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The 2018 Standard Bank Jazz Festival is commencing soon with a line-up of driving performers ready to make it an exceptional 31st expansion at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.
Occurring from 28 June until 7 July, the program will praise awesome jazz inheritances with a group of world-class performers, rethinking them with an energetic verve.
SOME OF THE PERFORMERS WILL INCLUDE:
Thandi Ntuli, DJ Kenzhero, Percy Mabandu, Aaron Goldberg, Afrika Mkhize, Zenzi Makeba Lee, Nduduzo Makhathini, Andile Yenana’s sextet Umnqgonqgo Wabantu and Amanda Tiffin.
Northern Europe has been a leading region in jazz innovation for years. South African jazz has shared in that glory thanks to partnerships and investments made by organizations like the Swiss state arts funding organization Pro Helvetia, which will celebrate a 20-year presence in SA. In recognition of this lengthy role in support of the collaboration between the artists of South Africa and Switzerland, 12 Swiss musicians perform in Grahamstown this year over the course of the festival, sometimes offering their original music and at other times collaborating with South African musicians.
TICKETS:
The road to Jazztown in Grahamstown is now open. All arts and Jazz lovers can get their tickets when they go on sale from 7 May 2018.
