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SUMMARY:Instrumental showcase
DESCRIPTION:PRESS RELEASE \n\n\n\nFeel the Rhythm: UKZN’s 2026 Instrumental Showcase Brings the Stage to Life Wednesday 09 September 2026 at 17:30. \n\n\n\nGet ready for an evening of extraordinary musicianship as the Centre for Jazz and Popular Music presents the 2026 Instrumental Showcase\, featuring talented students from the UKZN School of Arts Music Programme. \n\n\n\nTaking place on Wednesday\, 9 September 2026\, this exciting showcase will spotlight the creativity\, versatility and musical energy of some of UKZN’s emerging instrumentalists. Audiences can expect an engaging evening of live music as the next generation of performers takes centre stage. \n\n\n\nAmong the featured musicians are Phethokuhle Shozi on piano and keys\, Zolile Mgqatsa on bass\, Jude Miller on saxophone and trumpeter Phakamile Mtshali\, alongside many more talented student musicians. \n\n\n\nThe showcase promises to be a celebration of instrumental performance and the vibrant musical talent emerging from UKZN. Expect tunes from composers such as Bheki Mseleku\,Freddie Hubbard and Andile Yenana. \n\n\n\n\nEvent Details \n\n\n\nDate: Wednesday\, 9 September 2026 \n\n\n\nDoors open: 17:00 \n\n\n\nMusic starts: 17:30 \n\n\n\nVenue: Centre for Jazz and Popular Music\, Dennis Shepstone Building\, Level 2\, Howard College Campus\, UKZN \n\n\n\nGeneral Admission: R130\, Pensioners: R100\, Students: R70 \n\n\n\nCash at the door. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhether you are a passionate jazz enthusiast\, a supporter of young musicians\, a UKZN community member or simply looking for an inspiring night of live music\, the 2026 Instrumental Showcase is an event not to be missed.
URL:https://music.ukzn.ac.za/event/instrumental-showcase
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SUMMARY:Echoes of Marabi: SA–Swiss Collab | Yonela Mnana & Benedikt Reising ft. Soultee Sisters + Rico Baumann
DESCRIPTION:Press Release \n\n\n\nEchoes of Marabi: SA–Swiss Collab | Yonela Mnana & Benedikt Reising ft. Soultee Sisters + Rico Baumann — Live at UKZN Jazz Centre \n\n\n\nThe Centre for Jazz and Popular Music proudly presents a beautiful collaborations\, ‘Echoes of Marabi’ (SA-Swiss collab) with Yonela Mnana and Benedikt Reising (CH) featuring the Soultee Sisters (vocals) & Rico Baumann (drums)  live at UKZN Centre for Jazz and Popular Music on Wednesday 30 September 2026 at 17:30. \n\n\n\nOne of the longest lasting relationships with South African jazz\, has been that with Switzerland. Musicians from both countries connecting over years. The latest project is an astoundingly beautiful and unique duo album titled Echoes of Marabi\, a project featuring South African pianist Yonela Mnana and Swiss saxophonist Benedikt Reising. It is an album that celebrates their connection and friendship. They are joined by the dynamic voices of the Soultee Sisters from Katlehong. The album was released in September 2025. \n\n\n\nReising is no stranger to the South African music landscape\, having been part of several projects and tours there and Mnana is well established as a pianist\, known for his powerful voice and compositions. The duo first met via South African trumpeter Mandla Mlangeni\, while touring in 2018 with a Swiss-SA project called The Mill. The pair’s relationship was strengthened upon promoting that album in Europe in 2019 when both Mnana and Reising were based in Bern. They spent a lot of time together and shared musical ideas that they were passionate about. \n\n\n\nThe concert features Yonela Mnana (vocals\, piano)\, Benedikt Reising (alto & baritone saxophone\, bass clarinet\, flutes)\, Happiness Siyoko (vocals)\, Nompumelelo Gugu Kubheka (vocals) and Busisiwe Shongwe (vocals) and Rico Baumann (drums) \n\n\n\n\nEvent details \n\n\n\nDate: Wednesday\, 16 September 2026 \n\n\n\nDoors open: 17:00 \n\n\n\nMusic starts: 17:30 \n\n\n\nVenue: Centre for Jazz and Popular Music\, Dennis Shepstone Building\, Level 2\, Howard College Campus\, UKZN \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nGeneral Admission: R130\, Pensioners: R100\, Students: R70\, Cash at the door or webtickets Echoes of Marabi Live at The UKZN Jazz Centre
