Following a very successful debut in 2023, the Prince Albert Community Trust (PACT) Journey to Jazz festival will make its return next year.
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Journey to Jazz is a product of PACT, which created the festival to provide the youth of the town, Leeuw Gamka, and surrounding areas with the means to practically deliver the skills they have developed through PACT’s various programmes. J2J is aimed at giving these young people income opportunities in an area that is very isolated. In 2023, 86 youth were trained over a period of 10 months in all aspects of event management and delivered a professional event.
The organisers have appointed music maestro Kyle Shepherd as artistic director to curate the upcoming programme, scheduled between 1 and 5 May 2024.
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Shepherd was the Standard Bank Young Artist of the Year for Jazz in 2014. He also holds the honour of being the UNISA piano competition winner in 2019 and has performed in 32 countries around the world.
‘Having performed at the inaugural Journey to Jazz festival in May this year, I was bowled over by how well the festival was received and by its potential to be a dynamic force of new jazz not only in the region but the country,’ he says.
‘I’m very excited to be working with the team on programming the 2024 event, which will include some of the biggest names in local and international jazz.’
Expect an exciting line-up to complement the festival’s other offerings, which will include gourmet food and wine, art, storytelling, cultural experiences and environmental marvels.
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