Update: Read more about the Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2009.

The Cape Town International Jazz Festival is like a house with many rooms. Known as Africa’s Grandest Gathering, the festival which will be in its ninth year, brings together 40 Jazz and Jazz related groups.

Read more about the “Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2008”

CapeTownMagazine.com attended the media launch for the famous jazz festival at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, and is happy to share the line-up of the first 19 artists announced with you.

The performances at the Cape Town Jazz Festival on 28-29 March 2008 are -as always- the strength of the festival.

The list of the first 19 exciting musicians performing at the 9th Cape Town Jazz Festival in 2008 are:

Ananda Project (US)
Bongani Sotshononda Project (RSA)
Gavin Minter & the Mother City Jazz Orchestra (RSA)

Gerald Albright (US)
Hiromi (Japan)
Kenny Barron Trio (US)

Lennart Klein-Smith and “Mother City Groove” (RSA)
Oliver Mtukudzi (Zimbabwe)
Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Band (RSA)

The Bays (US)
Najee (US)
The Big Idea (RSA)

The Four Sounds ft Zelda Benjamin & Phyllis Madikwa (RSA)

The Manhattans ft Gerald Alston & Blue Lovett (US)
The Soul Brothers (RSA)
Tierney Sutton (US)
Tutu Puoane (RSA/ Belgium)
Zola (RSA)

The Cape Town Jazz Festival traditionally kicks off with an open air "Free Community Concert" on Greenmarket Square.

Tickets can be bought online via Computicket.

Molo Says: “The Cape Town International Jazz Festival is now known as 4th best jazz event in the world, and is a jazz festival definitely not be missed.

Soon we will have the entire line-up available on CapeTownMagazine.com.

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