Arts Festival, the Edge of Wrong Festival, Pan African Space Station, and the Nasjonal Jazzscene and at Kulturhus Trondheim in Norway. In 2014, he released his debut album Jubilee Jam: a studio recording of his trio—with Shepherd on keyboard and synthesisers and Jephta on bass— and all original tracks composed by Cozens himself. He and Shepherd designed and built what is believed to be the world’s first complete ghoema drum kit, which was launched in 2013 at the world premiere of Shepherd’s Xamissa (a socio-historical sound-sketch of their hometown Cape Town) at the Festival d’Automne à Paris. Cozens’ music reflects the rich and diverse sounds and rhythms of Cape Town, the African continent and jazz, and there is a distinct spirituality he conveys in his compositions.
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PERFORMING AT Moses Molelekwa on Saturday 28 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Claude Cozens Drums • Kyle Shepherd Piano & synthesisers • Benjamin Jephta Bass
DISCOGRAPHY Jubilee Jam, 2014
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PERFORMING AT Manenberg on Friday 27 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Courtney Pine Saxophone • Robert Fordjour Drums • Cameron Pierre & Chris Cobbson Guitar • Vidal Montgomery Bass • Samuel Dubois Steelpan • Kevin Callen Keyboard
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SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY Song (The Ballad Book), 2015 House of Legends, 2012 Transition in Tradition: En Hommage á Sidney Bechet, 2009 Modern Day Jazz Stories, 1995 Journey to the Urge Within, 1986
Courtney Pine presents: House of Legends
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ward-winning saxophonist Courtney Pine has led a transformation in the British jazz scene. Adept at the flute, clarinet, bass clarinet as well as keyboards, his music blends modern British music with contemporary jazz styles. He runs his own band and integrates many contemporary musicians in his performances. His debut album Journey to the Urge Within caught the public’s attention and earned him a UK top 10 smash hit, “Children of the Ghetto”. The 2010 record Transition in Tradition (En Hommage á Sidney Bechet) showcased his talents on the bass clarinet with reinventions of classic New Orleans music, and paid tribute to jazz pioneer, Sidney Bechet. House of Legends was Pine’s 15th studio album and saw him return to the saxophone, featuring this instrument exclusively for the first time. The 2012 Jazzwise Album of the Year was
Pine is adept at the flute, clarinet, bass clarinet as well as keyboards
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enthusiastically received on its world tour and now comes to South Africa with musicians from Africa, the Caribbean and Europe. The sounds of merengue, ska, mento and calypso are played with vigour and sheer enjoyment, which induces audiences to dance the night away. His brand-new album Song (The Ballad Book), released in March this year, sees Pine on bass clarinet along with the award-winning Zoe Rahman on piano.
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PERFORMING AT Kippies on Saturday 28 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Dee Dee Bridgewater Vocals • I rvin Mayfield Trumpet & conductor • Ashlin Parker, Barney Floyd, Leon Brown & Glenn Hall Trumpet • James Williams Trumpet & sousaphone • Michael Watson, David Harris & Emily Fredrickson Trombone • Khari Lee & Jeronne Ansari Alto saxophone • James Partridge & Ed Petersen Tenor saxophone • Jason Marshall Baritone saxophone • Carl LeBlanc Banjo & guitar • Jasen Weaver Bass • Victor Atkins Piano • Adonis Rose Drums
Dee Dee Bridgewater & Irvin Mayfield with the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
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ultiple-award winning jazz giant Dee Dee Bridgewater has had an illustrious career spanning four decades. Known for bridging musical genres, she is ever the fearless voyager, explorer, pioneer and keeper of tradition: putting her unique spin on standards, and taking intrepid leaps of faith in re-envisioning jazz classics. Producing all of her own CDs, Bridgewater has successfully released a number of critically acclaimed titles. She has also pursued a parallel career in musical theatre, with a number of credits including a Tony award for her role as Glinda in The Wiz in 1975 and a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in the West End production of Lady Day. Bridgewater has also presented JazzSet on NPR Radio in the United States, putting the spotlight on today’s best jazz artists around the world.
Known for bridging
musical genres, Dee Dee is ever the
fearless voyager, explorer,
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pioneer and keeper of tradition
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SELECTED DISCOGRAPHIES Dee Dee Bridgewater To Billie, with Love from Dee Dee Bridgewater, 2010 J’ai Deux Amours, 2005 Live at Yoshi’s, 1999 Dear Ella, 1997
Professor Irvin Mayfield is a Grammy and Billboard award-winning trumpeter with numerous albums to his credit. He co-founded and has co-led the Afro-Cuban jazz group, Los Hombres Calientes. He is also the founding artistic director of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra as well as its conductor and trumpeter. The 16-piece New Orleans Jazz Orchestra creates jazz to enhance life, transform place and
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elevate spirit. Combined, Bridgewater, Mayfield and the orchestra paint a vision of New Orleans through the weaving of its jazz history and its people with song. The collaboration—which has resulted in the album Dee Dee’s Feathers, out in April 2015—allows audiences to feel as if they are hanging out on the front porch of a local New Orleans neighbourhood, embracing its activities and sounds.
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Irvin Mayfield Love Letter to New Orleans, 2011 Strange Fruit, 2005 Half Past Autumn Suite, 2003 How Passion Falls, 2001 Irvin Mayfield, 1998
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PERFORMING AT Manenberg on Saturday 28 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Ian Smith Conductor • Adelia Douw & David October Vocals •Z eke le Grange & Celine Antonels Alto saxophone • J uan van As & Abubaker Petersen Tenor saxophone •N ashville Ruiters Baritone saxophone • S hakier Roberts, Calvin Louw & Godwin Blignaut Trombone • Miles Stewart Bass trombone • Lorenzo Blignaut, Sheraaz Allen, Marcelle Adams & Tevin Dreyden Trumpet
Delft
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he Delft Big Band, under the directorship of Ian Smith (one of South Africa’s leading trumpeters), was launched in August 2008 as an initiative of the Department of Social Development and the non-governmental organisation, Cape Outdoor Adventure Service and Training. This development programme is targeted at vulnerable youth from high schools in Leiden, Rosendal and Voorbrug on the Cape Flats. The band consists of 16 musicians and two vocalists, and has performed in many local events to foot-tapping acclaim, including: the annual Sekunjalo Edujazz concert; Cape Town Big Band Jazz Festival at the Baxter;
Guguletu Jazz Festival for the Amy Biehl Foundation; and various performances at the City Hall such as the annual Brass Band Pops and joint concerts with the American Palm Springs High School jazz band, Spirit of The Sands. The Delft Big Band has also travelled abroad where it performed in Norway and made its own ‘Tour de France’ in September 2013. In July 2014, 13 of the members travelled to
Liverpool, England to be part of the Brouhaha International Street Festival and the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. In addition, while on tour in the United Kingdom, the band performed for Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, to whom the members were personally introduced. The Delft Big Band has just finished recording its very first studio album, which will be released this year.
The band has performed in many local events to foot-tapping acclaim
•B lake Hellaby Piano • Mark Williams Drums •B rendon Hendricks Bass
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4 - 7 June 2015 Inviting all JAZZ lovers to experience the GROOVE of the twelfth Wacky Wine Weekend, where the FUSION of wine, food and a CHORUS of laughter will ensure a memorable weekend. Book accommodation in DOUBLE TIME for an entire weekend of fun or why not SWING by for the day! Food & Wine Tantalise your tastebuds with everything from ‘vetkoek’ to abalone while tasting the fabulous wines from Robertson Wine Valley’s fine producers.
Celebrating the
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PERFORMING AT Manenberg on Saturday 28 March 2015 ON THE STAGE • Jonah Nilsson Vocals & keyboard • Henrik Linder Bass • Aron Mellergårdh Drums
Dirty
Loops
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irty Loops, managed by the legendary writer and producer Andreas Carlsson, is the Swedish sensation from Stockholm, consisting of Jonah Nilsson, Henrik Linder and Aron Mellergårdh who have known each other since their study days at the Royal College of Music in their home city. All childhood prodigies, they have combined to create a sound that defies definition and showcases their musicianship and arrangement skills, leading to the formation of Dirty Loops in 2008. Having gained popularity for their online covers of hits such as Justin Bieber’s “Baby” and
• Kristian Kraftling Additional keyboard
DISCOGRAPHY Loopified, 2014
Adele’s “Rolling in The Deep”, they signed a global record deal with producer David Foster under Universal Music’s subsidiary, Verve, in 2012 and released their debut album Loopified in Japan in April 2014. It was followed in the same year by releases in the United Kingdom and the United States, where it featured on the Billboard charts. Their music is a fresh take on pop, with a blend of jazz, progressive rock, R&B and electronic dance. Don’t be fooled by song titles such as “Sexy Girls” and “Hit Me”: The band’s high level of technical skill, jazz-infused progressions and wide-ranging vocals by Nilsson lend a mature sound. Dirty Loops has progressed from doing covers to delivering infectious original music. In 2012, they joined the David Foster & Friends Tour in Japan, China, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand, with Nilsson showing off his talent in a duet with the legendary Chaka Khan. As another legend, Quincy Jones, simply put it: “Dirty Loops are just incredible!”
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PERFORMING AT Manenberg on Friday 27 March 2015
ON THE STAGE Donald Moatshe Vocals Luyanda Makapela & Bathabisa Biyela Backing vocals Chadwin Alexander & Sbu Nkwanyana Keyboard Daniel van Niekerk Drums Sakhile Mpendulo Nkosi Bass Lebogang Mokhela Percussion Phumlani Simlet Sigidi Guitar Pila Tshepo Ramasia Deejay
DISCOGRAPHY Black & White, 2014 Train of Love, 2012 Just Donald, 2009
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onald is a young but prolific singer, songwriter, producer, businessman and hit-maker whose unique Afro-jazz sound is earning him mega awards and downloads. His musical journey began when he fortuitously met the group Malaika in 2000, and asked if he could sing for them. They were so impressed that Donald began touring with them. In 2010, he signed a deal with DJ Cleo to launch his solo career, also compiling a number of songs for the award-winning show, Rhythm City. A year later, Donald formed his own record company where he continues to release great music. His latest album Black & White, released in 2014, debuted at #3 on the iTunes chart. It features duets with Grammy-nominated singer Kenny Latimore as well as Bucie and Big Nuz. The somewhat personal lyrical content is a “combination of all factors that relate to relationships”, he says. In 2013, Donald was nominated for a BET Award for Best International Act: Africa. In the same year, he won two Metro FM Music Awards: for Best Produced Album for Train of Love and Best Styled Artist (which he won again in 2015).
