The Jazz Standard
The adventure of rich storytelling about the world of Jazz continues with Brenda Sisane on Kaya 959's The Jazz Standard.
Bonga Sebesho & Thandi Ntuli
Standard Bank has been a champion of the arts for over 40 years and the journey continues as we follow the Blue Note leading up to this year’s Standard Bank Joy of Jazz. We speak to Standard Bank Group Head: Sponsorship, Bonga Sebesho and Pianist, composer and singer Thandi Ntuli.
Thomas Feng: Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru Centennial
We present an eye opening journey into the work and life of Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru with pianist, composer, DMA candidate in performing practice from Cornell University, Thomas Feng.
Thandiswa Mazwai
On the Blueprint we speak to Thandiswa Mazwai who shares her personal philosophies and casts a mystic brew with Sankofa.
Siya Makuzeni
Award winning Composer arranger jazz vocalist Siya Makuzeni talks about having urgency in your agency and reveals a deep love for music education on this edition of The Jazz Standard
Carol Ann Muller
The conversation piece is Musical Echoes - South African Women Thinking in Jazz, a book by Professor of Music Carol Ann Muller and the iconic Mme Sathima Bea Benjamin telling the story of a South African jazz vocalist born in Cape Town in the 1930s.
Elio Villafranca
Art becomes a classroom when award winning composer and cultural activist Elio Villafranca tells stories through music and art.
Camilla Griehsel & Concorde Nkabinde
Camilla Griehsel's Mamasongue is a world-class ode to the universal mother... and features South African bassist Concorde Nkabinde. Both tell us about the album on TJS
Oded Tzúr
Oded Tzúr is a saxophonist, composer, bandleader, educator. And tea lover who believes that music just may be the one true form of collective meditation.
Alistair Mokoena
Servings of Self-Mastery: Bite-sized Pep Talks to Unlock Greatness by Dr Alistair Mokoena is a lunch hour snack of jazz and wisdom from the Country Lead for Google in South Africa.
Nasheet Waits
A connoisseur’s edition of TJS. Hard hitters converge on two brand new releases that reflect our times as we chat with Jazz Drummer Nasheet Waits.
Khaya Mahlangu
Veteran South African saxophonist composer and music educator Khaya Mahlangu on his Platinum Jubilee and the state of jazz.
Rucera Seethal
The NAF turns 50. What keeps the art traveler coming back. We spoke to the artistic director Rucera Seethal.
Mandla Mlangeni
Composer Trumpet Player, the concept driven Mandla Mlangeni talks about his journey as a musician, his projects and lessons learnt on #TheBlueprint.
Oyama Mabandla
As we ponder on the poll results, we review author and jazz contributor Oyama Mabandla's book Soul of the Nation.
Uhuru Phalafala
We speak to teacher, writer and archivist Dr Uhuru Phalafala who writes about Blackness through jazz.
Themba Mkhize
Masterful composer and pianist Themba Mkhize gives us a masterclass on jazz meets Isicathamiya and gives us a sneak preview of Letta Mbulu's upcoming album.
Brad Holmes
On the Blueprint we speak to live music expert and founder of Bassline, Brad Holmes whose 30 years of experience reveals significant changes in our music landscape.
Zara McFarlane
Zara McFarlane is a Multi-award-winning singer-songwriter known for her unique sound melding influences from Jazz, Reggae, House, Folk and Nu-Soul. She talks to us about her recent projects and what we can expect from her upcoming tribute album to Sarah Vaughan, Sweet Whispers.
Sydney Mavundla
Sydney Mavundla's stunning new album is a tribute to the forefathers. On his latest album, 'Dirge for our Fathers' he appreciates some of the greatest trumpet players of our time.
John Beasley
We speak to John Beasley a versatile pianist, composer, arranger who began his career in his 20s backing jazz icons Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard. He is the appointed Musical Director for UNESCO's International Jazz Day annual concerts and his solo project, MONK’estra, is a trilogy of albums which has…