Cape Town International Jazz Festival

The 7th annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival, the biggest Jazz event on the African continent, will take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

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The 7th annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival, the biggest Jazz event on the African continent, will take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) on Friday 31 March and Saturday 1 April 2006.

With festival director, Rashid Lombard, the 2006 festival will again feature a spectacular bill of 40 acts, split equally between the African and International contingents, performing in five different venues situated around the Convention Centre. There will also be the traditional free concert for the people of Cape Town prior to the festival on Thursday 30 March to be held on Greenmarket Square.

Artists already confirmed include Chucho Valdes Quartet featuring Mayra Caridad Valdes,Tina Schouw and Friends, Nestor Torres, Tribute to Ray Charles featuring Joe McBride, Gerald Veasley and Kenny Blake, Miriam Makeba (Grand Finale Tour), Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse, Mario Canonge Trio featuring Horacio El Negro Hernandez, and Caiphus Semeny. And more!

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Where?
Cape Town International Convention Centre

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