SouthAfricanjazz is the jazz of SouthAfrica. The jazz scene in SouthAfrica grew much as it did in the United States. Through performances in nightclubs...
Africanjazz may refer to: Le Grand Kallé et l'African Jazz, a Congolese band often referred to as "AfricanJazz" A style of music also known as Ethio-jazz...
time, jazz was the most popular style of music in the urban areas of SouthAfrica, especially in these shebeens. So, jazz got fused with African traditional...
The AfricanJazz Pioneers is a SouthAfrican group that espouses the music of the 1950s, fusing big band jazz with township marabi sounds. Band leader...
2018) was a SouthAfrican trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer who was described as "the father of SouthAfricanjazz". Masekela was...
the SouthAfrican Alto Saxophone Style". The World of Music. 5 (2): 31–46. ISSN 0043-8774. JSTOR 44651147. "King Kong, the first All AfricanJazz Opera"...
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its...
The Jazz Epistles were SouthAfrica's first important (albeit short-lived) bebop band. Inspired by Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, its members included Dollar...
tradition, and African musical elements such as blue notes and African-American styles such as ragtime. Although the foundation of jazz is deeply rooted...
71, SouthAfricanjazz musician March 3 – Eleanor Collins, 104, Canadian jazz singer and TV host Jazz portal List of 2024 albums List of jazz festivals...
Cape jazz is a genre of jazz that is performed in the very southern part of Africa, the name being a reference to Cape Town, SouthAfrica. Some writers...
Themba Mkhize is a SouthAfricanjazz pianist and composer. Born in KwaZulu Natal, Mkhizehas played with SouthAfrican bands including Bayethe and Sakhile...
professionally known as Don Laka, is a SouthAfricanjazz musician, songwriter and music producer, as well as the founder of "kwaai-jazz". Laka finished studying at...
The Blue Notes were a SouthAfricanjazz sextet, whose definitive line-up featured Chris McGregor on piano, Mongezi Feza on trumpet, Dudu Pukwana on alto...
Mama Africa, was a SouthAfrican singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including Afropop, jazz, and world...
(born 23 August 1942) is a SouthAfricanjazz singer who has been active since the 1960s. Born and raised in Soweto, SouthAfrica, she has been active as...
of the African-American jazz, introduced into SouthAfrica by transnational record-distribution networks in the 1920s. Most SouthAfricanjazz musicians...
Gloria Bosman (c. 1972 – 14 March 2023) was a SouthAfricanjazz singer who began her career singing in a church choir in Soweto. Bosman was born in Mofolo...
Coloured Jazz and Variety on a tour of SouthAfrica. When the production failed, she found herself stranded in Mozambique, where she met SouthAfrican saxophonist...
Makhathini (born 24 September 1982) is a SouthAfricanjazz musician from Umgungundlovu, Pietermaritzburg, SouthAfrica. Coming from a musical family, his love...
April 1973 – 13 February 2001) was a SouthAfricanjazz pianist. Moses Taiwa Molelekwa grew up in a family of jazz musicians. He was brought up in the...
The Cape Town International Jazz Festival is an annual music festival held in Cape Town, SouthAfrica. The first one was held in 2000 to 2005 and is recognized...
1944 – 10 October 2010), known professionally as Rex Rabanye, was a SouthAfricanjazz, fusion and soulful pop musician. Great instrumental legend Rex Rabanye...
December 1936 – 26 May 1990) was a SouthAfricanjazz pianist, bandleader and composer born in Somerset West, SouthAfrica. McGregor grew up in the then Transkei...
Adnewmah, SouthAfricanJazz singer Dolly Rathebe, The African Inkspots, Sam Maile, Dan Twala, and The Jazz Maniacs that included SouthAfricanJazz saxophonist...
23 January 2021) was a SouthAfricanjazz musician, songwriter and producer. He was an important figure in SouthAfricanjazz for over 40 years. Gwangwa...
a SouthAfricanjazz and Afro-pop singer. Born in Seshego, she was raised in Polokwane, Limpopo, and moved to Cape Town in 1994 to study as a jazz vocalist...