URL:https://music.ukzn.ac.za/event/echoes-of-marabi-sa-swiss-collab-yonela-mnana-benedikt-reising-ft-soultee-sisters-rico-baumann-2
CATEGORIES:Live,Press Release
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SUMMARY:Zoe the Seed- stories from the South
DESCRIPTION:PRESS RELEASE \n\n\n\nZoe the Seed Presents Stories from the South at UKZN Jazzcentre. \n\n\n\nSouth African jazz artist Zoe the Seed brings Stories from the South to the Centre for Jazz and Popular Music at UKZN\, presenting an evocative evening of music\, storytelling and cultural memory. \n\n\n\nRooted in the rich traditions of South African jazz\, Stories from the South explores the diverse cultures\, languages and experiences that shape life in Southern Africa. The performance draws on Swati and Zulu cultural narratives\, contemporary jazz and original compositions to tell stories of identity\, heritage\, love\, resilience and community. \n\n\n\nThe project also confronts urgent social realities\, including gender-based violence\, using music as a space for reflection\, dialogue and healing. Alongside these challenging narratives are stories of love and human connection — celebrating the resilience and humanity that continue to bind communities together. \n\n\n\nFor Zoe the Seed\, the project is about more than performing music. It is about creating a living conversation between tradition and contemporary life\, while celebrating the stories that make the South African experience both complex and deeply connected. \n\n\n\nZoe will be joined by a dynamic ensemble featuring Zibusiso Makhathini on piano\, Senzo Mdamba on bass\, Sbahle Mkhize on drum\, Leon Sharnick on sax and Siyalo Zulu on trombone\, bringing together musicians whose artistic voices are closely connected to the stories being told. \n\n\n\nStories from the South promises an intimate and thought-provoking journey through the sounds\, memories and experiences of the region. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nEVENT DETAILS \n\n\n\nDate: Wednesday\, 06 October 2026Doors open: 17:00Music starts: 17:30Venue: Centre for Jazz and Popular Music\, Dennis Shepstone Building\, Level 2\, Howard College Campus\, UKZNGeneral Admission: R130Pensioners: R100Students: R70 \n\n\n\nTickets: Cash at the door or at webtickets Stories from the South \n\n\n\nGetting there: Please use Gate 3 or Gate 8 off Rick Turner Road.
URL:https://music.ukzn.ac.za/event/zoe-the-seed-stories-from-the-south
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Vusi Mahlasela: A Celebration of Music\, Heritage\, Hope and the Human Spirit
DESCRIPTION:PRESS RELEASE \n\n\n\nAn Evening with Vusi Mahlasela: A Celebration of Music\, Heritage\, Hope and the Human Spirit. \n\n\n\nVusi Mahlasela makes his UKZN Centre for Jazz and Popular Music debut on Saturday\, 31 October 2026 at 17h00. \n\n\n\nThe University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Jazz and Popular Music (CJPM) is proud to present an extraordinary evening with one of South Africa’s most celebrated musical voices\, Vusi Mahlasela\, affectionately known simply as ‘The Voice’. \n\n\n\nTaking place on Saturday\, 31 October 2026 from 17h00 onwards\, An Evening with Vusi Mahlasela marks the acclaimed singer-songwriter\, poet and activist’s first performance at the UKZN Centre for Jazz and Popular Music. The evening promises a powerful celebration of music\, heritage\, hope and the enduring strength of the human spirit. \n\n\n\nThe concert is proudly sponsored by the Cameron Schier Foundation and is being held in support of the Ronnie Madonsela Scholarship\, which provides financial assistance to jazz students and helps create meaningful opportunities for emerging young musicians. The scholarship also facilitates student participation in the National Youth Jazz Festival\, while supporting other educational and developmental opportunities. Proceeds from the concert will further contribute to the Centre for Jazz and Popular Music’s outreach programmes\, extending the Centre’s impact beyond the university and into