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Jazz Bands

Jazz bands and ensembles, from duos and trios to full line-ups with horns and vocals. Repertoire spans standards, contemporary and Afro jazz, working as sophisticated background for receptions and dinners or as a featured set.

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5th Season

Durban
5th Season are a jazz and swing band formed by UKZN music graduates, in demand for corporate functions, weddings and festivals. Based in Durban.
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Abbey Artico

Johannesburg
Abbey Artico is a jazz saxophonist, keyboardist and musical director who has toured with PJ Powers across southern Africa. Based in Johannesburg.
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ADAMU Trio

Cape Town
Adamu Trio play Afro-Latin fusion led by Angolan-born Adamu, who sings in Portuguese, French, Spanish, Kimbundo and Kicongo. Based in Cape Town.
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Afri Duo

Johannesburg
Afri Duo pair violin and saxophone for corporate events, weddings and dinners, with regular slots at The Saxon and Sun City Palace. Based in Johannesburg.
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Africa Soul

Johannesburg
Africa Soul rework 1950s and 1960s soul classics by Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding with African harmonies. Johannesburg.
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Afrika Mkhize

Johannesburg
Afrika Mkhize is a jazz pianist who started playing at the age of six and went on to win a Standard Bank Young Artist Award. Based in Johannesburg.
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Afrotopia

Cape Town
Afrotopia are a critically acclaimed Cape Town cover band formed in 2016, specialising in jazz and pop styled in the Bossa nova tradition.
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Alistair Izobell

Cape Town
Alistair Izobell began as Broertjie in the Kramer-Petersen musical District Six and sang at the 1989 World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo. Based in Cape Town.
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Amanda Tiffin

Cape Town
Amanda Tiffin is a jazz vocalist and pianist with a UCT Masters passed with distinction, touring Japan with the a.s.k. trio. Based in Cape Town.
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Ambient Horizons

Cape Town
Ambient Horizons are an ambient jazz trio with unusual instrumentation, available for weddings, corporate functions and private concerts in Cape Town.
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Ami Williams

Cape Town
Ami Williams is a District Six-born jazz singer and composer who was joined on stage by Hugh Masekela at the Cape Town Jazzathon.
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AndFem

Johannesburg
AndFem pair singer and MC Andy Klee with West African saxophonist Femi Koya for stylish jazz and Afrobeat entertainment. Based in Johannesburg.
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Asanda Mqiki

Port Elizabeth
Asanda Mqiki is an Afro-soul vocalist who has headlined the Cape Town Festival and played the Oppikoppi and National Arts festivals. Based in Port Elizabeth.
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Augment XL

Cape Town
Augment XL combine electric cellist Dorette Roos with keytar player Kyle Petersen and percussionist Darren Petersen. Based in Cape Town.
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Beat Route

Durban
Beat Route are an acoustic swing jazz combo of trumpet, guitar, upright bass and drums, playing corporate events, weddings and fairs. Based in Durban.
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Bisoux

Johannesburg
Bisoux are an intimate jazz trio led by vocalist Wendy Allen Twyford with pianist Dr Roland Moses and bassist Amaeshi Ikhechi. Based in Johannesburg.
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Blue Motion Band

Kenya
Blue Motion Band is a Kenyan live ensemble founded over a decade ago by Nyawira Muchiri, known for soulful performances at events. Based in Kenya.
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Bokani Dyer

Cape Town
Bokani Dyer is a rising South African jazz pianist, composer and producer, born in Gaborone to the musician Steve Dyer. Based in Cape Town.
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Bongi Mvuyana

Johannesburg
Bongi Mvuyana is a jazz vocalist and songwriter featured in Elle Magazine’s Hotlist for 2014 and named a face to watch by City Press. Based in Johannesburg.
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Brenda Mtambo

Johannesburg
Brenda Mtambo is a soul and jazz vocalist who began as a gospel singer and now writes music themed on love, equality and justice. Johannesburg.
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Brent & Lorette

PE
Brent & Lorette are a husband-and-wife vocal and guitar duo playing jazz and blues around the Garden Route. Based in Port Elizabeth.
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Brittany Dilkes

Cape Town
Brittany Dilkes is a blues and jazz singer and pianist with an honours degree in music from UCT, performing solo or as a duo, trio or quartet. Cape Town.
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Buddy Wells

Cape Town
Buddy Wells is a jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger who has performed with Miriam Makeba, Manu Dibango and Abdullah Ibrahim. Based in Cape Town.
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Cathy Del Mei

Johannesburg
Cathy Del Mei is a saxophonist and keyboard player of over 15 years with a National Diploma in Light Music from Pretoria Technikon. Based in Johannesburg.
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Chad Saaiman

