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Sitha Maliwa: The stage is set. The lights will blaze. The air will thrum with the power of a continent’s heartbeat. The Standard Bank Joy of Jazz festival storms back to the Sandton Convention Centre on Friday, 25 September and Saturday, 26 September 2026, promising a two-night spectacle that will shake Johannesburg- and Africa - to its core. For 27 unstoppable years, this festival has been Africa’s ultimate jazz pilgrimage, drawing thousands from near and far to witness the magic of sound, rhythm, and soul. Curated by the visionary T-Musicman, the festival fuses classic jazz brilliance with daring, avant-garde innovation, proving that jazz is alive, electric, and unapologetically bold. Across four stages, the experience is nothing short of...

By Sitha Maliwa: When the stars align and the trumpets call, Johannesburg answers. And this spring, the city will be bathed in brass and brilliance as the one and only Wynton Marsalis - a living legend, a jazz philosopher, and a cultural force - returns to South Africa to headline the 2025 Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Festival. Yes, it's official: Marsalis, alongside the esteemed Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra (JLCO), will take center stage at Africa’s premier jazz celebration this September. The announcement, embargoed until the stroke of midnight on July 29, has ignited waves of excitement across jazz circles, arts institutions, and cultural corridors on both sides of the Atlantic. From Friday, 26 September to Sunday, 28 September 2025, the Sandton Internation...

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JAZZ IGNITES JOHANNESBURG: Standard Bank Joy of Jazz 2026 returns in spectacular fashion

WYNTON MARSALIS RETURNS TO SOUTH AFRICA: Jazz royalty headlines 2025 Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Festival