His musical journey began when he fortuitously met the group Malaika in 2000, and asked if he could sing for them
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PERFORMING AT Rosies on Friday 27 March 2015
His albums
span jazz standards,acid jazz and
funk rock
ON THE STAGE • Gavin Minter Vocals • Andrew Lilley Piano • Romy Brauteseth Double bass • Kesivan Naidoo Drums • Buddy Wells Tenor saxophone & flute • Dan Shout Alto saxophone & clarinet • Robin Fassie Kock Trumpet & flugelhorn
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avin Minter is a singer, saxophonist, percussionist, writer, composer, producer, promoter and music agent. He was born into a musical family, his father a trumpet player and mother a jazz singer. He started playing guitar at the age of 12 years old and, at 16, he started playing the solo pub circuit in KwaZulu-Natal, later moving to Johannesburg. In the 1980s, he began playing the saxophone and made the transition into jazz, working alongside the legendary Johnny Fourie. For the past three decades, Minter has toured the world and graced many jazz stages, releasing seven albums (five solo) that span jazz standards, acid jazz and funk rock. He has performed with notable artists such as Judith Sephuma, Stevie Wonder, Winston Mankunku, Errol Dyers, Robbie Jansen, Tina Schouw, Melanie Scholtz and the Stockholm Jazz Orchestra, among others. The Gavin Minter Septet was launched in 2001.
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SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY A Beautiful Friendship, 2014 My Return To Paradise, 2012 I’ll Be Seeing You, 2008 The Second Time Around, 1997 Gavin Minter, 1993
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PERFORMING AT Rosies on Friday 27 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Gerald Clayton Piano • Joe Sanders Bass • Obed Calvaire Drums
Gerald
Clayton Trio
DISCOGRAPHY Life Forum, 2013 Bond: The Paris Sessions, 2011 Two-Shade, 2009
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hree-time Grammy nominated jazz artist Gerald Clayton has been hailed by The New York Times for his “huge, authoritative presence”. Three albums over the course of eight years, and countless worldwide performances, this pianist and composer has established himself as a leading figure in the up-and-coming generation of jazz artists who are fluent in the range of styles that make up today’s jazz lexicon. He is the son of acclaimed jazz bassist, composer and bandleader, John Clayton, who has supported and encouraged him since he first showed signs—at age three—of musical talent which, in 2006, led to a second-place prize in the prestigious Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz Piano Competition. Around that time, Clayton was introduced to trumpeter Roy Hargrove when they were both featured artists at a performance of Henry Mancini & His Orchestra. From 2006 to 2008, he toured extensively with Hargrove in his
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quintet, big band and funk group before breaking out on his own with the Gerald Clayton Trio featuring Joe Sanders and Justin Brown. Gerald is also a member of his father’s Clayton Brothers Quintet (along with his uncle, renowned saxophonist Jeff Clayton), and performs not only duos with his dad but also ‘Father, Son and Godfather’ concerts with longtime family friend, drummer Jeff Hamilton. Life Forum was released in 2013—his most ambitious project to date, featuring an all-star ensemble including such artists as trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and vocalist Gretchen Parlato. Clayton does not want to be defined by any one musical tradition. “I prefer to ignore the boxes, the genre distinctions,” he says. ”I focus on creating honest musical expressions and collaborating with people whose ideas resonate with my own.”
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Clayton does not want to be defined by any one musical tradition
PERFORMING AT Manenberg on Friday 27 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Lynn Hannibal Conductor • Kelly Kelderman, Sarah Cozett & Samuel Frans Vocals •D amian Roos Vocals & piano •C ara October Piano • Ashwin Herman Bass guitar • Vincent Syce & Antonio Waites Guitar • Dean Jacobs & Andre Lombard Drums & percussion •C raig Johnson, Keanu Swartz & Tamlin Hector Alto saxophone
Heathfield
High School Jazz Band
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he Heathfield High School Jazz Band has been together under the directorship and guidance of Lynn Hannibal since 2004. They are a well-put together and organised ensemble of highly talented youth whose futures and careers in music are something to look forward to. The band has been invited to perform around the world, including at the Bonyi International Youth Music Festival in Australia and the Tutti World Youth Festival in Beijing, and has been part of the Cape Town Big Band Jazz Festival every year since 2007. They also competed in the High School Band Slam competition in February 2014. The current members have been together for two years and continue to grow and develop— not only as a band but as a family of musicians.
They are a well-put together and organised ensemble of highly
talented youth
• Ryan Tala Tenor saxophone • Michael Alexander, Chad Wesso, Courtney de Villiers & Matthew Jacobs Trumpet
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PERFORMING AT Kippies on Saturday 28 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Hugh Masekela Flugelhorn & vocals • Oliver Mtukudzi Guitar & vocals • Cameron Ward Guitar & vocals • Johan Mthethwa Keyboard & vocals • Abednigo Sibongiseni Zulu Bass • Godfrey Mgcina Percussion • Tendai Mataure Drums
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHIES
Hugh Masekela &Oliver
Mtukudzi
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Hugh Masekela Playing @ Work, 2013 Jabulani, 2010 Phola, 2008 Live at the Market Theatre, 2007 Almost Like Being in Jazz, 2005 Revival, 2005 Hugh Masekela Live at the BBC, 2002 Time, 2002 Oliver Mtukudzi Mukombe Wemvura, 2014 Sarawoga, 2012 Abi’angu, 2011 Rudaviro, 2011 Dairai, 2008 Tsimba Itsoka, 2007 Wonai, 2006
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ugh Masekela and Oliver Mtukudzi, two giants of African music, will join forces on stage for a rare collaboration that will see them perform and reinterpret some of their best-known songs. These long-time friends are bonded by their passion for heritage restoration in Africa and their love for traditional southern African music. They performed together for the first time in September 2014 at the Soweto Theatre as part of the Hugh Masekela Inaugural Lecture. In his teens, Masekela was inspired by jazz greats such as Dizzy Gillespie, George Shearing, Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, John Coltrane and Art Blakey. At the end of 1959, together with Dollar Brand (later Abdullah Ibrahim), Kippie Moeketsi, Jonas Gwangwa, Makhaya Ntshoko and Johnny Gertze, Hugh formed the Jazz Epistles—the first African jazz group to record an LP and perform to record-breaking audiences in Johannesburg and Cape Town through late 1959 to early 1960. Masekela also recorded extensively with another legend, Miriam Makeba, whom he wed in 1964 (and divorced two years later). Today, he maintains a very active tour schedule, and his distinctive voice and flugelhorn can be heard on many other artists’ recordings. Zimbabwean-born Mtukudzi, fondly known as “Tuku”, began
performing in 1977 when he joined Wagon Wheels. He and a few band members later created their own group, Black Spirits, with whom he has performed through most of his career. His husky voice and elements of different musical traditions have led to a distinctive style known to fans as ‘Tuku Music’, which has helped nearly all his albums become best-sellers. He has shared his unique talents with audiences in southern Africa as well as the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. Mtukudzi was featured in the cover story of the April 2003 TIME Magazine Africa edition, titled: “The People’s Voice”; he was the first African musician ever to appear on the front cover of the magazine. Bra Hugh and Bra Oliver are a unique African combination with the moves to prove it. Don’t miss out on this dynamic combination of Uptownship Pop ‘n’ Roll and Tuku Music.
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capacity of the blood in the body. Patients suffering from anaemia are affected due to poor oxygen supply to the body and are physically affected in the course of pursuing their normal daily physical activities. Using Repotin as the treatment helps to improve the quality of life of such patients. Genius’s facility in Goodwood, Cape Town is a state-of-the-art facility that was redesigned to meet Good Manufacturing Practice standards for the production of G-CSF. The drug produced at the facility is the second important biosimilar used in the treatment of cancer patients suffering from neutropenia, a low white blood cell count as a result of chemotherapy treatment. To date, Genius has invested hundreds of millions of rands on innovative hightechnology plant and solutions to prepare for the future commercialisation of its products. Genius has developed 22 global patents in the areas of immunotherapy, which makes use of the body’s own immune cells to fight a range of cancers and diseases. Genius has established international research and development partnerships that include the University of Cardiff in Wales, the Universities of Pretoria and Cape Town and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research as well as special partnerships with leading African scientists and innovators on the continent.
Genius is a proud subsidiary of Sekunjalo Investments Limited. The Sekunjalo Group is the recipient of many awards for black economic empowerment, enterprise development as well as its corporate social investment programme. What is less known about the group in South Africa is its investment and support of innovation in all its businesses. Sekunjalo has been at the forefront of, in particular, leading innovation that is South Africandeveloped and owned in the areas of health and biotechnology. Sekunjalo has a growing international reputation as a founder member company of the World Economic Forum’s New Champions and Community Global Growth Company (CGGC), member of the Advisory Board of the Community of Global Growth Companies and the Green Growth Action Alliance. Recent award: 2014 IRAS Highest Sustainability Data Transparency Index Score for Best Company in the Financial Services Sector, ranked 16th out of the Top 500 JSE-listed companies (ranked 182 in the previous year).
For more information visit www.geniusbio.com or contact Ismet Amod, CEO of Genius Biotherapeutics: Tel: 021 427 1400 • Email: Ismeta@sekhealth.com
PERFORMING AT Manenberg on Friday 27 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Jason Miles Piano • Maya Azucena Vocals • Marion Meadows Saxophone • Elan Trotman Saxophone • Gerald Veasley Bass • Adrian Harpham Drums • Keith Robinson Guitar
Jason Miles
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY 2 Grover With Love, 2008 What’s Going On?: Songs of Marvin Gaye, 2006 Jason Miles to Miles: In the Spirit of Miles Davis, 2005 To Grover, With Love, 2002 Celebrating the Music of Weather Report, 2000
presents: To Grover, With Love
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ward-winning producer, arranger, programmer and legendary jazz keyboardist Jason Miles comes to the Cape Town International Jazz Festival to celebrate the music of the late saxophone great, Grover Washington, Jr. Miles has made it his musical mission to preserve and honour the legacy of Grover, and to date has released two tribute albums. He has also produced a number of Grammynominated albums for a host of stellar artists including Sting, who won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 2000 for “She Walks This Earth”. Other albums on which he has collaborated include Luther Vandross’s Power of Love, Michael Jackson’s HIStory and Miles Davis’s Tutu. A regular performer at international music festivals, he is equally at home in the studio; a new CD—again influenced by Miles Davis—is expected out in April 2015. Jason will be joined on stage by legendary horn-blower Marion Meadows; Maya Azucena, MTV Made’s award-winning singer, songwriter and social activist; multiple Jazz Artist of the Year winner, Elan “Sax-Man” Trotman; world-renowned contemporary jazz bassist, Gerald Veasley; Adrian Harpham, in-demand session drummer, songwriter and record producer; and guitarist and vocalist, Keith Robinson.
