23rd STANDARD BANK NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ FESTIVAL 2016

Welcome to Grahamstown, the National Arts Festival, and the biggest youth jazz festival in South Africa! There are five extremely full days for you to take advantage of and a host of excellent musicians and teachers to meet and hear, as well as a chance to assess yourself against your peers from around the country. The full programme for the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival is outlined below.

We are very grateful to the following sponsors for making the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival possible:

Standard Bank

Austrian Embassy Brian Meese The French Institute Paul Bothner Music ProHelvetia Royal Netherlands Embassy SAfm SAMRO Spedidam Swiss Arts Council Swedish Arts Council Swedish Jazz Federation Taiwanese Embassy US Embassy

Thank you also to the following institutions and people who have supported us by providing equipment:

Paul Bothner Music, Les van der Veen, Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions, Stirling High School, DSG / St. Andrews Music School, UCT College of Music, Rondebosch Boys High, Len Cloete, Kingswood College, The Settlers High School, Groote Schuur High School, Little Giants, Bridge House School, Parel Vallei High School, Jacques du Plessis, Neville Hartzenberg

The Festival Production Office (for performing artists) is in the Music School. The Artists’ Office is in Music 1. The NYJF Student Office is Music 3. FESTIVAL RULES

1. Please be punctual for all aspects of the SBNYJF. Everyone must be there – on time – for band rehearsals. 2. We are guests of DSG – please treat the facilities accordingly. Please obey the rules of the hostels and show consideration for others. There is to be no noise after 22.00 and curfew for students in DSG hostels is 00.30. Don’t try to sneak friends in overnight, as you will need to pay in full for their accommodation. 3. Show respect for NYJF equipment. Most of it has been lent to us and needs to be returned in perfect condition. 4. You must behave according to the rules of your institution. 5. There must be complete silence in open rehearsals. 6. Your name badge is your ticket to food and jazz – do not lose it, as they are very difficult to replace! A name badge can only be replaced at the Student Office at a cost of R10. 7. An attendance record will be kept for all workshops and performances. This record is used in determining acceptance and financial assistance at future festivals. 8. Attend as many performances as possible, as they are designed partly to attract audiences and partly to show young SA jazz muso’s the diversity and complexity of jazz. Make the most of a unique opportunity. 9. If we want respect for our music we must show it ourselves, especially in the performance venues, specifically with drinking and cell phones. Cell phones should be off in all venues. 10. Notices will be put up on the wall of the Auditorium – make sure that you check regularly for any changes.

RECOMMENDATIONS

1. As the SBNYJF increases in size, we cannot include all students who apply, and you have been accepted in place of someone who was turned away. Please make the most of the festival. 2. For future applications make sure that you fill in the application forms in full detail, and get them in on time. Any applications for any sort of financial assistance must be filled in completely and be in on time. 3. Last year a number of the shows were sold out, and we expect the same this year. This means that you might not get into all of the shows you want to watch. There are two options: attend the rehearsal, or first come first served at the door. We will accommodate at least 50 NYJF participants in each show. Line up at the side entrance to the Hall ½ hour before a show to ensure a seat. 4. Attend the lectures / electives and get value for your money! Immerse yourself in jazz 16 hours a day for five days! 5. Be conscious of security and keep any valuables close. Avoid walking around the town at night. 6. Don’t be shy – meet your peers and find common interests. Also meet the professionals and learn from them.

REQUESTS

1. The SBNYJF has grown dramatically over the years, and much of this is attributable to the generous support of Standard Bank. If students were to have to pay the full costs of the course, the festival would be too expensive to run. Please thus make a point of acknowledging Standard Bank publicly by wearing your branded clothing where possible. 2. There are other venues in town you might like to visit at night, either to listen or even to jam. If your attendance there means you miss NYJF performances, or adversely affects your participation in the morning workshops, you will not be accepted for future festivals. 3. Chaperones and teachers - take part and learn more about jazz, and please feel free to help.

