As anticipation mounts for the first-ever Jazzin’ Africa Festival, all eyes turn to the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra, ...

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

Louis Tebugo Moholo-Moholo was born in St Monica’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa on 10 March 1940. He’d not have appreciated that introduction, once chastising an interviewer: Ah, no! My name is ...

New York, NY (October 20, 2025)— In November, Jazz at Lincoln Center invites audiences to experience the spiritual and ...

The 13th annual Eastside Kings Festival is set for this weekend. More than 20 bands and artists will play across five venues in historic East Austin on Saturday and Sunday.

A ward-winning South African jazz artist Ernie Smith opens up about his creative journey and his latest offering, Heya, an introspective song that explores complexities of love.

The African diaspora has given us some of the most talented musicians, who have made an indelible mark on the global music ...

Professor of Global Jazz Studies and Music, Herb Alpert School of Music, University of California, Los Angeles One of the most influential artists in South Africa’s rich history of jazz is Kippie ...

Jazz enthusiasts in South Africa are in for a treat as Grammy award-winning vocalist Gregory Porter is set to take the stage ...

One of the defining sounds of jazz is the blue note—a pitch slightly lowered from the standard scale. These notes give jazz ...