Miles has made it
his musical mission to preserve and honour the
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PERFORMING AT Bassline on Friday 27 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Jitsvinger Emcee & poet • Arsenic Beat-maker
DISCOGRAPHIES Jitsvinger Skeletsleutel, 2006 Arsenic Arsenic Presents: Hidden Formulas Vol. 4: Ear To The Street, 2012 Arsenic Presents: Hidden Formulas Vol. 3: Bootlegs and Soulgrooves, 2010 Arsenic Presents: Hidden Formulas Vol. 2, 2010 Arsenic Presents: Hidden Formulas Vol. 1, 2009
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itsenic is the collaboration between Capetonian Jitsvinger and popular hip hop producer Arsenic on the decks. The Afrikaans vernacular wordsmith and the beat-maker have teamed up for an experimental project that explores their combined musical influences, inspired by musical greats such as Bobby Hendricks and Errol Dyers. The award-winning Jitsvinger (real name Quintin Goliath) is a versatile artist who lists poetry and composing among his many accomplishments. He has worked with poet and author Antjie Krog and poet Kgafela oa Magogodi, and has collaborated with Khoisan praise poet Jethro Louw to perform traditional cultural music in Taiwan. “Debating, criticising, communicating—
that’s my main thing I put forward when writing any song,” he says, having appeared at acclaimed festivals such as the Spier Poetry Festival, Poetry Africa, Obs Fest and Oppikoppi, among others. Arsenic’s unique style is a jazz sound grounded and contextualised in his personal hip hop signature. He has produced beats for a number of local hip hop heavyweights and some of Cape Town’s most promising newcomers. Arsenic has also teamed up with Youngsta on D.N.A, a collaborative album with a dominating style of hip hop known as boom bap, characterised by hard-hitting kick drums and slapping snares. The Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival, the National Arts Festival and the Wits 969 Festival are three events at which Arsenic has showcased his talents, his most popular body of work being his series of mixtapes titled, Hidden Formulas. He is currently busy producing volume 5.
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Kunene draws his influences from
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uitarist Madala Kunene has been described as “having a single-minded and uniquely unconventional nature”. Despite being born into a family of academics, he began his busking career on Durban’s beachfront at the age of seven. He made his first guitar out of a cookingoil tin with fish gut for the strings, and very quickly became a popular performer in the townships. In the early 1970s, Kunene started performing as a professional artist playing in a variety of styles, earning him the title, “King of the Zulu Guitar”. Discovered by Sipho Gumede, he went to work in Johannesburg, where he considered himself privileged to share the stage with such luminaries as Robert “Doc” Mthalane and his band Songamasu, Shor Philips, Winston “Mankunku” Ngozi and Busi Mhlongo. Encouraged by his friend Duze Mahlobo, Kunene revived his ‘Madalaline’ style of guitar playing, combining blues and soul with African folk, and developed the trance-like quality of his Zulu folk singing. He draws his influences from Zulu folklore and culture—and with wit and clarity, relates traditional Zulu folktales preserved for posterity. He also created the soundtrack for the highly acclaimed 2004 South African film, Yesterday. In 2012, Kunene was honoured at the Splashy Fen Music Festival for his role in advancing music in this country, and in 2013 at the SA Heroes Concert Awards. He still performs to audiences around the world as far afield as Germany, Switzerland, France and the United States. In 2015, he will be participating in Forest Jam Madagascar and the Sakifo Music Festival in Réunion. Kunene’s latest offering, titled 1959, is dedicated to those affected by the forced removals of that year which destroyed communities—including his own.
ON THE STAGE • Madala Kunene Lead vocals & guitar • Madisa Pearl Nzama & Zanele Mbali Majola Backing vocals • Sibusiso Bernard Mndaweni Bass guitar • Kgositsile Gilbert Peloeole Drums • Mduduzi Sydney Magwaza Saxophone & penny whistle • Musa Vincent Mtetwa Keyboard
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY 1959, 2014 Uxolo, 2006 1st Double 1 and 2, 2006 MadaMax, 2000 Kon’ko Man, 1996
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ON THE STAGE • Melanie Scholtz Vocals • Jitsvinger Emcee & poet • Sean Jacobs & Mandisa Bardill Backing vocals •B okani Dyer Keyboard •B enjamin Jephta Bass • Marlon Witbooi Drums • J ustin Bellairs Alto saxophone • J ames McClure Trumpet & flugelhorn • S iya Charles Trombone
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elanie Scholtz is an award-winning jazz singer and composer. Playing piano since the age of five, she went on to study classical singing at the Eoan Group before completing an Opera Diploma cum laude at the University of Cape Town in 2000. Two years later, she was named Best Jazz Vocalist in the Old Mutual Jazz Encounters talent search competition. Other awards have followed, including the 2010 Standard Bank Young Artist for jazz, and all three prizes in the Jazz Revelations competition at the 2012 Jazz á Juan Festival held in Antibes, France. She was invited to be part of the festival programme in 2013 and continues to tour internationally on a regular basis. Scholtz has released five albums and has collaborated with many South African and international jazz artists such as guitarist Jimmy Dludlu, Sibongile Khumalo, Joe McBride and Gerald Veasley. She has announced that she is moving to Prague in May this year, due to the large number of tours planned in Europe.
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Scholtz’s latest offering Our time was produced by fellow Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner Bokani Dyer and features a stellar array of talented musicians, among others: Shane Cooper, Benjamin Jephta, Marlon Witbooi, Kissangwa Mbouta, Gorm Helfjord and Jitsvinger (Quintin Goliath). Our time draws from old and new, ranging from Motown to jazz to hip hop—creating a neo-South African hybrid that speaks of heritage and ancestry. The addition of Cape Town-born emcee extraordinaire Jitsvinger (see page 76) solidifies the awareness of paying homage to where we come from as young South African artists.
Our time draws from old and new, ranging from
Motown to jazz to hip hop: creating a neo-South African hybrid that speaks
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PERFORMING AT Rosies on Friday 27 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Mike del Ferro Piano • Tony Lakatos Saxophone •K esivan Naidoo Drums • Romy Brauteseth Bass
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHIES Mike del Ferro Impressions of Brazil, 2013 The Journey, 2012 Tony Lakatos Standard Time, 2014 HomeTone, 2012 Porgy & Bess, 2009 Gypsy Colours, 2006
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ailing from Amsterdam, pianist and composer Mike del Ferro began studying classical piano at the age of 9, inspired by his father—the late opera singer Leonard del Ferro, who sang with Maria Callas and Leonard Bernstein, among others. He fell in love with jazz, and has gone on to release a number of albums under his own name as well as acting as a sideman, performing an impressive array of musical genres influenced by some of the most exotic places on Earth. He has explored 110 countries in his search for musical collaborations, and the results have been an eye-opening musical bridge between cultures. This eclectic combination of styles has led to a series of 10 collaborative CDs titled, “Songs Inspired by Wandering the Globe”, with musicians from all over the world. The latest CD in this collection, Impressions of Brazil, was released in 2013 and features Brazilian samba singer/guitarist, Ceumar.
Hungarian Tony Lakatos was influenced from an early age by his father and brother, who were famous gypsy violinists. Though he also started with the violin at age 6, the saxophone became his instrument of choice as he got older and led to a professional career as a musician—producing more than 300 LPs and CDs as lead player or sideman. He was the first Hungarian musician whose songs were included in the Gavin Report publication’s top 10 listings on American Jazz Music Radio. Now living in Germany, Lakatos performs all over the globe at various music festivals while also running several master classes and workshops. Audiences at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival are bound to be inspired and mesmerised by Tony’s mastery of the saxophone.
“Songs Inspired by Wandering the Globe” are collaborations with musicians all over the world
PERFORMING AT Rosies on Saturday 28 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Mike Perry Piano • Spencer Mbadu Bass • Richard Pickett Drums
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY Molo Africa, 1999 Dudula, 1996 Jika, 1987
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Tribute to Winston Mankunku
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inston “Mankunku” Ngozi was arguably the foremost exponent of tenor saxophone in South Africa, and one of the most respected jazz composers. He played several instruments before concentrating mainly on his beloved Selmer Mark V1 sax, with early inspiration coming from the great John Coltrane. His 1968 hit title track “Yakhali’nkomo”— recorded with pianist Lionel Pillay, bassist Agrippa Magwaza and drummer Early Mabuza—is still one of the best-known compositions in the country. From the 1980s, he worked extensively with pianist, producer and band leader Mike Perry,
leading to the formation of their label, Nkomo. The Mankunku Quintet toured extensively throughout southern Africa as well as Sweden and Belgium. Their 1999 record Molo Africa won a South African Music Award for Best Traditional Jazz Album. Mankunku’s international status grew while performing internationally with Perry, gaining a following wherever the duo went. He passed away in 2009 at the age of 66, and Perry’s tribute will be a masterful acknowledgement of not only the musical genius but of his friendship and working partnership with the legendary Winston Mankunku.
Perry’s tribute will be a masterful acknowledgment of the musical genius
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PERFORMING AT Bassline on Friday 27 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Mr. Cheeks Emcee • Jason Smith Deejay
DISCOGRAPHY Ladies and Ghettomen, 2004 Back Again!, 2003 John P. Kelly, 2001
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merican rapper Mr. Cheeks (born Terrance Darren Kelly) was mentored by his uncle, Gil Scott-Heron—the acclaimed soul and jazz poet, musician and author. He is best known for his work with the band Lost Boyz, with Spigg Nice, Pretty Lou and the late Freaky Tah. They gained worldwide critical acclaim following the release of their albums Legal Drug Money in 1996, Love, Peace & Nappiness in 1997 and LB IV Life in 1999. In March 1999, however, Freaky Tah passed away, resulting in the breakup of the group. Mr. Cheeks then resurfaced in late 2001 as a solo artist, releasing several albums off Universal and his own label. His debut solo album John P. Kelly was named after his cousin and grandfather. In 2010, Lost
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Boyz reunited with the release of a single, “Haaay”. Most recently, Mr. Cheeks has collaborated with Ryan Michael, Stephen Marley and The SWATZ Brothas. Mr. Cheeks will be joined at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival by New York-based DJ Jason Smith, who has been building a name for himself through high-profile gigs where his genre-crossing ability makes him a crowd favourite, drawing on everything from classic rock to old-school hip hop. He has shared the decks with rockers Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes and Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy, has toured with Fatman Scoop, and performed a warm-up set for Rascal Flatts.
