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Dwson will be performing at the Cape Town International Jazz festival this weekend for the first time. Image: Supplied.

Dwson prepares for debut set at Cape Town International Jazz Festival

Dwson’s upcoming appearance at the major music festival in his hometown places his journey from local clubs to global stages into sharp, full-circle focus

Universal Souljahz (Tseliso Monaheng)

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"Prophets of Da City also represent what hip-hop heads become when they grown older."

David Miller looks dejected after being caught by Ben Stokes off England’s Chris Woakes.

Still hot, if a little cramped

​The Cape Town Jazz Festival’s line-up of artists helped sweep away even the weekend’s politics.

David Miller looks dejected after being caught by Ben Stokes off England’s Chris Woakes.

Cramped festival, hot music and all that jazz

The Cape Town Jazz Festival needn’t rely on vibe and, even though some stages are a sonic nightmare, the music carries the event.

Pablo Iglesias

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The SABC dispelled rumours that after three years as the festival’s media sponsor

SABC pulls the plug on Cape Town Jazz Festival

Eight days ahead of “Africa’s Grandest Gathering”, the SABC has announced that it will no longer be the media sponsor of the festival.

Cape Town Jazz Festival’s Baseline Stage.

Festival needs fine-tuning

The music was excellent, but the conventional organisation of the Cape Town Jazz Festival went against the grain.

Fashion and photography for Cape Town Jazz Festival 2014

Music remains centre stage at Jazz Fest 2014, but its full schedule will include a fashion show and photographic exhibition honouring Nelson Mandela.

Gogwana’s connections hardwired to this music

Gogwana’s album, Songbook Chapter One, ‘documents all the musical building blocks that have made me who I am and reflects the people I have met”.