The free concert is a prelude to the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, which follows on 25–26 April at the Cape Town ...

The Soldier’s Tale is played less these days than it used to be, but the Wigmore Soloists’ musicianship made its comeback a ...

I sift through the hundreds of tracks that bombard my inbox. On a biweekly basis, I tell you about the two artists whose ...

William James Basie, also known as Count Basie, was a legendary bandleader and pianist whose Kansas City swing defined an era of jazz. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra and led the group ...

AFTER a short hiatus, Jazz FM’s annual awards are back this year, with singer Melody Gardot confirmed as this year’s deserving recipient of the prestigious Gold Award, which celebrates “extraordinary ...

Chef Sandy Keung isn’t one for estimations. When I ask her to visualise her future in five to 10 years, she swiftly interjects. “Six years,” she says. “That’s when the lease is up ...

The Tino Martinez Quartet [TMQ] is getting set to hold a ‘Jazz and Art’ event on April 16, featuring live art creation by Carlos Santana during the group’s set. A spokesperson said ...

Kayleigh Capitanio secured the first-place award for the Berkshires Jazz Student Art Contest with a vibrant work depicting a guitar, piano, and music notes. The piece was created in art teacher ...

A number of artistic directors have played a role in the design of the music being presented over the years, and it’s a tribute to the enduring legacy of jazz that the festival continues to ...

Hi, I am Mark Rapp, and this is Rapp on Jazz. Louis Daniel Armstrong was born on August 4, 1901. This American trumpeter and vocalist went by the nicknames "Satchmo," "Satch," and "Pops." He was among ...

It's that time of the year again for Africa’s Grandest Gathering, The Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) where the mother city is buzzing and people from across the world are ...