Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2009 Free Concert

Attend the free build-up concert to Cape Town's International Jazz Festival at Green Market Square

This year’s free concert once again takes place at Greenmarket Square and starts at 5pm on 1 April 2009, which will encourage many city workers to remain in the city after work that day, avoiding that heavy homeward-bound traffic.

This well-attended event features some of the top headliners that will also be performing at the Jazz Festival.

The artists appearing at this year’s social and community gathering are 70’s Soul group, the Stylistics, along with The Incredibles, Nomfusi, Claire Phillips and Pete Philly & Perquisite.

This annual feature has become a permanent fixture on Cape Town’s social calendar and shows the Festival’s commitment to the community and the city.

LUNCH TIME LIVE concerts also take place during the festival week – en route to this Free concert - in the centre of Greenmarket Square.

LUNCH TIME LIVE lineup:

Dave Ferguson performs some wild and dangerous stuff with a harmonica and an effects pedal at the Vida Café on 30 March 1pm to 2pm and at Woolworths on 31 March 1pm to 2pm. Go Cowboy!

Gazelle, his masked DJ and big dance act are the future of Afrikan Disko can be seen at Green Market Square on 30 March 1pm to 2pm and at Vida Café on 31 March at 1pm to 2pm. Beware!

Jitsvinger has redefined Cape Flats hip hop with his mixture of poetry and rap music and can be seen at Bart Statue on 30 March 1pm to 2pm and Green Market Square on 31 March 1pm to 2pm.

Lu Chase and James Kibby are a singer-guitarist duo performing original jazz compositions. Be Cool!

Waddy Tudor Jones, better known as Max Normal takes over the street "Unplugged featuring Classic Marimba" at Woolworths on 30 March 1pm to 2pm and at Bart Statue on 31 March 1pm to 2pm. Take Cover!

Being the jazz fan that you are you cannot afford to miss out on finding out about the line-up and artists at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2009.

Read through our event calendar for more info on times regarding the Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2009.

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