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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.

Richard Ceasar

Cape Town

Richard Ceasar is a jazz guitarist and vocalist of 25 years who released the album Come Back to Me with bassist Greg Higgins. Based in Cape Town.

Ringo

Johannesburg

Ringo is one of South Africa’s most popular performers, who first broke through with Peto after they won the 1986 Shell Road to Fame. Johannesburg.

RJ Benjamin

Johannesburg

RJ Benjamin is an award-winning vocalist, songwriter, producer and vocal coach, and a judge on The Voice SA. Based in Johannesburg.

Rowlene

Johannesburg

Rowlene is one of South Africa’s most compelling R&B and Afro-pop voices, known for her breakout collaboration with Nasty C on SMA. Based in Johannesburg.

Saul City

Europe

Saul City are a songwriting duo formed in South Africa by Italian composer Michele and singer Lauren, balancing covers with own music. Based in Europe.

Sebe Spring

Johannesburg

Sebe Spring is an African and Afrosoul singer and songwriter who has performed on the Joy of Jazz Fringe stage. Based in Johannesburg.

Sethu Goduka

Cape Town

Sethu Goduka is a Durban-born singer and songwriter spanning R&B, soul and Afro-house who has toured Austria with Acoustic Element. Based in Cape Town.

Shades of Africa

Cape Town

Shades of Africa are a vocal trio celebrating African song who have performed for Anglo American, BMW and the sheik of Dubai. Based in Cape Town.

ShenFM

Cape Town

ShenFM is Afro-pop singer-songwriter Shen Winberg, a UCT jazz graduate who blends live instruments with loops and samples. Based in Cape Town.

SHOUT Jazz Band

Cape Town

Shout Jazz Band is saxophonist Dan Shout’s jazz fusion project; he has performed with Johnny Clegg and at the North Sea Jazz Festival. Based in Cape Town.

Sibusiso “Mash” Mashiloane

Durban

Sibusiso Mashiloane is a jazz pianist and composer whose self-written work blurs genres and has taken him to major festivals and the USA. Based in Durban.

Sima

Cape Town

Sima is a singer-songwriter from KwaZulu-Natal who worked as a presenter and news reader at MFM 92.6 in Stellenbosch. Based in Cape Town.

Sisonke Xonti

Johannesburg

Sisonke Xonti is a jazz saxophonist and co-founder of Deluge who has played the Cape Town International Jazz Festival. Based in Johannesburg.

Soweto String Quartet

Johannesburg

The Soweto String Quartet play fresh, funky arrangements drawing on kwela, mbaqanga and swaying African jazz. Based in Johannesburg.

Stokes Jazz Trio

Cape Town

Stokes Jazz Trio play saxophone, piano and drums, moving from light background jazz and soul to upbeat pop tailored to your event. Based in Cape Town.

Swing City

Johannesburg

Swing City are a three-piece vocal group backed by a jazz orchestra, featuring Graeme Watkins and Lonehill Estate’s Nathan Ro. Based in Johannesburg.

Taiwa Jazz Band

Johannesburg

Taiwa Jazz Band blend traditional jazz with contemporary sounds at jazz festivals, live music venues and events around Johannesburg.

Take Note Jazz Band

Port Elizabeth

Take Note Jazz Band are a youth outfit playing contemporary Afro jazz at corporate events, weddings and upmarket restaurants. Based in Port Elizabeth.

Talitha Luiters

Cape Town

Talitha Luiters is a pop, R&B, jazz and Afrikaans singer from Atlantis who won the Shine99 talent competition on SABC 2 aged 10. Based in Cape Town.

TAVARUA

Cape Town

Tavarua are a mellow duo of Lynne Poulsen on piano and vocals and Neil Potgieter on guitar, playing jazz, light pop and covers. Based in Cape Town.

Thandeka Dladla

Cape Town

Thandeka Dladla is an award-winning jazz singer and composer who leads the Unity Band and released her debut album Umnikelo. Based in Cape Town.

The Fanatics

Durban

The Fanatics are an Afro jazz and pop duo or trio on saxophone and keys, suited to banquets, conferences and wedding receptions. Based in Durban.

The Fantastics

Cape Town

The Fantastics are a Cape Town pop band formed in 2018, seen on the Expresso Morning Show and at GrandWest’s One Vision concert.

The Glenn Robertson Jazz band

Cape Town

The Glenn Robertson Jazz Band move from blues and swing to bebop, modern jazz and gospel jazz, with Glenn Robertson fronting on vocals. Based in Cape Town.

The Great Gatsby

Cape Town

The Great Gatsby is a vintage swing jazz ensemble mixing live instruments with electronic equipment for a nostalgic, feel-good show. Cape Town.

The Jazz Catz

Cape Town

The Jazz Catz are Boris Guderjahn and Ryan Sackanary, a duo crossing contemporary and classical on the albums Timeless and Con Fusion. Based in Cape Town.

