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14th Cape Town International Jazz Festival
The Cape Town International Jazz Festival has grown into a hugely successful international event since its inception in the year 2000. Attendance figures have increased from the initial 14 000 to 34 000 in the last 13 years.

Melodytrip has ranked this proudly South African event as No.4 in the world, outshining events such as Switzerland's Montreaux Festival and the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland.

The festival’s winning formula of bringing more than 40 International and Local artists to perform over two days on five stages has earned it the status of being the most prestigious event on the African continent.

Known as Africa's Grandest Gathering, the festival which will be in its fourteenth year when it takes place on Friday 5 April and Saturday 6 April 2013 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Once again Cape Town International Jazz festival will thrill loyal and new fans with world class music.

The ticket prices are as follows:
R440 Day Pass
R645 Weekend Pass
Rosies Tickets: R30 per performance

Tickets can be purchased at Computicket outlets, Shoprite Checker’s outlets and via the Computicket website

WORKSHOP DETAIL


MASTER CLASSES

Master Classes for established musicians concentrate on techniques and skills through various music dynamics, intermit discussions and interaction with Jazz Masters. The Classes are facilitated by Camillo Lombard and presented by local and international artists. International and South African jazz stars from this year’s line up will also participate.

The Urban Master Classes take the form of an informal panel discussion and an interactive platform for artists to share their professional and personal experiences with the public. The session covers a wide range of topics including album sales, instrumentation and technology, networking and more. Members of the audience can ask the panel questions about living and working as music professionals. Here too, artists performing at this year’s event will be involved.

Date: 5 &6 April 2013
Venue: Cape Sun VOC Room, Cape Town

Friday 5 April:
Urban Master Class
-Time 10h00-10h45
-Artists in session: Robert Glasper
-Host: Bokani Dyer & Sakhile Moleshe

Music Business
-Time: 11h00-13h00
- Host: Graeme Gilfillan

The Panel at Music Business Workshops
Harael Salkow: Chairman or Soul Candi/ MESH
Sylvain Mahy: Head of Digital from Universal Music
Thamsanqa "Amara" Fakazi : General Manager of Soulistic Music

Topics will include:
Itunes: Gloom or doom (panacea or death knell to the music industry – as we know it)
Social Media:Power of channel to customer
Majors and Independents :Survival of the fittest

Jazz Master Class
-Time: 13h30- 15h15
-Artists in session: Jack De Johnette & Ronin
-Host: Eric Allen & Kesivan Naidoo

Saturday 6 April:
Urban Master Class
-Time 11h00-11h45
-Artists in session: Borther Ali
-Host : Damian Stephens

Jazz Music Class
-Time: 12h00- 12h45
-Artists in session: Gregory Porter
-Host: Bev Scott Brown

Urban Workshop
-Time: 13h00-13h45
-Artists in session: Chef'Special
-Host: Camillo Lombard


PLEASE NOTE: BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL
RSVP AT CSI@ESPAFRIKA.COM