After a three-year pause, Africa’s Grandest Gathering and the original jazz festival is back. The Cape Town International Jazz Festival returns to Cape Town in 2023 with more than 21 performances hosted on three stages.
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The Cape Town International Jazz Festival will celebrate its 21st anniversary in 2023, with a line-up, look and feel and several surprises celebrating the festival’s African roots, but with a futuristic touch.
Judith Sephuma, South Africa’s Queen of Afro-jazz, broke the news when she announced her excitement about returning to Cape Town to entertain festival-goers.
Sephuma said, “The Cape Town International Jazz Festival holds a special place in my heart. I performed at the very first one and am happy to be at this, the 21st event, to share my music with Festinos again. There has been a definite gap in the music festival calendar without the CT Jazz Fest these past couple of years, so I am delighted it is back, and it promises to be amazing – as usual. I hope to see you all there.”
The festival’s theme for 2023 is Afri-Futurism and looking to the digital future, the Cape Town Jazz Festival has partnered with Ticketmaster to provide the ticketing solution, and the festival will also launch a brand-new audience engagement platform (AEP).
The app, along with the festival’s line-up, will be available later this year. It will be a content-rich platform keeping fans up to date with what’s happening and coming, as well as navigating the festival on the day.
The festival will take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Friday 17 March and Saturday 18 March 2023.
Tickets are available from www.ticketmaster.co.za
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