Cape Town will be celebrating in 2009 with the 10th Annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival.

The dates for the 2009 Jazz Festival are known so take it down in your diary since this tenth edition of the festival will be a gathering to remember.

Africa's Grandest Gathering will be taking place on 3 and 4 April 2009.

The Cape Town International Jazz Festival has grown into a hugely successful international event since its inception in the year 2000.

Attendance figures of the Jazz Festival have increased from the initial 14 000 to 32 000 in the last nine years.

The event brings the absolute best of international Jazz musicians and combines them with the best South Africa artists.

We can certainly say it is one of the best Jazz Festivals in the world; Melodytrip has ranked this proudly South African event as No.4 in the world, outshining events such as Switzerland's Montreaux Festival and even our Jazz Festival's founding father, the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland.

CapeTownMagazine.com will bring you information on the tickets for the 2009 Jazz Festival the moment information on the ticket sales becomes available.

As important is obviously the line-up for the 2009 edition of the festival.

More information on the line-up of musicians is expected in the next months.

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Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2009:

Date: 3 – 4 April 2009
Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre
Location: Foreshore | Cape Town

The Cape Town Jazz Festival’s winning formula of bringing more than 40 international and local artists to perform over two days on five stages has earned it the status of being the most prestigious event on the African continent.

Known as Africa's Grandest Gathering, the Jazz festival which will be in its tenth year when it takes place on Friday 03 and Saturday 04 April 2009 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

Once again, Cape Town International Jazz Festival will thrill loyal and new fans with world class music.

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