His debut solo album John P. Kelly was named after his cousin and grandfather
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PERFORMING AT Manenberg on Saturday 28 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Naima Kay Vocals • Sindy Portia Mabika & Nokulunga Patricia Nuh Ntuli Backing vocals • Wanda Khwela Piano •C harles Mnomiya Drums • L awrence Nyide Guitar • S enzelwumusa Mdamba Bass • S ylvester Mavimbela Saxophone •K gothatso Thebyane & Khanyisile Mngoma Dancers
DISCOGRAPHY Ngiyavuma, 2014 Umsebenzi, 2013
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fro-jazz sensation Naima Kay, born Lungile Khumalo, is a 2014 South African Music Award winner for Best Newcomer. Discovered in 2009 by Touch Africa Records, at the Ugu Jazz Festival in her hometown of Port Shepstone, her manager gave her the stage name “Naima”, which is Arabic for ‘peace’. An inherently shy person, she expresses herself through her music and released her debut album, the 12-track Umsebenzi, early in 2013, which she says both young and older people can relate to. “I write about love, life and things that happen around us. There’s also a gospel song on the album.” Naima has been writing songs for other artists including her brother, DJ Sammy, for many years, but has fully stepped out into the limelight to embrace a musical career. She attributes her influences to her brother and 83-yearold grandmother; also being in church inspired her to write the debut song “Lelilanga”, which achieved significant airplay and led to her award. Naima worked with the likes of Robbie Malinga, Scelo Gowane and DJ Sbu on her latest album, Ngiyavuma, released in October last year. Her vocal range is wide and encompasses a spread of melody that gives her a unique and ‘quality’ sound that both pleases and soothes the ear—confirming she is indeed a rising star. Ngiyavuma won the 2015 MetroFM Music Award for Best Female Album and was also nominated for Best African Pop Album and Best Remix (of the title track).
Naima’s vocal range is wide and encompasses a spread of melody that gives her a unique and ‘quality’ sound that both pleases and soothes the ear
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PERFORMING AT Bassline on Friday 27 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Naima Mclean Lead vocals • La’key Ndaba & Sakhile Mthethwa Backing vocals • Mpho “37mph” Pholo Keyboard • Ian Bushell Guitar • Franco Mannel Bass guitar • Brendt Roper Drums
DISCOGRAPHY Things I Wish, 2014
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aima Mclean is a South African vocalist, poet, writer and actress who has been heralded as “The First Lady of Urban Soul”, with a strong musical background and inspiration from her internationally renowned father René Mclean (hard-bop saxophonist and flutist) and grandfather Jackie Mclean (jazz alto saxophonist). She brings a deep intelligence to her performances in both South Africa and abroad, which she infuses with various genres such as soul,
spoken word, hip hop and pop to create her distinct style of ‘urban soul’. She lists Sara Vaughan, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, Jill Scott, Adele, Alicia Keys and Lira, among others, as her favourite artists. Mclean’s debut album, which was musically directed by award-winning South Africa singersongwriter RJ Benjamin, showcases a collection of authentic tracks with a Pan-African flavour. A highlight was opening for internationally acclaimed R&B singer Joe on his tour to South Africa in 2011. The talented singer is also a promising actor, having had roles on South African soapie Generations, British television series Wild At Heart, and in the movie Vehicle 19 opposite the late Paul Walker. In 2014, she starred in the successful SA theatre production of The Coloured Museum, directed by James Ngcobo.
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PERFORMING AT Bassline on Friday 27 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Ready D Deejay • Shaheen Ariefdien & Junior Emcees • I shmael Morabe & Tebz Vocals • Jazmo Beatboxer & dancer •R amone, Vouks & Shorty Dancers • Roger Williams Veejay
DISCOGRAPHY Ghetto Code, 1997 Universal Souljaz, 1995 Phunk Phlow, 1994 Age of Truth, 1993 Boomstyle, 1991 Our World, 1990
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ailing from Cape Town, Prophets of Da City (or POC, as they are better known) have entertained audiences since 1988 with their energetic performances, blending African and hip hop influences with politically charged lyrics. The crew comprises Ishmael Morabe, Shaheen Ariefdien, Vouks, Tebz, Shorty, Jazmo, Junior, Ramone and DJ Ready D. POC’s debut album Our World included the first recorded song with Cape slang lyrics: “Dallah Flét” (‘do it thoroughly’). Boom Style, their 1991 album, was banned shortly after release. These musical ‘prophets’ have performed at a number of international festivals including the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, at the invitation of Quincy Jones and Caiphus Semenya. At Nelson Mandela’s inauguration as first democratically elected president of South Africa, POC performed their hit “Neva Again”. They have also shared the stage with the likes of James Brown, The Fugees and Ice-T. Their performance at this year’s Cape Town International Jazz Festival marks their first Mother City performance in over 15 years.
POC’s debut album Our World included the first recorded song with
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PERFORMING AT Moses Molelekwa on Friday 27 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Purbayan Chatterjee Sitar • Talvin Singh Tabla • S hane Cooper Bass
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHIES Purbayan Chatterjee New Horizons, 2006 Nirman, 2004 Vibemaster, 2002
Purbayan Chatterjee &Talvin
Singh
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Talvin Singh Sweet Box, 2008 Ha, 2001 Ok, 1998 Shane Cooper Oscillations, 2013 Lead Me to The Water EP, 2013 In You Go EP, 2011
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ccomplished sitar player Purbayan Chatterjee gave his first sensational performance at the age of 5 at the India Festival in Basel in 1982. He is noted for amalgamating traditional Indian classical music with contemporary world music genres. Chatterjee has performed as solo artist and as part of his band Stringstruck as well as the group Shastriya Syndicate; he has also collaborated with tabla artist, Zakir Hussain. He has received numerous awards including the President of India Award for best instrumentalist in the country (at age 15); the Aditya Vikram Birla Award for excellence and contributions to the field; and the Rasoi Award by Rotary International in 1995. Born in London, Talvin Singh is a multi-award winning tabla player, electronic musician, music theorist, record producer and DJ, and was acknowledged with an OBE in 2014. Reintroducing the concepts of Indian classical music to Western pop, dance and jazz genres—in the sub-genre known as Asian underground or Asian electronica—he first came to prominence as a tabla percussionist in the London music scene of the 1980s. In 1991, he played the tabla and sang on the Siouxsie and the Banshees single, “Kiss Them for Me”. Two years later, he was recruited by Björk to be her percussionist and director on her 1993 album,
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Chatterjee is noted for amalgamating traditional Indian classical music with contemporary world music genres Debut. In 1998, Singh released his critically acclaimed solo debut album Ok, which received the prestigious Mercury Prize and a South Bank Sky Arts Award in 1999. In 2010, he won a UK Asian Music Award in the category, Commitment to Scene. Capetonian bassist, composer and producer Shane Cooper won the 2013 Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz award. He has lent his talents to numerous works by artists such as Bokani Dyer, the Kyle Shepherd Trio, and Kesivan and The Lights. Cooper has written music for two documentaries and a short film; and co-composed for the theatre production Afrikaaps and film Visa/Vie, which won an SA Film & Television Award in 2011. He launched his debut acoustic record, Oscillations, with his quintet in 2013. In addition, he has released two electronic dance EPs under the pseudonym, Card On Spokes, with the third set to be released this year.
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here are few South African artists as in tune with the ‘rhythm of their soul’ as Ringo Madlingozi. From his debut solo release in 1996 to his latest offering in 2014, Ringo—as he is affectionately known—has carved out a niche for himself by crafting songs rooted in an authentic African voice, yet appealing to a broad audience. The key message coming through loud and clear throughout his music is ‘love’. Ringo has been experimenting with various rhythms and collaborations, recording with artists as diverse as Hugh Masekela, Simply Red, Teddy Pendergrass and Caiphus Semenya, as well as for the movie, The Lion King. This work has earned him multiple awards over the years, including South African Music Awards and Kora Awards. Ringo, with his signature gap-toothed smile (which he had closed a few years ago, much to the disappointment of some fans), has delighted audiences all over the world: in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Spain and Germany. Last year, he returned with his new album Vulani, which means ‘open up’, or ‘make way’. Indeed, audiences at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival should make way for this energetic entertainer.
ON THE STAGE • Ringo Madlingozi Vocals • Tshepo Moloi Guitar • Sinikiwe Mabaso Drums • Sipho Mabena Bass • Sandile Mgcina Keyboard • Ayo Solanke Saxophone
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY Vulani, 2014 JayvaSbali, 2010 Ndim Lo, 2006 Ntumba, 2002 Vukani, 1996
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PERFORMING AT Kippies on Friday 27 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse Vocals & saxophone • Nonhlanhla Mahlangi & Thembeka Khumalo Backing vocals • Bernice Boikanyo Vocals & drums • Billy Monama & Thando Nyamakazi Guitar • David Mabaso Bass • Lloyd Mbhele & Bongabe Africa Basina Keyboard
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SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY 30 Years of Burn Out, 2014 The Ultimate Collection, 2013
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jive sound. After a 10-year sabbatical, Mabuse released the album Township Child in 1996, catapulting him into international stardom— where he remains today. The founder and owner of the famous Kippies jazz establishment—after which one of the stages at the CTIJF is named—“Hotstix” has enjoyed a career spanning 50 years. He continues to perform, but has also devoted a significant part of his life to philanthropic works and supporting local causes. He is a regular commentator and contributor to debates around arts and culture, with board positions on the National Arts Council of SA and the Southern African Music Rights Organisation, as well as chairmanship of the Music Exchange conference. Mabuse even found the time to finish his Matric in 2012. “I don’t think that as a musician you can ever retire, but you can slow down,” he says.