Cape Town
Chad Saaiman is a soulful vocalist and prolific songwriter who has penned hits for SA’s biggest artists, with two SAMA nominations. Based in Cape Town.
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Courus

Johannesburg
Courus is a high-energy performer blending jazz, RnB and neo soul, with a music education diploma from Nelson Mandela University. Based in Johannesburg.
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Cuecumber Jazz band

Cape Town
CueCumber Jazz is a Cape Town quartet moving from swing and R&B pop to modern jazz and funk, with a single, Smile, recorded for charity.
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Danielle Bitton

Cape Town
Danielle Bitton is a singer, DJ, actress and musical theatre lead who won a recording contract at the New York International Music Festival. Cape Town.
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David Ricky Quartet

Cape Town
David Ricky Quartet is led by singer and multi-instrumentalist David Ricky, performing jazz and original songs written by his father. Based in Cape Town.
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Denzil Africa

Port Elizabeth
Denzil Africa and the Vusa Band are one of the Eastern Cape’s top jazz, cover and function bands, and have backed Jimmy Dludlu. Based in Port Elizabeth.
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Deslynn Malotana

Cape Town
Deslynn Malotana is a jazz singer and songwriter who majored in vocal performance and performs with local band Blackkurrant. Based in Cape Town.
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Dragonfly

Cape Town
Dragonfly is a jazz band ranging from easy listening to Be Bop and African jazz, with performances at the BMW Gala dinners of 2013 and 2014. Based in Cape Town.
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Dumza Maswana

Johannesburg
Dumza Maswana is a singer and songwriter whose song Nguye, from the album Iphupha Lam, topped the Umhlobo Wenene charts. Based in Johannesburg.
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Elo Zar

Johannesburg
Elo Zar is a Soweto-born singer mixing Shangaan electro, disco, funk and jazz, recently backed by an 8-piece at Sci-Bono in Newtown. Based in Johannesburg.
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Ernie Smith

Johannesburg
Ernie Smith is a Durban-born jazz guitarist and singer shaped by Pat Metheny, George Benson and Jonathan Butler. Based in Johannesburg.
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Ethnix Afro Jazz band

Johannesburg
Ethnix play light jazzy, African and contemporary classics on saxophone, violin and double bass for upmarket events. Based in Johannesburg.
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Ezra Lingeveldt

Cape Town
Ezra Lingeveldt is a vocalist from Hanover Park who plays piano and guitar and gigs with the band Oh What A Night. Based in Cape Town.
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Fever Trio

Johannesburg
Fever Trio are three women on vocals, saxophone and violin playing jazz and dance music tailored to the corporate market. Based in Johannesburg.
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Francesca Biancoli

Cape Town & Italy
Francesca Biancoli is a jazz vocalist from Bari with a Masters in Jazz Voice and best talent at Umbria Jazz 2009. Based in Cape Town and Italy.
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Funk’D Jazz

Johannesburg
Funk’D Jazz are a jazz outfit playing laid-back cocktail and dinner sets that can step up into funky, dancefloor territory. Based in Johannesburg.
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G-Minor

Mossel Bay
G-Minor are a Western Cape band rooted in jazz and gospel, performing cover versions of popular R&B, jazz and gospel artists. Based in Mossel Bay.
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Heels over Head

Durban
Heels over Head are an all-female jazz band of young professional musicians known for their stage presence and energy. Based in Durban.
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Hot Club d’Afrique

Johannesburg
Hot Club d’Afrique are an all-acoustic gypsy swing quartet whose music pays tribute to the Quintette du Hot Club de France. Based in Johannesburg.
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Hot Stix Mabuse

Johannesburg
Sipho Hotstix Mabuse is a revered South African musician with close on 50 years of music behind him, from Carnegie Hall to Newtown. Based in Johannesburg.
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Ice n Fire

Johannesburg
Ice ‘n Fire are a versatile corporate cover band with international singers, playing dance hits, jazz, pop and Latin. Based in Johannesburg.
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Indwe

East London
Indwe is a singer-songwriter who weaves indigenous instruments and intricate harmonies through her jazz-rooted music. Based in East London.
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Jazz Assassins

Johannesburg
Jazz Assassins play swing, Latin and pop, from standards like Night & Day to bossa versions of Valerie, at weddings and gala events. Based in Johannesburg.
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Jazzmatrix

Johannesburg
Jazzmatix are a five-piece band turning pop songs into Gatsby-styled renditions alongside crooner jazz from Sinatra to Michael Buble. Based in Johannesburg.
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