The Kicks

Johannesburg

The Kicks are an eight-piece jazz band fronted by Hannah Foster and Cameron Bruce, reworking Top 40 hits in swing and bossa styles. Based in Johannesburg.

The Little Giants

Cape Town

The Little Giants are a jazz band founded in 1999 by Ezra Ngcukana and George Werner for the Jazzathon festival. Based in Cape Town.

The Rad Jazz band

Bloemfontein

The Rad Jazz Band play smooth jazz, swing, funk, fusion and reggae, founded by Jaco de Wet while he was studying music at UFS. Based in Bloemfontein.

The Soil

Johannesburg

The Soil are a four-member acapella group whose Kasi Soul sound fuses their voices into melodic, uplifting harmony. Based in Johannesburg.

The Starlight Band

Belgium / Cape Town

The Starlight Band is a wedding and private events band fronted by Belgian singer and DJ Nathan Ambach, also known as N8N. Based in Belgium and Cape Town.

The Swing Collective

Cape Town

The Swing Collective are a quintet playing roaring twenties swing and Post-Modern Jukebox takes on pop songs like Toxic. Based in Cape Town.

Tia Black

Cape Town

Tia Black is a Cape Town singer and songwriter with strong gospel roots who has collaborated with Jody Williams, Slikour and Kwesta.

TopDog SA

Cape Town

TopDog SA are a four-piece jazz band who have backed local and international artists including Tevin Campbell, Lloyd Cele and PJ Powers. Cape Town.

Tracy Carter

Cape Town

Tracey Carter is a singer, songwriter and band director of 20 years whose band has a signature jazz-soul fusion sound. Based in Cape Town.

Tribute Birdie Mboweni

Johannesburg

Tribute Birdie Mboweni is a jazz singer and songwriter who has performed in Qatar and Dubai and at the Earth Fest in Zambia. Based in Johannesburg.

Vicky Goddard

Durban

Vicky Goddard is a saxophonist and jazz soloist who has appeared with the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra and opened for Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Based in Durban.

Vudu Jazz band

Port Elizabeth

VuDu are a Nu Jazz collective founded in 2009, fusing traditional and African jazz with urban contemporary genres. Based in Port Elizabeth.

Vuma Levin

Johannesburg

Vuma Levin is a jazz musician whose music explores identity, history and belonging for young black South Africans. Based in Johannesburg.

Vusi Mahlasela

Johannesburg

Vusi Mahlasela is a singer and songwriter from Mamelodi who was signed to Shifty Records and has received an honorary doctorate. Based in Johannesburg.

Xoliswa Tom

Cape Town:

Xoliswa Tom is a South African singer rooted in African choral music and jazz who has toured Europe with the Hot Water band and the David Kramer Tribute.

Yolanda Yawa

Cape Town

Yolanda Yawa is a singer and fashion designer who toured with Coda and shared stages with Oliver Mtukudzi and Jimmy Dludlu. Based in Cape Town.

Zarcia Zacheus

Johannesburg

Zarcia Zacheus is a gospel and jazz vocalist who has recorded with Joyous Celebration and performed with Dave Koz. Based in Johannesburg.

Zoe “The Seed” Masuku

Durban

Zoe “The Seed” Masuku is a Swazi-born jazz vocalist and songwriter with a performance degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Based in Durban.

Zoe Modiga

Johannesburg

Zoe Modiga is a jazz vocalist and songwriter who has performed at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival and Joy of Jazz. Based in Johannesburg.

Zwile

Eswatini

Zwile is a saxophonist, backing vocalist and recording artist who took Best Jazz at the MTN SWAMA Awards and has featured with C.Maya and Afroctaves.

Jazz Bands

Richard Ceasar

Ringo

RJ Benjamin

Rowlene

Saul City

Sebe Spring

Sethu Goduka

Shades of Africa

ShenFM

SHOUT Jazz Band

Sibusiso “Mash” Mashiloane

Sima

Sisonke Xonti

Soweto String Quartet

Stokes Jazz Trio

Swing City

Taiwa Jazz Band

Take Note Jazz Band

Talitha Luiters

TAVARUA

Thandeka Dladla

The Fanatics

The Fantastics

The Glenn Robertson Jazz band

The Great Gatsby

The Jazz Catz

The Kicks

The Little Giants

The Rad Jazz band

The Soil

The Starlight Band

The Swing Collective

Tia Black

TopDog SA

Tracy Carter

Tribute Birdie Mboweni

Vicky Goddard

Vudu Jazz band

Vuma Levin

Vusi Mahlasela

Xoliswa Tom

Yolanda Yawa

Zarcia Zacheus

Zoe “The Seed” Masuku

Zoe Modiga

Zwile

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