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South African Music Award Lifetime Achiever (2005) with numerous other industry accolades, the ‘Gentle Giant of SA Music’ wears many hats: entertainer, businessman, father and caregiver to many. From Carnegie Hall, New York to Newtown, Johannesburg, when he hits a stage, the world sits up and listens. Born in Joburg in 1951, Mabuse began playing the drums from the age of 8 and the instrument garnered him the nickname “Hotstix”. He has mastered many other instruments such as flute, piano, saxophone, kalimba, alto flute and African drums. He started his career as a professional musician at the age of 15, forming the band The Beaters, which evolved to become Harari. In 1978, the group performed in the United States with Hugh Masekela and subsequently supported and backed Percy Sledge, Timmy Thomas, Letta Mbulu, Brook Benton and Wilson Pickett on their South African tours. This eclectic ensemble was impossible to categorise—mixing funk and disco with jazz, while also using traditional African instruments to create a completely unique sound. After they split in 1982, Mabuse went on to achieve a long and successful solo career that continues today. In 1985, he released probably his single most important hit, “Burn Out”, which became South Africa’s first crossover hit with its infectious township
musician you can ever retire, but you can slow down.”
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PERFORMING AT Moses Molelekwa on Saturday 28 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Shabaka Hutchings Saxophone & clarinet • Theon Cross Tuba • Seb Rochford & Tom Skinner Drums
DISCOGRAPHY Burn, 2013
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ons of Kemet are a British jazz group formed in 2011, comprising of Shabaka Hutchings, Oren Marshall, Seb Rochford and Tom Skinner. Their sound is an eclectic mix of jazz, rock, Caribbean folk and African tunes— drawing on Hutchings’s Jamaican heritage and New Orleans street music. This unique and infectious take on jazz is earning them a loyal following wherever they play. There is a meaningful cultural slant, with Hutchings in particular drawing influence from legendary Jamaican artists Count Ossie and Cedric “Im” Brooks to produce the “happy island music sound that links to the African diaspora”. The band’s name is derived from the ideological Kemetic Principles written by the Ancient Egyptian Nubian King Neferkare Shabaka, influencing Greek philosophy and expounding on universal consciousness—which they aim to evoke through their music. The band won Best Jazz Act at the 2013 MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards, and in September
2013 released their highly anticipated debut album Burn, which received a variety of awards and nominations including The Arts Desk Album of the Year and a nomination for the Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Award for Album of the Year. Performance highlights include a session for BBC Radio 3’s Jazz On 3; a sensational debut at the 2013 Cheltenham Jazz Festival and the following year at the Glasgow Jazz Festival; a collaboration with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Queen Elizabeth Hall as part of the 2012 London Jazz Festival. Audiences at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival can look forward to hypnotic doubledrum rhythms that keep time with the deft strains of saxophone, clarinet and tuba.
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PERFORMING AT Moses Molelekwa on Saturday 28 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Siyabonga Mthembu Vocals • Zelizwe Mthembu & Raytheon Moorvan Guitar • Ayanda Zalekile Bass • Simphiwe Tshabalala Drums
DISCOGRAPHY A New Myth, 2013
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he Brother Moves On (TBMO) is a South African performance art ensemble from Johannesburg. The group was founded some time between 2008 and 2010 by the late broad-based artist, Nkululeko Mthembu. Members include Mthembu’s older brother Siyabonga aka Mr. Gold; their first cousin on their father’s side, Zelizwe Mthembu aka Makongela; Raytheon Moorvan/Raytheism; Ayanda Zalekile; and Simphiwe Tshabalala. As of 2012, Rob Scher joined on saxophone. TBMO began as a self-proclaimed art movement mainly of graphic and fine artists, and began incorporating instrumentalists for the live performance environment. Their socio-political commentary combines with their personal histories in a mix of jazz, funk and rock. The name is a grammatical misconfiguration of ‘The Brother Mouzone’, a fictional character in the American television drama series, The Wire. Their first full-length album A New Myth, released in December 2013, was preceded in 2012 by the breakout EP The Golden Wake and ETA later in that year. On the South African music website, Platform Online, Kevin Minofu gave A New Myth a score of 90 out of 100. The album also came in at #5 on Platform’s list of the best albums of 2013. The group has performed in France and the United Kingdom, and in 2013 did a three-week, six-country, 14-show tour with the MTN Bushfire ‘Firefest Route’ to southern African countries including Mozambique, Swaziland, Botswana and Réunion.
The name is
a grammatical misconfiguration
of ‘The Brother Mouzone’, a fictional character in the
American television drama series, The Wire
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LEISURELY PURSUITS IN THE NORTHERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA Majestically reaching over 360 000 sq kilometres from the world-renowned Kalahari Desert to the arid plains of the Karoo, the Northern Cape, South Africa offers visitors an unique experience. With its open spaces, friendly people, rich history and unique cultural diversity, this land of the extreme, promises an extraordinary tourism destination. More info visit www.experiencenortherncape.com FOUR MUST DO REASONS TO CHOOSE THE NORTHERN CAPE AS YOUR SOUTHERN AFRICAN LEISURE DESTINATION:
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heritage site. Explore living villages, shop at craft markets, indulge in regional authentic cuisine at local eataries and be transported to the world of our ancestors through campfire storytelling and dancing. It’s the best way to experience the heartbeat of the province and to take a bit of the soul of the Northern Cape with you when you leave. As South Africa’s largest province, the potential for escapism in the Northern Cape is virtually endless. Stretching over 360 000 square kilometres, the Northern Cape offers remote locations combined with luxurious serenity. From luxurious appointed tented camps in the heart of the Kalahari desert to camping along the mighty Orange River, the open spaces of the Northern Cape lends itself to getting away from the hustle and bustle of modern living and to reconnect with those closest to you. The vastness of the province, lack of pollution, also makes it an incredible stargazing destination. The Northern Cape is a truly remarkable holiday destination and opportunity to reconnect with your families.
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Whether you are stargazing in Sutherland, hunting for fossils in the Karoo or searching for San rock art deep in the caves of the Diamond Fields, experiencing the world’s richest floral offering in Namakwa, camping deep in the bush surrounded by wildlife and the famed blackmaned lion of the Green Kalahari, or Kayaking down the mighty Orange River, the Northern Cape is more than an adventure, it’s an enriching life experience
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The distinct cultural groups that make up the Northern Cape are as rich as the country’s history. Unlock the secrets of the African bush in the company of the oldest human inhabitants of the region, the ‡Khomani San. Swim in the hot pools of Riemvasmaak, discover the ancient wisdom of the Nama of the Richtersveld, a world For more information do visit www.experiecenortherncape.com or email: marketing@experiencenortherncape.com
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The Northern Cape has always been a family-friendly destination. Its mix of culture, adventure, wildlife and wide accommodation choices, offers family fun that is both entertaining and educational. The province is home to six national parks and two of the country’s largest rivers, which makes it perfect for activities the whole family can enjoy ranging from game safaris, bird watching and leisure hikes to winery tours, museum visits and archaeological discoveries.
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ON THE STAGE • Bonj Mpanza Vocals • Clement Carr Keyboard & synthesiser • Ryan McArthur Bass • Ruby Crowie Drums
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ndie urban-electro outfit, TheCITY, is an evolving musical statement between an unlikely group of musicians: long-time friends Clement Carr, Bonj Mpanza, Ryan McArthur and Ruby Crowie. Each member was originally part of other bands, but in 2010 they merged their talents to bring together their love of gospel, R&B, reggae and electro. They were approached by two-time Grammy Award-winning American producer Ron Feemster at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, who invited them to a special workshop programme. Apart from Feemster, the band has worked with electro-swing and dance group Goodluck; singer Chad Saaiman; ska bands Captain Stu and The Rudimentals, and a long list of other talented artists. They chose the name ‘TheCITY’ because the band and their music represent every city in the world, but Cape Town
as the Mother City of South Africa “gives a good idea of how we think a city should be.” They take the common musical language of their generation—pop, hip hop and electronica— and tell a different story through the sounds of Afro-urban-electro fusions; a story that tells where they are from and what they have been through. The group has performed at a number of Cape Town events including Synergy Live 2012, MCQP 2012 and Music Exchange 2013.
They take the common musical language of their generation and tell a different story with it through the sounds of Afro-urban-
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PERFORMING AT Kippies on Friday 27 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Hilda Tloubatla Lead vocals • Nobesuthu Mbadu & Amanda Nkosi Vocals • Victor Masondo Bass • Veli Shabangu Percussion •N tokozo Zungu Lead guitar • S andile Mkize Rhythm guitar •B ethuel Mbonani Drums • J acky Mokoatla Keyboard Along with special guests
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY 50 Years, 2014 Siyadumisa (Songs of Praise), 2007 Kazet, 2006 Reign & Shine, 2005 Bazobuya, 2004 Sebai Bai, 2001
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he Mahotella Queens is a South African female group formed in 1964 by music producer, Rupert Bopape. The current line-up of Queens comprises Hilda Tloubatla, Nobesuthu Mbadu and Amanda Nkosi, who joined in 2013 upon the retirement of Mildred Mangxola. The group is noted for their distinct vocal harmony sound, guitar-led mbaqanga music and fast-paced stage dancing—often performing with deep-voiced ‘groaner’, Simon Mahlathini (who died in 1999). Having celebrated their golden jubilee in 2014, the group has had hit singles throughout their illustrious career—most of which appear on their latest album, 50 Years. During the mid-1980s, a number of Western musical projects put the spotlight on traditional South African music, with The Indestructible Beat of Soweto and Paul Simon’s Graceland album in particular re-establishing the Mahotella Queens and Mahlathini.
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The group is noted for their distinct vocal
harmony sound,
guitar-led mbaqanga music and fast-paced
stage dancing
The Queens have toured with many great names: In 2006, they were the support act for Ladysmith Black Mambazo in the United Kingdom and headlined the World of Music, Arts and Dance—an international arts festival; they toured Europe in 2007; in 2010, the Queens appeared in Pee Wee Ellis’s show, “Still Black, Still Proud: An African Tribute to James Brown”, and toured the UK with Hugh Masekela in the same year. In 2013, the Queens proved they have their finger firmly on the pulse of
contemporary music, recording a modernised version of “Gazette (Kazet)”, one of their best-known hits, with singer Zamo and kwaito star Brickz for the MTN8 Last Muso Standing competition. What keeps the Mahotella Queens going strong after five decades—and making music with such apparent effortless ease? Says Tloubatla: “I guess we are true musicians, born musicians—we’re talented! We’ve got the spirit of true musicians, hence we know how to go about a song, how to do a song.”