the broader community. \n\n\n\nMahlasela is renowned for his distinctive and powerful voice\, as well as his poetic and deeply optimistic songwriting. His music has become part of the soundtrack of South Africa’s journey from the trauma and injustice of apartheid towards the promise of a more hopeful and inclusive future. \n\n\n\nBorn and raised in Mamelodi\, Pretoria\, where he continues to live\, Mahlasela discovered music at an early age. Self-taught on guitar\, he developed his voice as a singer-songwriter and poet-activist\, later becoming involved with the Congress of South African Writers. His music has consistently reflected his commitment to social justice\, freedom\, dignity and the transformative power of hope. \n\n\n\nFollowing the release of his popular debut album\, When You Come Back\, on BMG Africa\, Mahlasela was invited to perform at Nelson Mandela’s historic inauguration in 1994. Since then\, his career has taken him to stages around the world\, where he has performed and collaborated with internationally acclaimed artists including Dave Matthews Band\, Sting\, Paul Simon and Josh Groban. \n\n\n\nOver the past two decades\, Mahlasela has released nine acclaimed albums\, establishing himself as an influential figure in South African and global music. His latest release\, Shebeen Queen on ATO Records\, celebrates the vibrant musical culture of his hometown and the shebeen culture he first encountered at his grandmother’s shebeen. The album is a deeply personal reflection of place\, memory\, community and the rich musical traditions that shaped him. \n\n\n\nMahlasela’s extraordinary contribution to music and culture has earned him numerous accolades. In 2014\, the South African Music Awards (SAMA) honoured him with a Lifetime Achievement Award. He has also served as an ambassador for Nelson Mandela’s 46664 campaign\, which raised awareness around the HIV/AIDS crisis in South Africa. \n\n\n\nHis contribution extends beyond music. Mahlasela holds an honorary doctorate from Rhodes University and was recently awarded a second honorary doctorate by the University of KwaZulu-Natal. His cultural contribution has also been recognised nationally\, including with an Ubuntu and Culture award from President Cyril Ramaphosa. Former President Jacob Zuma awarded Mahlasela the National Order of Ikhamanga\, recognising his contribution to drawing attention to the injustices that isolated South Africa from the global community during the apartheid years. \n\n\n\nFor the UKZN Centre for Jazz and Popular Music\, welcoming Mahlasela for his first performance at the Centre is a significant occasion. His music speaks across generations and borders\, connecting South Africa’s history with its present and future through song\, storytelling and an unwavering belief in humanity. \n\n\n\nThe concert also reflects the Centre’s commitment to nurturing the next generation of jazz musicians. Through the Ronnie Madonsela Scholarship and its outreach initiatives\, the Centre continues to create pathways for talented young people to access education\, performance opportunities\, festivals and professional development. \n\n\n\nAn Evening with Vusi Mahlasela will therefore be more than a concert. It will be an evening that brings together music\, education\, heritage\, community and social investment\, while celebrating an artist whose work has become synonymous with hope\, freedom and the human spirit. The UKZN Jazz voice students will perform a short opening set. \n\n\n\n\nEVENT DETAILS \n\n\n\nEvent: An Evening with Vusi Mahlasela: A Celebration of Music\, Heritage\, Hope and the Human SpiritDate: Saturday\, 31 October 2026Time: 17h00 onwardsVenue: Centre for Jazz and Popular Music\, UKZN \n\n\n\nTickets at webtickets: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1601164171 \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMedia enquiries and further information:UKZN Centre for Jazz and Popular MusicThulile Zama 031260 3385
URL:https://music.ukzn.ac.za/event/an-evening-with-vusi-mahlasela-a-celebration-of-music-heritage-hope-and-the-human-spirit
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