IMN - International Music Network
3.jpg)
1.jpg)
1-1313417092.jpg)
Cape Town International Jazz Festival Boosts Economy
< Back
Thursday August 23, 2012
From The New Age
Jazz packs economic punch
By: Zwelakhe Shangase
South Africans love music and jazz is no exception, judging by the feet that make their way annually to events like the Cape Town International Jazz Festival and the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz in Joburg, the latter taking place this weekend.
Both have reached milestones since their inception.
Not only did the Cape festival pull in more than 33000 visitors this year, it celebrated 13 years of entertaining crowds, which coincides with the Joburg celebration of 13 years of its Jazz festival.
Both festivals have an important economic and social impact on the country.
This year, The Joy of Jazz is set to draw in younger music lovers and it boasts a line-up of performers like local Thandiswa Mazwai and Musa Manzini, Lizz Wright and Grace Kelly from the US and Shanti Lo from Botswana.
The festival seeks to take jazz to various communities to reach fans like the elderly and disabled and mentor young people from high schools and universities too.
With the overall success of these two major events, how is the community or the South African economy benefiting – besides the fun and music?
Joy of Jazz has, over the years, invested in a campaign that promotes live entertainment called The Road to Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, which precedes the main events and more than 5000 music lovers attend these shows.
This then creates enough hype and combines the economic impact of the build-up campaign and the main event is felt in various parts of Gauteng.
To read more click here
| Touba - Daru Salaam | 5:49 | Youssou N'Dour |
| Avishai Cohen presents: The Big Vicious | Avishai Cohen presents: The Big Vicious | |
| Jump Up | 5:48 | Jason Moran |
| The Watcher (PRISM) | 6:59 | Dave Holland |
| Sagal Ko | 3:35 | Youssou N'Dour |
| Things Behind the Sun | 4:37 | Brad Mehldau |
| Are We A Nation | 3:58 | SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK |
Watch what's on
| *Tineke Postma Quartet | Tineke Postma |
| Ella's Song | SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK |
| Bone Chaos at the Castle | Kaki King |
| Irish Homecoming Trailer | Cherish The Ladies |
| Lizz Wright and Raul Midon | Lizz Wright and Raul Midón |
| *Altan with the RTE Orchestra | Altan |
| On Sacred Ground: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring | On Sacred Ground |
The Day the Music Died in Mali
From The New York Times The Day the Music Died in Mali By: Sujatha Fernandes Everyone has heard of censored songs, like Billie Holiday’s...
Posted May 21st, 2013
May 10th: Women In Jazz Day
From Broadway World Mayor Bloomberg Proclaims May 10 ‘Women in Jazz Day’ By: BMW News Desk To celebrate the acclaimed documentary The Girls in...
Posted May 10th, 2013
Blue Note to Partner with ArtistShare
From The New York Times Blue Note to Partner With ArtistShare By: Nate Chinen Blue Note Records, the most storied label in jazz, has...
Posted May 8th, 2013