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PERFORMING AT Manenberg on Saturday 28 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Deon Manchess Lead vocals
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• Ibrahim Khalil Shihab Keyboard
Express
• Issy Ariefdien Guitar • Jack Momple Drums •G reg Higgins Bass •M ark Goliath Synthesiser & effects •D naveno Prince Saxophone & flute •B jorn Peterson Drums & percussion •D idier Richards Seeds
DISCOGRAPHY Expressions, 1979 On Time, 1978 Black Fire, 1976
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he Pacific Express, formed originally in the 1970s, was a jazz-rock band from the Cape Flats in Cape Town. It was a groundbreaker in both musical and political fields. The founder members Paul Abrahams (bass), Jack Momple (drums) and Issy Ariefdien (guitar) were later joined by Chris Schilder (Ibrahim Khalil Shihab) on piano, vocalists Zayn Adams and Kitty Tshikana, and percussionist Vic Higgins. Together they became somewhat of an informal ‘jazz school’, the first of its kind in Cape Town. The more experienced players coached talented youngsters and even later inducted them into the band. Artists such as Tony Cedras, Jonathan Butler, Alvin Dyers, Basil Coetzee and Robbie Jansen all came through The Pacific Express. The band’s biggest success came with the soul ballad “Give A Little Love”, which swept through the South African charts in the 1970s and is still a well-loved song to this day. But because they were musical narrators recording the turmoil of apartheid, the mixed-race band often fell foul of the law: The video for “Give A Little Love” was banned from airing on television by the SABC. Notwithstanding, The Pacific Express continued to track their way to musical success. Three albums followed, and their support grew to include fans in Nigeria and as far afield as France and Japan.
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PERFORMING AT Bassline on Saturday 28 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Thundercat Vocals & bass • Dennis Hamm Keyboard • Ronald Bruner Drums
DISCOGRAPHY Apocalypse, 2013 The Golden Age of Apocalypse, 2011
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tephen Bruner, aka Thundercat, comes from a musically gifted family. His father Ronald Bruner, Sr is an internationally renowned jazz drummer who has played with the Temptations, Diana Ross, Gary Bartz and Gladys Knight. Stephen’s brother Ronald, Jr is also a Grammy-winning drummer. A talented bassist, songwriter and vocalist, Stephen first had a minor hit in Germany as a member of the boy band, No Curfew. Soon after, he joined his brother’s metal band, Suicidal Tendencies, playing bass on their worldwide tours while still in high school. Also in his teens, he toured Japan with American jazz musician and composer, Stanley Clarke. As Thundercat, Bruner takes his jazz roots and works with a mix of artists who suit his wildly experimental sensibilities. His syncopated, groove-heavy basslines can be heard on albums by Erykah Badu, Sa-Ra, Flying Lotus and Snoop Dogg, among others.
Flying Lotus helped produce Thundercat’s 2011 solo debut album, The Golden Age of Apocalypse; his unique bass and repurposed take on 1970s fusion received considerable acclaim. He has been compared to late American bassist, Jaco Pastorius. Thundercat and Flying Lotus teamed up again on the second album Apocalypse—a darker work that blurs pop, funk, electronica and progressive rock. It’s a deeply personal album, recorded after the death of one of Bruner’s closest friends, jazz piano prodigy Austin Peralta.
Bruner takes his jazz roots and works with a mix of artists who suit his wildly experimental
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PERFORMING AT Rosies on Saturday 28 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Victor Masondo Vocals & bass • Thembi Mtshali Vocals •M cCoy Mrubata Saxophone & flute • Mduduzi Mtshali Keyboard & piano • David Klassen Drums
Victor Masondo & Friends Thembi Mtshali feat.
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he music bug bit Sibusiso Victor Masondo at a young age, spurred on by his guitarist father and two elder brothers who played the drums and bass guitar. His big break came at university when he and his jazz band mates caught the attention of legendary jazz musicians Max Roach and Clark Terry while on a trip to the United States. After graduation, he accepted an invitation to tour the US, Europe and South Africa with the local band, Friends First. Masondo’s first commission to produce an album came from none other than Mama Afrika, Miriam Makeba, in 1990. This would be the first in a long line of work for top artists such as Ringo Madlingozi, Rebecca Malope, PJ Powers and FreshlyGround. He also enjoyed stints as a solo artist and as a member of Ray Phiri’s band, Stimela. He took his love of music a step further by becoming one of the first African musicians to design a bass guitar for sale worldwide: The Victor Masondo Bass—with his name engraved in mother-ofpearl—was commissioned by the Japanese equipment giant, Yamaha, after Masondo had produced an album for Japanese diva Tokiko Kato and toured with her in 2001 in her home country. With this guitar, Masondo entered the Yamaha Hall of Fame. He is currently working on a new album, and his appearance at this year’s Cape Town International Jazz Festival will salute Friends and Legends, “celebrating our rich heritage and legacy”. Masondo will be joined on stage by celebrated South African singer, actress and playwright Thembi Mtshali, who has performed with world-renowned artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela and Abdullah Ibrahim. She has four solo albums to her name, and has
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The Victor Masondo Bass—with his name engraved in mother-ofpearl—was commissioned by the Japanese equipment giant, Yamaha
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recorded as lead vocalist with a number of bands including the African Jazz Pioneers. In 2004 she performed lead vocals on the original soundtrack to the film, The Story of an African Farm.
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Wallace Roney Quintet
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PERFORMING AT Rosies on Saturday 28 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Wallace Roney Trumpet
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product of the Berklee School of Music, Wallace Roney is an American hard-bop and post-bop trumpeter. He has been playing since the age of 16 and earned the admiration and respect of his colleagues and elders in the process. He was discovered to have perfect pitch at 4 years old. Roney is one of the few musicians of his generation who learnt and perfected his craft directly from a jazz master: He was tutored by Miles Davis, who heard him play at the latter’s 1983 birthday gala performance at Carnegie Hall. Roney is the only trumpet player to have been personally mentored by Davis. He does a pitch-perfect imitation of Davis, which fools even the most knowledgeable jazz listeners. The highlight of Roney’s association with the master musician came at the 1991 Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland when he shared the stage with Davis and Quincy Jones. This historic performance was later recorded for the album Miles and Quincy: Live at Montreux, which earned Roney his first Grammy Award. After Davis died, Roney banded together with the original members of Miles’s famed quintet—Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Wayne Shorter and Tony Williams— to tour the world in tribute. They earned a Grammy in 1994 for the resulting album, A Tribute to Miles. Roney has played with many of the industry’s other luminaries including Ornette Coleman, Art Blakey, Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Dizzy Gillespie. He formed the Wallace Roney Quintet in 1993. His musical presentations, from his first to his latest album, show he is willing and able to push boundaries and collaborate with the best contemporary musicians in order to maintain a fresh sound. Joining Roney at this year’s Cape Town International Jazz Festival are Lenny White and Buster Williams. Leonard White III is a versatile fusion drummer and acclaimed producer. Described as “one of the founding fathers of jazz fusion”, he is best-known for being part of pianist Chick Corea’s Return To Forever—one of the key jazz-rock fusion bands of the 1970s. White has played with the likes of Miles Davis, Stan Getz and Joe Henderson over a career spanning more than three decades, and has co-created some of the industry’s most influential music. Charles Anthony Williams is a Grammy-winning bassist who has played, recorded and collaborated with many of the giants of the jazz world such as Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Sonny Stitt, Kenny Barron and Frank Morgan, among others. In the ‘80s, he was a member of both the Timeless All-Stars and Sphere (the Thelonious Monk tribute band). and has appeared on television ads and soundtracks for films and TV shows.
Roney is one of the few
musicians of his generation who learnt and perfected his craft directly from a jazz master—he was tutored by
• Lenny White Drums • Buster Williams Bass • Ben Solomon Saxophone • Victor Gould Piano
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY Home, 2012 Mystikal, 2005 Prototype, 2004 The Wallace Roney Quintet, 1996 Verses, 1987
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Yvonne
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orn Yvonne Mhinga, Chaka Chaka has become a multi-award winning performing artist, entrepreneur and humanitarian. Her 30-year career in the music industry began as a teenager with the explosive hit, “I’m in Love With a DJ”. Its disco sounds were built on mbaqanga roots, with an added synthesised edge and English lyrics. Her debut album of the same name catapulted her to stardom, and her distinct style became known as “bubblegum”. It became the dominant dance music of the 1980s and early ‘90s, with Yvonne and Brenda Fassie its biggest stars. Inspired by her travels around the continent, she shed her disco image and began styling herself in African head-dress and fabric, and the “Princess of Africa” emerged. With her powerful alto voice, Yvonne has graced stages around the world alongside other megastars such as Bono, Annie Lennox, Youssou N’Dour, Queen, Johnny Clegg, Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela. She has also performed for Queen Elizabeth, Bill Clinton and several African heads of state. Numerous awards are behind her name, which have translated into platinum, gold and silver hit records. Her face has graced the covers of more magazines than many other African icons. From her performance in 1981 as the first black child on South African television, Yvonne Chaka Chaka has consistently developed her creative capabilities and expanded her media repertoire to include record producer, actor, as well as talk radio and television show host. She can now also add humanitarian to the list.
With her powerful alto voice, Yvonne has graced stages around the world alongside
ON THE STAGE • Yvonne Chaka Chaka Lead vocals • Thembi Kubeka, Steven Mtimkulu & Mandisa Dlanga Backing vocals • Buhle Johan Keyboards • Thulani Shez Keyboards • Vuyisile Dlamini Guitar • Bongani Zanazo Drums • Talent Mbatha Bass
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY 18/28, 2007 Celebrate Life, 2005 Kwenzenjani, 2002 I Cry For Freedom, 1988 Thank You Mr DJ, 1987 I’m Burning Up, 1987 I’m In Love With a DJ, 1985
other megastars
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oung singer, songwriter and performer Zoë Modiga may still be doing her third year at the South African College of Music (SACM) at the University of Cape Town, but she is already making sound waves on the South African jazz scene. Having won the 2014 GrandWest Open Mic Jazz Contest, her undeniable talent and stage presence inspired the organisers of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival to up the main prize of her performing at this year’s free concert to include one at the main festival. Modiga has been a part of other celebrated South African festivals such as the Aardklop Arts Festival, Artscape Youth Jazz Festival, SACM Jazz Festival and Standard
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PERFORMING AT Moses Molelekwa on Friday 27 March 2015
ON THE STAGE • Zoë Modiga Vocals • Bokani Dyer Piano • Romy Brauteseth Bass • Keenan Ahrends Guitar • Marlon Witbooi Drums • Robin Fassie Kock Trumpet
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Bank Joy of Jazz. She has shared stages with Gloria Bosman, Matthew Gold, The Kiffness, Breakfast Included, the Frank Paco Art Ensemble, Mark Fransman and Marcus Wyatt. Modiga aspires to pursuing a multifaceted career where her singing, songwriting and performing are challenged, revered, inspired and influential. She told the Sun International blog that projects in the pipeline include an original song with German bassist Sebastian, one with vocalist Ndumiso Manana, and a track with The Kiffness, called “Dream”.
