Meeting Courtney Pine

 I had the oppertunity to take a picture with  Courtney Pine C.B.E. is a ground-breaking, multi- instrumentalist who over the past twenty years, has led a transformation in the British Jazz scene and a generation of exciting and innovative players to broaden their styles to take jazz out to a wider audience – not quite outer space, but pretty close. honorary doctorate from the University of Westminster on 6 December 2004, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Southampton on 15 July 2010.

Jazz fest was chilled

Free concert made headlines. Thank You South Africa for your support. The pre festival Free Community concert is a permanent feature of the Cape Town International Jazz festival and is as old as the festival itself.

Held annually in the heart of the city at Green Market Square, this concert is the festivals' way of showing appreciation to the people of Cape Town, by giving them a taste of some of the world class performers at no charge.

Percy Mabandu is a acclaimed journalist and author to talk about his first published book "Yakhal'Inkomo" It will be to at the Arts cape on Wednesday, 25 March between 1:30 -3:30pm. Free for public debate and reading. Bring friends and family #CTIJF #CTIJFT...

Cape Town International Jazz Festival South Africa music

Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) isthe flagship event for the leading events management and production company espAfrika, which has staged and produced several world-renowned events.

Affectionately referred to as “Africa’s Grandest Gathering” the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, is the largest music event in sub-Saharan Africa. The Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF), now preparing for its 15th year, is an annual event. It is famous for delivering a star-studded line up. This proudly South African produced event is hosted at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) each year on the last weekend of March or the first weekend of April.

The festival annually boasts 5 stages and over 40 artists performing over 2 nights. The programming - unique to the CTIJF is made up of a 50/50 split between South African artists and international artists respectively. The Festival hosts in excess of 37 000 music lovers over the 2 show days