About Cape Town Jazz
Billed as 'Africa's Grandest Gathering', the Cape Town International Jazz Festival lights up the Mother City each spring with a line-up that pairs global jazz legends with the richest of South African talent across multiple stages. It is a sophisticated, joyful affair, a highlight of the African music calendar and a showcase for a country with one of the world's deepest musical traditions. Free community concerts spill the festival out into the city beforehand. Cape Town's mountains, vineyards and coastline make the surrounding trip unforgettable.
“Africa's grandest gathering, in one of the world's most beautiful cities. A quiet triumph.”
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