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Tutu Puoane is a vocal jazz virtuoso whose journey began in Tshwane in South Africa and she ultimately moved to Antwerp in Belgium.
With 8 albums under her belt she peforms on the Joy of Jazz stages this September and stopped by The K Jazz Show and we got to catch on all of it including listening to her latest project #WrappedInRhythm.
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Our guest in this hour is a singer, song writer and voice over artist, with a keen interest in contributing to the creative industry's growth.
She is an accomplished live performer and story teller who’s debut solo album entitled “Indlel’eyekhaya” was nominated for 3 South African Music Awards, including Best Jazz Album and Best Female Artist.
It went onto win Mdlalose two Mzantsi Jazz Awards for Best Jazz Album and Best Newcomer.
Joining us ahead of the 25th Joy of Jazz festival this September, Spha Mdlalose. -
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Keiko Matsui is a stunning, soft-spoken, and petite powerhouse with such a commanding presence at the piano and has amassed a devout following through the years. A renowned Japanese jazz and contemporary instrumental musician, known for her smooth jazz and new age compositions.
She is our musical guest in this hour as one of the artists who will be on the Joy of Jazz stage this month and we get to spend time with her here on The K Jazz Show, ahead of this appearance. -
Musical explorations and conversation take centre stage, Marwan Allam’s debut Bab Bhar combines Arabic, North African and Andalusian forms with modern jazz to create a synthesis which sets the musical languages of the traditional, within the framework of the new.
Allam’s compositions build a bridge between old musics and new by building on rhythms, metres, idioms and intonations that the jazz listener would not expect to hear in a jazz context.
Tunisian Born, New York based Jazz Bass Player Marwan Allam is our musical guest. -
Our guest this Sunday, really needs no introduction, he is recognized for his contributions to jazz, and has built a significant international presence, collaborating with prominent musicians and participating in prestigious festivals worldwide.
His latest project Inkumbulo or Reminiscence is a celebration of this journey of allyship, marking 20 years of the South African / Swiss Exchange program, a creative cross pollination including paying tribute to his loved ones.
We get to spend time at the feet of elder Feya Faku, as he reveals this brand new offering. -
The Joy of Jazz is weeks away and The K Jazz Show has been mapping the road to Johannesburg’s favourite festival and for the past few months you and I have been chatting to some of the festival’s headliners.
These names have included international stars and our very own homegrown contemporaries , getting us excited and ready to witness the 25th edition of the festival in motion.
This week on the show we are joined by trumpeter and composer Christopher Stephen Botti who established a reputation as a versatile musician in both jazz and pop music for his ability to fuse both styles together.
For Page Three this Sunday, Chris Botti. -
Vocalist, Composer, Bandleader and Educator stopped by The K Jazz Show to introduce the brand new project "The Sabbath" ahead of the release in September, we got to unpack and listen to this new body of work, exploring the themes more.
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Our guest this Sunday, began his walk with music back in New Castle in KZN, was born into generations of musical tradition with family members made up of singers and instrumentalists.
Musical heritage became second nature to Sphelelo & he was inevitably destined to respond to the passion of music in a big way.
We’ve seen him on the various bandstands and in collaboration with some of the greats like Shane Cooper,Benjamin Jephta, Siya Makuzeni & Concord Nkabinde, Bassist & band leader Musa Manzini, but this time, he returns to the same stages, introducing his debut project “ New Age Inc: Faces” -
At 23 years old, Matthew Whitaker is called a "genius" by Jon Batiste, an internationally recognized more for his prodigious talents and inspirational story.
On Their Shoulders: An Organ Tribute is a soulful, 7-track shout-out to the Hammond B-3 organ pioneers who paved the way for him including Jimmy Smith, Charles Earland, Dr. Lonnie Smith and Joey DeFrancesco.
Matthew stopped by The K JazzShow to tell us all about it. -
The Joy of Jazz Festival is set to celebrate its 25 year milestone this year with a bold line-up of performances which take place on 27th and 28th of September 2024
This year, the festival will host over 50 world class musicians, from more than 10 countries.
Who take to the five stages in two days, showcasing jazz music accents from the African continent, including Europe, East Asia, and the Americas, weaving a truly global vision of jazz, as a world unifying musical idiom.
Darren English is billed as one of the headlining artists at this year’s Joy of Jazz Festival and we got to catch up with him ahead of the festivities. -
Ahead of his show at the Mzantsi Jazz Award nominated "best venue for jazz" Melville's "Chiesa Di Pazzo Lupi" Trumpet Maestro Lwanda Gogwana stopped by the show to catch on all things jazz and then some.
