The Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2015 first 20 acts announced including Sipho Hotstix Mabuse

The Cape Town International Jazz Festival first 20 acts for 2015 have been announced

the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) and ‘Africa’s Grandest Gathering’ turns ‘Sweet Sixteen’ in 2015 and is in the mood to celebrate.

espAfrika, a subsidiary of Sekunjalo Investments Limited and the festival organisers, have sourced another stellar line-up of local and international artists and acts from jazz and jazz-related genres – the first 20 (of 40) got announced today.

This year’s line-up includes:

Amel Larrieux (USA); Beatenberg (SA); Bänz Oester and The Rainmakers (SWISS/SA); Claude Cozens Trio (SA); Carlo Mombelli and The Storytellers (SWISS/SA); Courtney Pine presents House Of Legends (UK); Delft Big Band (SA); Dirty Loops (SWEDEN); Gerald Clayton Trio (USA); Melanie Scholtz Presents ‘Our Time’ Ft. Jitsvinger (SA); Madala Kunene (SA); Mahotella Queens 50th Anniversary Celebration With Special Guests (SA); Naima Kay (SA); Sons Of Kemet (UK); Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse (SA); Basia (UK); The Brother Moves On (SA); Purbayan Chatterjee & Talvin Singh (INDIA/UK); Wallace Roney Quintet ft. Lenny White & Buster Williams (USA); Zoe Modiga (SA)

Sipho Mabuse and the Hotband

Taking place on the weekend of 27 and 28 March 2015, the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC)

Tickets prices are: R860 for a weekend pass and R530 for a day pass and are on sale immediately from http://www.computicket.com. Limited Early Bird weekend passes are available. Rosies stage tickets cost R30 per performance and will be available from mid-Feb 2015.

Visit http://www.capetownjazzfest for the updates