Modiga aspires to pursuing a multifaceted career where her singing,
songwriting and
performing are challenged,
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ARTSCAPE THEATRE’S
UPCOMING EVENTS
Carmen 25 - 31 March 2015
Break 30 – 31 May 2015
Artscape Women’s Festival August 2015
Artscape Easter Festival 25 March – 2 April 2015 Thumbelina 4 - 5 April 2015
The Pirates Of Penzance 3 – 7 June 2015
Brass Band Extravaganza 21 – 22 August 2015
Claude Cozens Lingua Franca 4 – 6 June 2015
Artscape Heritage Festival September 2015
African International Theatre & Dance Festival 15 - 27 June 2015
Siembamba 3 – 13 September 2015
The Greatest Love Of All: Whitney Houston 8 – 19 April 2015 Nataniel in Prophets & Painkillers 14 – 19 April 2015 Suidoosterfees 27 April – 3 May 2015 La Traviata 30 April – 9 May 2015 St. Petersburg Ballet Swan Lake 19 – 24 May 2015 HemelBesem 29 – 30 May 2015
The Merry Widow Of Malagawi 4 -12 September 2015
Kaleidoscope 13 – 16 June 2015
Cape Town’s Most Wanted 18 – 19 September 2015
A Spartacus Of Africa 27 June – 12 July 2015 Artscape Youth Jazz Festival 19 June 2015
Zolani, Zoid & Zanne 24 September 2015
Sekunjalo Jazz Festival 20 June 2015
Western Cape Choral Music Association (WeCCMA) 27 September 2015
West Side Story 23 July – 23 August 2015
Four: 30 21 – 28 November 2015
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Training and skills development initiatives of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival
ducation, training and skills development are fundamental to espAfrika’s corporate social investment policy. The Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) presents a series of development-focused workshops that cover a range of activities and functional areas within the entertainment industry. This year’s programme includes a number of workshops embedded within the events and entertainment industries respectively. These workshops include, but are not limited to: the Arts Journalism Course, with both writing and mentoring components; a Photographic Journalism course; Fashion Workshop, Music Technology Workshop and a Music Business Workshop; the Arts & Culture Focus Schools Programme, which includes elements of event management, music production and management programmes. In addition, the very popular Master Classes, facilitated by professional musicians and artists, headline the annual training and development offerings. Our Community Outreach Music Workshops as a programme is designed with children in mind. Youngsters are introduced to the basics of music culture in this workshop that is suitably named, Gigs For Kids. New to the department is the Media and Marketing Training Programme and Work Experience. Select workshops are made available free of charge. Others, however, carry a nominal fee that covers tuition only. Workshops are generally open
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to the public, but through advanced booking to avoid disappointment. Workshops take place across the Western Cape. Venues include the prestigious Artscape Theatre Centre on the Foreshore, Guga S’thebe Theatre in Langa, Athlone Stadium as well as the Cape Sun Hotel in the city centre.
Arts and Culture Focus Schools Programme
This programme—comprising rehearsals, event production workshops and live performances—is presented by industry professionals and mentors who provide training within music industry standards. The programme includes a skills development course, stage etiquette prep and musical appreciation, and provides training in musical and production elements. Each year, one of the participating schools is selected to perform at the CTIJF. An amalgamated group, consisting of members of each high school ensemble, has the opportunity to perform as an All-Star Band at the Free Community Concert hosted by the CTIJF. A Skills Development Workshop Programme introduces students to the basic requirements of event and production management. Qualified event management professionals mentor students participating in the course. Those who excel in the programme are chosen to shadow professionals within the various departments
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Through Gigs For Kids, children between three and 10 years of age are introduced to the wonderful world of sounds, rhythm, beats, instruments and characterisation.
at the CTIJF week-long Training and Development Programme. The Ar ts and Culture Focus Schools Programme is suppor ted by the Western Cape Education Depar tment and managed by the CTIJF Training and Development team made up of Ayesha Toyer (marketing), Corinne Becker (administration) and Craig Parks (content). Par ticipating schools include Chris Hani Secondary, Christel House Academy, Elsies River High, Groote Schuur High, Heathfield High, Settlers High and Wynberg Senior Secondary as well as the iCare Youth Project, Intyholo Jazz Development Project, Lalela Project and Langa Music Development Project.
Gigs For Kids
This is an exciting interactive children’s show accompanied with workshops that introduce youngsters to the culture of music. The highly energetic show is both entertaining and educational, and aims to develop skills such as music appreciation, rhythm, co-ordination and musicality. Children between three and 10 years of age are introduced to the wonderful world of sounds, rhythm, beats, instruments and characterisation.
Arts Journalism
The CTIJF Arts Journalism course is the longest running workshop within the festival’s Training and Development programme. Participants are carefully selected for the programme, which covers units of study set out of the South African Qualifications Authority. This year’s curriculum encompassed the “Cover a Specialist Beat as a Journalist”, which academically equates to the Level 5 National Certificate in Journalism. The course provides a
Top: Gigs For Kids at the 2014 CTIJF Bottom, left: Arts Journalism course
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Bottom, right: Master Class with Grammy-winning American jazz saxophonist and flautist, Kenny Garrett
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Intyholo Jazz Development
This interactive workshop brings music business and master classes to previously disadvantaged youth from the Cape Flats. The music business workshop thematically covers the “Current State of the Music Industry” while the Master Class looks at stage performances, preparing for auditions, techniques for the composer/arranger and small group ensembles. In addition, the workshop includes a live performance, followed by feedback from the audience and the visiting guest musicians.
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workbook packed with useful tips and hints as well as hands-on workshop sessions offering practical guidance and feedback on tasks. Journalists, journalism cadets and interns from any medium wishing to improve their expertise in writing for the arts are encouraged to apply. Students have an opportunity to improve their skills, in addition to both working and networking with seasoned journalists and media devotees. Certificates are presented to students upon completion of the course.
Photo Journalism Workshop
Top: Arts & Culture Focus Schools Programme live show Bottom: Master Class with Rakesh Chaurasia, well-known Indian bansuri (bamboo flute) player
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This course is facilitated by Peter McKenzie (chief photographer for southern Africa at Panapress) and is focused on the concepts of perspective, practice and one’s approach to photography, rather than basic technical concern. In other words, technical realities will be the visual voice of the photographer. Participants are encouraged to explore a wider repertoire of possibilities outside of the contested space of live-stage photography. Research and its relationship to pre-visualisation complements the practical sessions. Each participant presents a portfolio of jazz photographs taken at various festival activities, which is used as the basis for quality improvement and development of the individual’s visual voice. Some sessions are combined with the Arts Journalism course to explore and consolidate the relationship between words and images and the photographer/journalist collaboration.
Students and scholars from schools surrounding the Cape Flats are invited to be part of this upliftment and mentorship programme. The focus is thematically based on business development within the music industry. More than anything else, this programme deals with the transfer of skills between industry professionals, educators and students.
Fashion Workshop
This workshop is designed specifically for those interested in fashion. The programme targets fashion students, and is the result of the collaboration between the CTIJF and the Cape Town Fashion Council. Workshops look at broadening the understanding and dissecting the dynamics of the fashion industry. The work of one lucky designer is showcased at the Cape Town Design Festival, which is the end result of this workshop. The showcase is very much the brainchild of the Training and Development programme of the CTIJF.
Master Classes
An interactive encounter presented by some of the top jazz and urban musicians in the world, this is an opportunity to spend quality time with selected musicians performing at the festival.
Technology Workshop
Attendance of these workshops is targeted at high-level musicians with a focus on technology in the world of music and entertainment.
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Baakens Valley set to change Bay fortunes
Tramways development along the Baakens River valley Arts & Culture Focus Schools Programme live performance at the 2014 CTIJF
Participants learn about the artists’ lives and what it takes to perform and sell albums all over the world.
Music Business: Panel Discussion
The discussion is presented by high-level musicians and professionals from the music industry. The panel is chaired by Antos Stella, managing director of Content Connect Africa, and is aimed at musicians and others in the industry wanting to know more about the business of music. The workshops cover business operations, event production, royalties and trends within the music industry.
Media Students
New to the department is the Media and Marketing Training Programme and Work Experience. This targets tertiary-level students who inevitably work with the Marketing department at the CTIJF. Students are trained to work at the event’s press conferences and on show nights. Training in media protocol, media management, media liaison, an understanding of the media industry and where public relations, media and marketing fit into the industry and the CTIJF are covered. The students shadow international media, performing artists as well as high-level media and marketing professionals from around the world.
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By Ms Dorelle Sapere – Manager for Planning & Development
he Baakens River and its surrounding areas is one of the most important precincts of Nelson Mandela Bay as it is where the Metropolitan Area had its origins. Owing to its historical past it is an important asset from a Tourism perspective. A large part of the historical footprint of the City is contained in this central area giving it a unique identity. The planning of the precinct will be completed by March 2015 and once complete will have carefully considered a number of important factors The enhancing of the character of Nelson Mandela Bay as a “making place” will find expression in special opportunities for uniquely Eastern Cape products to be made and sold in close proximity to the working port. The promotion of a low key, high impact development planned around the human scale and the provision of places for meeting, from public urban spaces, parks and niche market conferencing opportunities. Accessibility and affordability for all the people of metro with a focus on LSM 6 and 7 to be an integral part of the development. This will ensure micro –enterprise opportunities for the increasing middle class in the metro. Pedestrian friendly and walkable character including leisure activities for children and families. Functional linkages with Route 67 and the Inner City will be made. A mixed spectrum of land uses from housing, leisure, commercial, recreational and retail offering to be provided. Environmental conservation is critical. The idea of a Children’s developmental centre is gaining momentum. The green lung of the river itself will be cleaned and consideration given to ensuring that flooding is minimised. Its proximity to the right built heritage of the inner city and the critical connection to the future Waterfront will be maximised to the fullest to ensure that this becomes a sought after niche development that will significantly contribute to economic development of Nelson Mandela Bay.
