This special section is devoted to South African jazz, which has prospered for several decades and developed a distinctive character all its own. AAJ: SA was created in 2002 and has since been updated ...

Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Mother Africa season continued last weekend with two concerts featuring South African contemporary pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini performing the music of Bheki ...

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This column has regularly strayed from any strict definition of jazz, with the goal of representing creative improvised African music in all its forms. To be honest, if one were to make a list of ...

South African jazz seems to be having another international moment. Recently, for example, the Blue Note jazz label launched a new imprint, Blue Note Africa dedicated to the continent’s music. Its ...

Blue Note Records and Universal Music Group Africa have announced the creation of Blue Note Africa, a new label that will focus on African jazz artists. The first release from the new imprint is ...

While there are those who place flowers upon graves to honour the dead, others dust off the archives to reissue the music of an artist lost to time. Pianist Gideon Nxumalo, who died in 1970, was ...

Free the Jazz brings a fresh generation of artists, experimental sounds and jazz culture to the Sandton City Rooftop this ...

As I reflect on the vibrant pulse of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF), now firmly established as one of the world’s most iconic jazz gatherings, my heart swells with pride and ...