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Debut: Kujenga is one of the local outfits that will be playing at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival.

Cape Town jazz festival tuning up after Covid lull

Like it’s theme, the festival will look to be refreshed after Covid

Jazz hands: Carlo Mombelli and The Prisoners of Strange are performing at Wits this weekend. Photo: Jonathan Rees

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A repository for jazz historians

In the face of dwindling writing about South African jazz, bassist and composer Carlo Mombelli’s new offering is a repository for future historians.

Carlo Mombelli will perform with The Storytellers ensemble at the DSG Hall.

Don’t Miss This: National Arts Festival

From live shows to screenings, the arts desk rounds up some highlights from the festival.

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Cape Town Nu World Festival promises more cultural and musical diversity

The Cape Town World Music Festival returns to the music calendar with a new name and a clearer focus.

Funky ha-ha from half a Dadaist

Funky ha-ha from half a Dadaist

When I first saw that <em>Paris/Joburg</em> consisted of four wind instruments, two drummers, two vocalists and a bassist, my heart sank a little.

Toys, exhaust pipes and all that jazz

A Carlo Mombelli gig can make you wonder if you’ve come to the right place, writes Thorsten Schier from the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.

Sergei Nakariakov blows in

Miagi festival offers a classical treat, writes Dillon Davie