The Mother City’s premier festival for grassroots jazz, the Cape Town Jazzathon, is back! Returning to the V&A Waterfront this weekend, the event is back on after a pandemic-induced hiatus.
Also known as the “People’s Festival”, the Jazzathon kicks off today, Friday 13 January and will run until Sunday 15 January.
Open to the public for free, the Jazzathon presents at least six performances daily between 12pm and 8pm at the Waterfront’s amphitheatre.
“The Cape Town Jazzathon has been a mainstay on the City’s annual events calendar for the last 25 years and we are thrilled to have the event back at the V&A Waterfront,” says the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith.
“Over the last quarter of a century, the event has served as a platform for the discovery and development of emerging artists who have gone on to make a name for themselves in the music industry,” he continues.
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“The City of Cape Town’s support for this event is based on its ability to provide opportunities for young musicians to showcase their talent while also offering them mentorship programmes on the business side of music.”
The Jazzathon has previously hosted workshops at community schools across the city aimed at developing artists. They plan to hold similar programmes in the Karoo, the West Coast and the Garden Route.
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