DAILY PROGRAMME SUMMARY

NATIONAL BAND PRACTICES (9.00 – 13.00) NYJB Room National Youth Jazz Band Concord Nkabinde NSBB Room National Schools’ Jazz Band Marc de Kock

BAND PRACTICES (9.00 – 10.00) National Schools B Band Shaun Johannes Mixed ability big bands Terrence Scarr, Ronel Nagfaal, Kelly Bell, Dean Flanagan, Ceri Moelwyn-Hughes, Brian Thusi, Duncan Combe Vocals Amanda Tiffin, Debbie Mari, Nomfundo Xaluva, Lynette Petersen, Gugu Makhathini

Every instrumental student attending the course who is not selected for the national bands will be divided into 7 equal bands, with as close to a Big Band format as possible. Everyone will play in a band every morning and each band will perform one number on two occasions at an internal performance in the Auditorium. Punctuality is non- negotiable! All vocal students will attend a morning workshop at the same time.

ELECTIVES (10.30 – 11.30) The electives on offer are meant to be very diverse in content and standard (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced), and to cover a range of jazz topics as well as ancillary subjects. Included in this will be Improvisation workshops which will be one-hour ensemble workshops with one of the teaching musicians (B, I, A).

ELECTIVES (12.00 – 13.00)

ELECTIVES (14.00 – 15.00)

GENERAL PERFORMANCE (15.15 – 16.45) Music School Auditorium Every band – and thus every participant - will perform in this slot, as outlined in the programme. These are open to the public and are free.

GIGS (DSG Hall - 17.00, 19.30, 22.00 / Auditorium - 19.00, 21.30, 23.30) Sound checks for these gigs are timetabled in the morning and afternoon slots, and they are open to students to sit silently and see how the pro’s run practice sessions and sound checks. Entry to the evening gigs is free on presentation of NYJF name badges if there is sufficient space. NYJF participants may enter the venue after the paying Festival audience members have taken their seats. There will be at least 50 guaranteed seats available to NYJF participants at the start of each performance.

STANDARD BANK JAZZ & BLUES CAFE (Saints Bistro – 22.00, 23.30) Your NYJF ID does not provide entrance to this venue. A certain number of comps will be allocated daily.

PRACTICE SESSIONS The drum practice room – Music 20 - will be available for booking through the Student Office. You may also jam in Old 7 at the times indicated.

VENUES Hall The DSG Hall, in the middle of the campus Auditorium Main room of the Music School NYJB & NSBB Room Beyond the fountain past the Hodson Block – Carnac Block Room 1-12 DSG Classrooms (Hodson Block) on West of campus. Vocal Centre Lower Ground floor of DSG Classrooms / Hodson Block Music 1-3 Classrooms in the Music School Music 20, 24, 27 Classrooms in the new Music School block Old 4-7 Classrooms in Old School next to Hall

MEAL TIMES (DSG Dining Room) – Entry by name tag. Please vacate the Dining Hall as soon as possible to give everyone a chance to eat.

Breakfast 8.00 – 9.00 Lunch 12.30 – 14.00 Supper 17.45 – 19.15

Wednesday 1 July

14.00 Auditorium Registration of SBNYJF participants

16.00 Room 1 NSBB audition for George/KZN/Ght students

17.00 Hall Rehearsal - Bokani Dyer, Donat Fisch, Matthias Spillmann, Stephan Kurmann, Norbert Pfammatter

19.00 Room 8 & 9 NSBB audition preparation (running the audition charts) – Duncan Combe, Kelly Bell

20.00 Music 27 National Band Audition panels

21.00 Hall First general meeting of SBNYJF

21.45 Hall Meeting – Teachers/chaperones Thursday 2 July

8.00 Auditions for national bands (through to 18.00) Auditorium Auditions for NYJB - Alan Webster, Mark Fransman, Feya Faku, Terrence Scarr Drama Room Auditions for NSBB – Rhythm section - Nishlyn Ramanna, Shaun Johannes, Kesivan Naidoo Room 1 Auditions for NSBB – Saxes - Dean Flanagan, Justin Bellairs, Ceri Moelwyn-Hughes Room 3 Auditions for NSBB – Trumpets & Trombones - Mike Skipper, Brian Thusi, Justin Sasman Accompanying rhythm sections – Daniel de Wet, Tracey Johannes, Alistair Andrews, Romy Brauteseth

9.00 Vocal centre Jazz Vocals (First audition) – Amanda Tiffin, Debbie Mari, Nomfundo Xaluva, Lynette Petersen

10.30 ELECTIVES Music 2 Piano workshop - Nduduzo Makhathini Room 4 Introduction to jazz - Shane Cooper Room 5 “The 4 T's - Time, Tone, Taste & Technique" – Carlo Mombelli Room 7 Our music - Chi-Pin Hsieh, Kai-ya Chang Room 8 Introduction to jazz sax - Lenrick Boesak Room 11 Introduction to jazz trumpet - Sakhile Simani Room 12 This is what jazz sounds like - Norbert Pfammatter, Stephan Kurmann, Bokani Dyer, Donat Fisch

