The 2020 Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) will be a celebration of 21 years of bringing great jazz music to the Mother City. To mark this milestone, an impressive line-up of top local and international artists have been announced – including PJ Morton from the USA, Jacob Collier from the UK, Abdullah Ibrahim, Jonathan Butler – with special guest Candy Dulfer from the Netherlands, Kwetu Trio (featuring Aaron Rimbui, Herbie Tsoaeli and Ayanda Sikade), Lira, Mandisi Dyantyis, MF Robots from the UK and South Africa’s Nduduzo Makhathini.
More artists will be announced ahead of the CTIJF, which will take place on 27 and 28 March 2020 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
“Since its inception, the Cape Town International Jazz Festival has been a platform to showcase emerging and established talent from the continent and further afield. Over the last 20 years, we have shown the world that this festival is about more than just live music – it’s about building a community of music lovers and developing the next generation of acclaimed musicians,” says Billy Domingo, CTIJF Festival Director.
To date, a total of 2 649 musicians have attended the CTIJF, firmly establishing the reputation of the festival as must-attend event for all jazz enthusiasts.
“The 2020 CTIJF promises an unforgettable line-up. The CTIJF is passionate about developing local talent and the learners who attend our Sustainable Training and Development programme will have outstanding local examples on stage to inspire them,” concludes Billy Domingo.
The following artists will take to the CTIJF 2020 stage:
- MF Robots UNITED KINGDOM
- Gabi Motuba SOUTH AFRICA
- AusTebza SOUTH AFRICA
- Ndlovu Youth Choir SOUTH AFRICA
- Lady Zamar SOUTH AFRICA
- Femi Koya NIGERIA
- Lira SOUTH AFRICA
- Mandisi Dyantyis SOUTH AFRICA
- KWETU TRIO feat. Aaron Rimbui, Herbie Tsoaeli and Ayanda Sikade KENYA/ SOUTH AFRICA
- BirdSong Ensemble SOUTH AFRICA/ SWITZERLAND/ GERMANY/ SWAZILAND
- Reising, Ntuli, Cooper; Baumann SOUTH AFRICA/ SWITZERLAND
- Elementaal INDIA/ SOUTH AFRICA
- Seba Kaapstad SOUTH AFRICA/ GERMANY
- Nduduzo Makhathini SOUTH AFRICA
- Samthing Soweto SOUTH AFRICA
- Abdullah Ibrahim SOUTH AFRICA
- Jonathan Butler with special guest Candy Dulfer SOUTH AFRICA/ NETHERLANDS
- PJ Morton USA
- Jacob Collier UK
General access tickets for the 2020 festival are now available at Computicket, at R999 for a Weekend Pass and R649 for a Day Pass.
