Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Cape Town and all that Jazz!

The much anticipated 9th Cape Town International Jazz Festival kicked off on Friday 28 March 2008 the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
This proudly South African event, ranked among the best jazz festivals in the world, brought together 40 local and international acts at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on 28 and 29 March 2008, while offering a range of parallel exhibitions, courses and workshops for music lovers and entrepreneurs.

According to online music magazine Melodytrip's ranking of jazz festivals, the Cape Town International Jazz Festival is now No 4 in the world, surpassing events such as Switzerland's Montreaux Festival and the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland.
"The formula of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival is simple: bring jazz together with its popular music siblings, says festival director Rashid Lombard.

C&S was involved in the 2008 festival at three different venues. Our biggest contribution was on Sunday 30 March at the concert in Mitchell's Plain.

World famous groups and acts, including The Manhattans and Jimmy Dludlu, entertained crowds in Mitchell's Plain on Sunday at a concert dubbed, "The Human Rights Free Concert". The event was a new addition to the Cape Town International Jazz Festival for 2008. The Sunday concert was aimed at encouraging the youth to live a drug, gang and alcohol-free life style.


C&S is very proud to have been part of the 2008 Cape Town Jazz Festival and we look forward to next year!


-Liezl Clark
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References:
http://www.sabcnews.com/entertainment/music/0,2172,166629,00.html
http://www.news24.com/News24/Entertainment/Local/0,,2-1225-1242_2293803,00.html