11.00 Hall Sound Check - Yuri Honing, Wolfert Brederode, Gulli Gudmundsson, Joost Lijbaart

12.00 ELECTIVES Drama Room Auditions for NSBB - Dean Flanagan, Mike Skipper, Brian Thusi, Justin Sasman, Nishlyn Ramanna, Shaun Johannes, Kesivan Naidoo, Justin Bellairs, Ceri Moelwyn-Hughes Final students in School Big Band audition given 2 charts to work on - Nomfundo Xaluva Final students for Youth Band audition in Auditorium - Amanda Tiffin, Debbie Mari

Music 2 Piano workshop - Bokani Dyer Music 27 Some stories from my life in music - Concord Nkabinde Old 4 Introduction to Music Technology – Alistair Andrews Old 7 Introduction to Improv - Ronel Nagfaal Room 4 Aspects of being a bass player - Stephan Kurmann Room 8 The basics of jazz - Duncan Combe Room 11 Brass: breathing, sound, technique and creative ways of practising for the jazz improviser - Matthias Spillmann Room 12 Our music - Vuma Ian Levin, Bernard van Rossum, Jeroen Batterink, Marco Zenini, Xavi Torres Vincente

14.00 ELECTIVES Hall Sound Check: Carlo Mombelli, Mbuso Khoza, Kyle Shepherd, Kesivan Naidoo Auditorium Final Auditions for NYJB – Concord Nkabinde, Alan Webster, Mark Fransman, Feya Faku, Terrence Scarr Drama Room Final Auditions for NSBB – Marc de Kock, Dean Flanagan, Mike Skipper, Brian Thusi, Justin Sasman, Nishlyn Ramanna, Shaun Johannes, Justin Bellairs, Ceri Moelwyn-Hughes + Amanda Tiffin, Debbie Mari, Nomfundo Xaluva Music 27 Jazz in the CAPS syllabus - Keith Tabisher Old 4 Teacher Use of Technology (For Teachers) – Alistair Andrews Old 7 Jam/Improv workshop (B) - Jerry Molelekwa Room 1 How to practise effectively - Daniel de Wet Room 3 Introduction to jazz drums - Joost Lijbaart Room 4 Introduction to jazz bass - Romy Brauteseth Room 7 Rehearsal - Lionel Loueke, Siya Makuzeni, Marcus Wyatt, Shane Cooper, Ayanda Sikade Room 10 What is our heritage? - Kelly Bell

15.15 Hall Sound Check - Bokani Dyer, Donat Fisch, Matthias Spillmann, Stephan Kurmann, Norbert Pfammatter Room 1 Rehearsal - Carlo Mombelli, Mbuso Khoza, Kyle Shepherd, Kesivan Naidoo

16.00 Room 12 Rehearsal - Nduduzo Makhathini, Nomagugu Makhathini, Karl-Martin Almqvist, Feya Faku , Martin Sjöstedt, Ayanda Sikade

17.00 PERFORMANCE Hall Bokani Dyer Quintet Bokani Dyer, Donat Fisch, Matthias Spillmann, Stephan Kurmann, Norbert Pfammatter

19.30 PERFORMANCE Hall Carlo Mombelli & the Storytellers Carlo Mombelli, Mbuso Khoza, Kyle Shepherd, Kesivan Naidoo

Room 7 Rehearsal - Lionel Loueke, Concord Nkabinde

21.00 Cafe Sound check - Vuma Ian Levin, Bernard van Rossum, Xavi Torres Vincente, Marco Zenini, Jeroen Batterink

22.00 PERFORMANCE Hall Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet Yuri Honing, Wolfert Brederode, Gulli Gudmundsson, Joost Lijbaart

22.00 PERFORMANCE Café Vuma Levin Vuma Ian Levin, Bernard van Rossum, Xavi Torres Vincente, Marco Zenini, Jeroen Batterink

