Lira
Lira is undoubtedly one of the hottest performing artists in South Africa at the moment.
Bands
Jonathan Butler
South African expatriate Jonathan Butler isn’t really a jazz artist, but his laid-back, slightly jazz-tinged approach to R&B/pop has earned the singer/guitarist/songwriter/producer a lot of supporters in the urban contemporary, adult contemporary, quiet storm, and smooth jazz markets.
Gloria Bosman
Gloria has performed live at numerous clubs and festivals throughout the country. She has shared the stage with the likes of Sibongile Khumalo, Moses Molelekwa, Tananas, Sipho Mabuse, Vusi Mahlasela, James Philips, Victor Masondo and Hugh Masekela to name only a few.
Howard Johnson
One of the top tuba soloists since the early ’60s, Howard Johnson is a very versatile player who not only plays tuba and baritone but other reeds and trumpet.
Feya Faku
Fezile “Feya” Faku is a trumpet & flugel horn player born in the Port Elizabeth township of New Brighton. His passion for the instrument grew, with no formal training, from the guidance and support of the town’s local musicians.
Lynne Arriale
Lynne Arriale has captured the imaginations of jazz and mainstream music lovers with her outstanding CD and DVD recordings and performances. She has been critically acclaimed as having a ‘singular voice’ as a pianist, leader, composer, arranger and for “putting the heart back into jazz”
Jazz Meets Symphony 2010 featuring Howard Johnson,
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OTB had again been contracted by the Jazz Foundation to manage the production of the Jazz Meets Symphony series this year.
The concerts took place in Durban on 29 October at the Playhouse Theatre and in Johannesburg on 30 October at the Theatre on The Track in Kyalami.
A star-studded line up [...]
Trevor Noah
Trevor has been performing for a little over 2 years but is already recognized as one of the top comedians in the country. His rise in the comedy realm has been nothing short of meteoric.
Sibongile Khumalo
Sibongile’s voice is, quite simply, one of the greatest natural instruments on display anywhere in the world. Visceral in its presence and sheer size, splendid in its timbral richness, expressive in every nuance of register and emotion, it is a voice immediately recognizable and always unique.
Andreas Vollenweider
Andreas Vollenweider (born October 4, 1953) is a Swiss musician. His music has been categorized as World Music, Jazz, New Age and even Classical; two of his albums were number 1 on the Billboard charts simultaneously in the categories Classical, Jazz, Pop and Crossover for more than 11 weeks.
