It's always fascinating to hear how musicians from other countries have taken "America's music" - Jazz - and adapted it to suit their ethnic and cultural heritage. This is especially true when one ...

This article was first published on All About Jazz in January 2004. South Africa has always been a little different from other countries on the African continent. That uniqueness has extended in many ...

Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Mother Africa season continued last weekend with two concerts featuring South African contemporary pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini performing the music of Bheki ...

South Africa’s jazz greats take centre stage at Jozi Gold, with performances by Abathwebuli Trio, Louis Mhlanga and Herbie Tsoaeli.

Soulful melodies, African rhythms and international influences filled the Transcorp Hilton Abuja as musicians and jazz ...

Louis Tebugo Moholo-Moholo was born in St Monica’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa on 10 March 1940. He’d not have appreciated that introduction, once chastising an interviewer: Ah, no! My name is ...

The multi-instrumentalist faced resistance when he premiered his sound in the 60s but audiences have fallen in love with it since. Now aged 82, he’s still finding new directions – and wants ...

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 18: (L-R) Marion Felder, Jon Batiste, Vincent Gardner, and Chris Crenshaw perform in a second line during Jazz At Lincoln Center's 30th Anniversary Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center ...

Some record labels create huge market and financial clout. Some stay much smaller, but punch way above their weight in terms of their impact on the spirit of a country’s music. For South Africa, one ...