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Our guest embraces her newfound freedom with a classic recording that encapsulates an illustrious 20-year career since the release of her debut album, Salt.
She’s become renowned for her deep contralto and personal composing style, has had a remarkable career as a refined, soulful original, working with a variety of esteemed artists on various projects.
Lizz Wright is also a trained chef who founded and manages her own wellness restaurant and café in her hometown of Chicago.
She embraces Shadow as an eloquent opening of an inspiring new chapter, this is her latest project which features musicians Angelique Kidjo, Meshell Ndegeocello and Brandee Younger amongst many other incredible musicians.
The New York Times touts as, “a smooth, dark alto possessed of qualities you might associate with barrel-aged bourbon or butter-soft leather -
Exploration led us here, we travelled to France by the way of Guadeloupe and there we found Arnaud Dolmen.
He is a drummer, composer, producer and one of the most acclaimed artists on the jazz scene.
His distinctions include Revelation at the Victoires du Jazz, finalist of the Django Reinhardt Prize 2023, “French musician of the year”, “Top 3 best drummers of the year” by Jazz Magazine and Jazz News.
Arnaud Dolmen is taking the rhythms and musical traditions of his native Guadeloupe, the French Caribbean island, in decidedly new directions.
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Jazzpianist and composer Daan Herweg is a renowned musician based in Amsterdam working on both local and international stages.
Began his career at the The Manhattan School of music and the conservatory of Amsterdam, he is a much sought after sideman, writer and composer with many different projects.
A free improviser, hit composer and music educator composing jazz that is compelling and well constructed
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This Sunday, we celebrated one of South Africa’s most extraordinary piano talents, Thembi Dunjana has established herself as a star in Cape Town’s rich Jazz scene.
Drawing upon varied inspirations that range from the American influences of Coltrane, Silver, and McCoy to South African legends like Molelekwa and Mseleku.
Thembi released her Mzantsi jazz award winning project Intyatyambo in 2020.
And now she is back in 2024 with her follow up and sophomore project “ God Bless Ikapa. God Bless Mzantsi” -
Gerald Mack McKenzie, a composer and bassist who changed Cape Town’s Goema music tradition forever.
Grew up in the city’s carnival culture and he helped form The Genuines, combining styles like rock, punk, classical and jazz with the music of his childhood.
With musical guest and friend Leslie Javan, pay homage to this son of the soil and forever preserve the memories of his contributions to this indigenous South African sonic. -
Louis Mhlanga is a Southern African musician, who’s passion for the guitar started at the age of 10, imitating the likes of Jimi Hendrix and many other rock musicians from the 60s through to the 70s.
He is also a scholar of both the Southern and West African guitar traditions, successfully incorporating the mbira (thumb piano) patterns of the Shona people into his unique modern electric guitar style.Not a stranger to the music scene and his work has recieved high acclaim including the formation of the Louis Mhlanga Band with Andile Yenana, Sello Montwedi and Basie Mahlasela, in 2001.
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Belgian Drummer Kobe Gregoir, whose magical collaboration between Dutch/Congolese spoken word artist, Danielle Zawadi, encourages the fusion of spoken word, rap, and jazz as a bi -cultural snapshot of Generation Z, and they influenced by American jazz from the turbulent 1960s with a powerful spoken-word and jazz project representing Africa and Europe at the same time, as we commemorate Youth month in South Africa, this conversation is a glimpse outwardly to the other young creators of Jazz and how they interpret and recreate jazz in 2024.
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Defined as a meeting between instruments, not traditions.
Most certainly, the dialogue between Ballaké Sissoko’s kora and Derek Gripper’s guitar is a summit between two master musicians who are operating with control and freedom at the highest peaks of their art.
Armed with Ballake’s Sissoko’s kora tradition and lineage traverse the once powerful empire known as Kaabu of West Africa and Derek Gripper’s European Classic guitar these two gentle do not share spoken language but but if it is true that music speaks universally, then they were already involved in profound dialogue long before they met.
After a successful American Tour, This June the duo touches down in South Africa for a you cant afford to miss out Tour in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg from June 14th until June 21st
Joining us, is a gentleman who really has redefined interpreting how the Kora sounds using only his guitar.
Cape Town based Guitarist and friend of the K Jazz Show, Derek Dripper - Visa fler