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Artscape
Artscape continues to be a vehicle to unite communities through the arts. It prides itself on being an agency that brings together rural and urban youth from various socio-economic backgrounds in a non-threatening environment, and bridges these divides. Its projects contribute significantly to the youth throughout their stages of development; through Artscape’s various genres of art, it is contributing to building confident individuals. It is an honour and a privilege for Artscape to form a partnership with the Cape Town International Jazz Festival and, in particular, with the Training and Development aspect. Artscape works with various stakeholders from international partners, business, private-sector funders and South African government agencies to deliver its projects which, it believes, impact communities and bring us together through the arts in our diversity—expressing collective knowledge and strengthening common values.
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The CCDI is a craft and design sector development agency with a mission to develop capable people and build responsible creative enterprises trading within local and international markets.
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Over the years, we have developed a range of activities to help improve creative businesses. We work with craft producers, designers and a wide range of other creative entrepreneurs. Whether you need a short course on how to cost your product or service, time in our Product Support space developing your latest idea, or support to access markets, we have a range of services to help you grow.
Our three core programmes are: Product Support
Provides an environment in which designers and craft producers can further develop their existing
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products or prototype new products.
Business Support
Helps craft producers and designers to develop skills in creativity, business and production management, as well as marketing.
Market Support
Assists designers and craft producers to define and reach their targeted markets.
This year’s crafters are: • A Ring to It • Cool-tabs • Deep Settle Design Studio • Dimzique Jewelery • Galago • Imprint • Indalo Décor • Mokapela • S’bo – Stylish Fashions • Shirt & Co. by Korbla • Stonehill Originals • Themba Lize
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of organisations and the public. Your donations play an
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integral role in developing the arts and making our future
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creative leaders shine brighter.
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Reminiscing in
tempo The 2015 Duotone Photographic Exhibition visualises the great stories of jazz
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the country (34 years). picture is worth a thousand words. Duotone also presents the work of Warren When those words are created as Ludski, former arts editor of the Cape Herald songs representing the history of a newspaper during the 1970s, who had extensive people and their country, and are captured access to a myriad of musical events and cultural through the lens of a camera, there needs to be productions back then. Iconic early photos of a space where they can be respectfully displayed musical legends such as Jonathan Butler and and remembered. Robbie Jansen, the late Zayn Adams and the The Duotone Photographic Exhibition, an inimitable Winston Mankunku resonate with an integral part of the Cape Town International Jazz energy and vibrancy that serve as a reminder of Festival (CTIJF), provides the ideal backdrop for where these artists have come from and the this visual reminder of the South African journey. inspiration for others to follow in their footsteps. Jazz has always been associated with the telling of The Duotone Exhibition in 2015 is therefore great stories—often emotive, always compelling— honoured to pay tribute to jazz music and and Duotone helps translate this visually. photographic artists, pioneers who have In 2015, the three exhibitors whose works laid the foundation for new chronicles will be on display have punctuated the history of South Africa with their creations. Even more poignant is the fact that the line-up pays Jazz has always been associated tribute to those performers who have witnessed this transition with the telling of great stories— and whose works have inspired often emotive, always compelling— a crop of musicians to grab the attention of a new audience via and Duotone helps translate words and music. this via a visual medium The exhibitors in this year’s exhibition will take viewers on a trip back in time, to places synonymous with where jazz to preserve in music and photographs, provided an escape and a reprieve and ultimately the everyday and extraordinary life of freedom of expression for topical issues. Seen South Africa. from different viewpoints, angles and captured in The title of the exhibition, “Reminiscing in different mediums, the exhibition is an imaginative Tempo”, harks back to the song by jazz legend and innovative approach to presenting jazz imagery. Duke Ellington, and is also the title of a paper by Visual artist Zamani Makhanya and Professor Marc Duby from Unisa’s International photographer Rafs Mayet reflect on the Rainbow Jazz School, about the iconic Rainbow club during Restaurant & Jazz Club in Pinetown near Durban, the resistance of the ‘80s. one of the longest running live music venues in
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Rafique Mayet
Rafique “Rafs” Mayet was the first photographer to be invited to show his work at the CTIJF. He has been professionally involved in photography since 1983. After finishing high school, Mayet
attempted various career paths before dabbling in photography during another period of unemployment. Learning the basics in the darkroom of noted documentary photographer Omar Badsha, he later became a member of AfraPix, a photographic collective that extensively covered the resistance in the townships and other places during the dark days of the ‘80s and early ‘90s in South Africa. Mayet’s journey in music started in the late ‘70s, when he was employed as a roadie with the seminal group, Spirits Rejoice and Joy, then came a stint as a programme producer for Treasure Tshabala with Capital Radio as well as manager of the legendary Kippies Jazz Club in Johannesburg. He has been the curator of the Duotone exhibitions since 2004, besides exhibiting his own photography both locally and abroad.
Works by Rafs Mayet Centre: Lulu Gontsana, world-class South African drummer and jazz musician Bottom: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
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Zamani Makhanya
Zamani Romeo Makhanya was first introduced to art at Amanzimtoti College, one of three schools he attended before studying for a fine art degree
at Fort Hare in the Eastern Cape, which he completed in 1984. An honours degree and a teaching diploma followed in 1985. He then lectured at Edgewood Teachers Training College until 1999, leaving to concentrate on his own art which reflected the socio-political issues of the day. He subsequently went on to form a collective of artists from the Durban area who called themselves Third Eye Vision. The group rejected old artistic traditions, instead focusing on the importance of being African. They explored African symbolism and were heavily influenced by abstracts and the silent dialogue between artists. Makhanya prefers to work in pastels, slowly building up the surface area by using the sgraffito technique to etch into the surface, bringing out colour variations and showing different textures. He held his first solo exhibition in 2003 at the African Art Centre in Durban, but has also contributed to several group shows, both locally and abroad.
Works by Zamani Makhanya
Works by Warren Ludski Top: The late Russell Herman, Cape Town-born guitarist who made a name for himself in London from the 1980s Bottom: A young Ibrahim Khalil Shihab (then Chris Schilder) with vocalist and composer, Sathima Bea Benjamin
Warren Ludski
A former Cape Town journalist, Warren Ludski now lives in Canberra, Australia. He has worked in the media for almost five decades. In his time in Cape Town, he worked for publications that reported on and for the communities of the Cape Flats. In 1986, he emigrated to Australia and began work almost immediately doing media liaison, media releases and speeches for various Australian government departments and ministers until 2011. His passion for newspapers, however, was satisfied through night-editing work for The Canberra Times until 2013. Ludski now writes a blog, Music Legends of Cape Town: Warren Ludski Talks to The Elders, which is dedicated to telling the stories of Cape Town entertainers who could be regarded as ‘legends’ in the community. He has charted the course of music as
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local artists worked their way through the Beatles and the pop explosion of the mid1960s, the soul sound and psychedelic and underground of the late ‘60s, the disco dominance of the ‘70s, and the birth of rap in the ‘80s. He has watched and listened as South African jazz musicians moved from mainstream to avantgarde and beyond. Ludski’s writings have been accompanied by many photographs, and the images on display at the Duotone Exhibition are part of his collection, some of which he has kept for more than 40 years. We would like to acknowledge the many photographers whose work is shown here and thank them for their contribution to this exhibition.
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It is music & dancing that make me at peace with the world. Nelson Mandela
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Hitting the
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DJ Azuhl, Big Dre, JakobSnake and Paul WaxOn will be bringing their beats to the 16th CTIJF
Vannie Kaap. Hip hop, funk, soul, dub, house, rock—DJ Azuhl will move crowds from dusk till dawn.
Big Dre
DJ Azuhl
Hailing from the Mother City, DJ Azuhl (Ricardo Nunes) has been involved in the South African hip hop entertainment scene since the mid-1980s. He has successfully progressed from dancing and emcee’ing to deejaying as well as producing and remixing. He is the third member of the talented turn-tablist trio, The Beat Bangaz, performing alongside DJ E20 and DJ Ready D. Listeners will be familiar with his beats on Ready D’s Wednesday hip hop show on GoodHope FM, as well as his stint on South Africa’s first Afrikaans hip hop television series alongside Mr Fat (Ashley Titus) and DJ Eazy. The show, simply titled Hip Hop, enjoyed six seasons on MK89 before the tragic death of Mr Fat in 2007. DJ Azuhl has been privileged to share the stage with international hip hop icons such as Jay Z, Kanye West, The Black Eyed Peas, Coolio, Talib Kweli and Coolio, plus pioneering South African hip hop outfit, Brasse
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The original old-school hip hop legend, Big Dre, has been firing up dance floors for years— bringing the house down at hip hop series such as Geto 3000, Boogie Down Knights and The Lounge Sessions. He describes himself as a “real hip hop renaissance man”, doing everything from deejaying to radio presenting, from photography to editing the Word Up eZine (wordupezine. blogspot.com). Although Big Dre has become known for his ‘golden era’ and underground hip hop sets, he is also a fan of funk, jazz, soul and Afrobeat. Since 2014, he has been dedicating his time to promoting independent South African hip hop artists.
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JakobSnake has played an integral part in exposing African electronica to the Mother City
Paul WaxOn
Paul WaxOn is a Cape Town-based DJ, events promoter and vinyl collector. He runs a monthly event simply titled “WaxOn”, which focuses on celebrating vinyl culture and hosts the top selectors and collectors from around South Africa. There are no limits to the kind of music he plays both at home and at events. WaxOn lists his musical influences as hip hop, jazz, funk, soul as well as all soulful and groove-based music— with a passion for classic Afrogroove from the 1970s. He has a special interest in collecting South African vinyl music in these and other genres.
One of the most passionate characters in the South African electronic scene, Jake Lipman aka JakobSnake wears many hats: DJ, drummer, aspiring producer, tastemaker, manager and festival owner. He has been plying his trade in Cape Town for almost 10 years—first with Plaigarhythm as part of the DJ duo BTEAM, and later going solo. He has played an integral part in exposing African electronica to the Mother City and worldwide through his AfroClap mixes and parties, and was the drummer for Spoek Mathambo on his Mshini Wam international album tour in 2010/2011. JakobSnake’s original love for techno and house has deeply rooted itself in his eclectic sets—bobbing and weaving through juke, kwaito, kuduro, acid house, techno, rap and dubstep. Apart from getting crowds jumping to his quirky beats, he is also the co-owner of the Cape Town Electronic Music Festival and recently started his own agency, Gaartjie.
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