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Take note: Photographer Vuyo Giba specialises in capturing jazz musicians in black and white. Photo: Supplied
ANDILE YENANA

Through the jazz lens: Vuyo Giba captures the spirit of South African sound

With her lens tuned to the heartbeat of South African jazz, Vuyo Giba transforms music into memory and sound into story

  • Rolland Simpi Motaung
6 min read
Chris Botti plays on the edge of jazz with both contemporary classical and pop music sensibilities.
CHRIS BOTTI

Festival is an embarrassment of jazz riches

Joy of Jazz takes place in Johannesburg this weekend.

  • Percy Mabandu
6 min read
Welcome return: Musician and composer Feya Faku launched his book of compositions and two albums — Live at the Bird’s Eye and Impilo — in October at eDikeni in Sandton. Photos: Tseliso Monaheng
AND MALCOLM JIYANE

Mzansi jaz z breaks free and flies in 2021

A slew of new releases and ideas about jazz emerge as artists beat the Covid-19 blues

  • Tseliso Monaheng
7 min read
Talented collective: Sibongile Khumalo with Uhadi band members (left to right) Justin Badenhorst, Paul Hanmer, Herbie Tsoaeli, McCoy Mrubata and Feya Faku outside the Market Theatre in 2014. (Photo: Tseliso Monaheng)
AT THIS POINT IN TIME VOICES IN VOLUME

The Portfolio: Herbie Tsoaeli remembers Sibongile Khumalo’s professionalism and wicked humour

The bassist says the versatile singer ‘knew her story’ in the music

  • Herbie Tsoaeli
3 min read
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM

Let the music speak

Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya meets legendary South African jazz drummer Makhaya Ntshoko and his quintet.

  • Fikile Ntsikelelo Moya
4 min read