23.30 Café Jazz Jam House band - Mandla Mlangeni, Oscar Rachabane, Ariel Zamonsky, Tumi Mogorosi

Friday 3 July

9.00 BAND PRACTICES NYJB Room Concord Nkabinde NSBB Room Marc de Kock Vocal Centre All vocalists – general warm-ups/technique – Amanda Tiffin, Debbie Mari, Nomfundo Xaluva, Mbuso Khoza, Lynette Petersen Room 1 Terrence Scarr Room 3 National Schools B Band – Shaun Johannes Room 4 Kelly Bell Room 5 Ronel Nagfaal Room 6 Vocals Room 8 Ceri Moelwyn-Hughes Room 9 Duncan Combe Room 10 Dean Flanagan Room 11 Brian Thusi Room 12 Rehearsal – Nduduzo Makhathini, Nomagugu Makhathini, Karl-Martin Almqvist, Feya Faku, Martin Sjöstedt, Ayanda Sikade Auditorium Sound check - Thandi Ntuli, Sisonke Xonti, Justin Bellairs, Nils Jansson, Keenan Ahrends, Benjamin Jephta, Sphelelo Mazibuko

10.00 Room 7 Rehearsal - Fredrik Lindborg, Peter Dahlgren, Mark Fransman, Gulli Gudmundsson, Norbert Pfammatter

10.30 ELECTIVES Auditorium My Music - Lionel Loueke Vocal Centre Vocal lesson - Amanda Tiffin, Nomfundo Xaluva, Lena Swanberg Music 2 Jazz piano & how to comp - Daniel Tilling Music 27 SA Jazz Standards (a discussion) - Adam Glasser, Kyle Shepherd, Nishlyn Ramanna Old 4 Sound engineers and musicians – Evert de Munnik Old 6 Introduction to microphone technology: Common microphone types - Cape Audio College Old 7 Some aspects of Jazz as a business - Stephan Kurmann Room 1 Rehearsal - Siya Makuzeni, Donat Fisch, Sakhile Simani, Thandi Ntuli, Romy Brauteseth + Sphelelo Mazibuko ( Ayanda Dep) Room 3 National Schools B Band – Shaun Johannes Room 4 My system to derive the correct chord name from a cluster of dots – Carlo Mombelli Room 5 Improv workshop - Matthias Spillmann, Keenan Ahrends Room 6 Jazz choir – Debbie Mari Room 8 Introduction to jazz Improv - Terrence Scarr Room 9 Moving from Classical to Jazz - Kai-ya Chang, Chi-Pin Hsieh Room 10 Finding my own voice - Bertil Strandberg Room 11 Trumpet workshop - Gustavo Bergalli Room 12 Rehearsal - Mandla Mlangeni, Sisonke Xonti, Oscar Rachabane, Ariel Zamonsky, Tumi Mogorosi, Ola Bengtsson

11.00 Hall Sound Check - Andre Charlier, Benoît Sourisse, Stéphane Guillaume, Jean-Michel Charbonnel

12.00 PERFORMANCE Auditorium School/Youth bands I Delft Big Band, Rondebosch Big Band

12.00 ELECTIVES Vocal Centre From traditional African singing to jazz - Mbuso Khoza Music 2 Piano workshop - Jukkis Uotila Music 27 My Music - Ann-Sofi Söderqvist Old 4 Composing on iPad using Garage Band – Alistair Andrews Old 6 Bass workshop - Marco Zenini Old 7 Improv workshop (B) - Tumi Mogorosi, Brian Thusi Room 3 Rehearsal - Chi-Pin Hsieh, Kai-ya Chang, Shaun Johannes, Jeroen Batterink Room 4 Improv workshop - Stephan Kurmann, Gustavo Bergalli Room 5 Drum workshop - Joost Lijbaart Room 6 Vocal ensemble - Amanda Tiffin Room 8 How to play freely over a chord structure - Shane Cooper, Robert Nordmark Room 9 Improv workshop - Daniel Tilling, Justin Bellairs, Johan Christofersson Room 10 Trombone workshop - Kasperi Sarikoski Room 11 Trumpet workshop - Tobias Wiklund, Marcus Wyatt

13.30 NYJF 2015 Photographs (DSG Quad, near fountain - all to attend) + National Band photographs

14.00 ELECTIVES Hall Sound Check - Lionel Loueke, Concord Nkabinde Auditorium Internal gig - Parel Vallei, St. Mary’s & St. John’s Vocal Centre Vocal lesson - Nomfundo Xaluva, Debbie Mari Music 2 Piano workshop - Wolfert Brederode Music 27 Composition workshop - Ann-Sofi Söderqvist Old 4 Teachers: Overview of useful free apps that can be used on iPad and Smartphone in Music Education – Alistair Andrews Old 6 Getting great sound for your live performance - SAE Institute Old 7 Improv workshop (B) - Ariel Zamonsky, Duncan Combe Room 1 Improv workshop - Tumi Mogorosi, Marco Zenini, Sakhile Simani, Johan Christofersson Room 3 Improv workshop - Shane Cooper, Tobias Wiklund, Mandla Mlangeni Room 4 How we combine our styles - Carlo Mombelli, Mbuso Koza Room 5 Guitar workshop - Ola Bengtsson Room 6 Using the voice as an instrument - Siya Makuzeni Room 7 Rehearsal - Thandi Ntuli, Sisonke Xonti, Justin Bellairs, Nils Janson, Keenan Ahrends, Benjamin Jephta, Sphelelo Mazibuko Room 8 Where South African jazz is going/my music - Marcus Wyatt Room 9 Youth/Schools B Ensemble - Mark Fransman Room 10 Trombone section playing - Bertil Strandberg, Kasperi Sarikoski, Anders Wiborg Room 11 Trumpet workshop - Fredrik Noren Room 12 Rehearsal Johan Hörlén, Jukkis Uotila, Romy Brauteseth, Kesivan Naidoo

15.15 Hall Sound Check - Nduduzo Makhathini, Nomagugu Makhathini, Karl-Martin Almqvist, Feya Faku, Martin Sjöstedt, Ayanda Sikade Auditorium Internal performance – All Saints Gospel band, South Peninsula, Moses Molelekwa, Thundercat

17.00 PERFORMANCE Hall SBYA Nduduzo Makhathini – Listening to the Ground Nduduzo Makhathini, Nomagugu Makhathini, Karl-Martin Almqvist, Feya Faku , Martin Sjöstedt, Ayanda Sikade

Auditorium Sound check - Yuri Honing, Wolfert Brederode, Gulli Gudmundsson, Joost Lijbaart

18.00 Auditorium Sound check - Fredrik Lindborg, Peter Dahlgren, Mark Fransman, Gulli Gudmundsson, Norbert Pfammatter

19.00 PERFORMANCE Auditorium Peter Dahlgren Peter Dahlgren, Fredrik Lindborg, Mark Fransman, Gulli Gudmundsson, Norbert Pfammatter

19.30 PERFORMANCE Hall Lionel Loueke in Concert Lionel Loueke, Concord Nkabinde

20.30 Old 7 Student jam session – Duncan Combe

21.00 Cafe Sound check - Johan Hörlén, Jukkis Uotila, Romy Brauteseth, Kesivan Naidoo

21.30 PERFORMANCE Auditorium Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet Yuri Honing, Wolfert Brederode, Gulli Gudmundsson, Joost Lijbaart

22.00 PERFORMANCE Café Johan Hörlén Johan Hörlén, Jukkis Uotila, Romy Brauteseth, Kesivan Naidoo

22.00 PERFORMANCE Hall Charlier/Sourisse Multiquarium Quartet Andre Charlier, Benoît Sourisse, Stéphane Guillaume, Jean-Michel Charbonnel

23.30 PERFORMANCE Auditorium Thandi Ntuli Thandi Ntuli, Sisonke Xonti, Justin Bellairs, Nils Janson, Keenan Ahrends, Benjamin Jephta, Sphelelo Mazibuko

23.30 Café Jazz Jam House band: Johan Christofersson, Sakhile Simani, Adam Glasser, Shaun Johannes, Jeroen Batterink

Saturday 4 July

9.00 BAND PRACTICES Band venues as for Friday – Concord Nkabinde, Marc de Kock, Shaun Johannes, Terrence Scarr, Ronel Nagfaal, Kelly Bell, Brian Thusi, Duncan Combe, Ceri Moelwyn-Hughes, Dean Flanagan Vocal Centre All vocalists – general warm-ups/technique - Nomfundo Xaluva, Lynette Petersen, Gugu Makhathini NSBB Room Sectional rehearsals with NSBB: Marc de Kock, Matthias Spillman, Justin Sasman, Kesivan Naidoo Auditorium Sound check - Mandla Mlangeni, Sisonke Xonti, Oscar Rachabane, Ariel Zamonsky, Tumi Mogorosi, Ola Bengtsson

10.00 Hall Sound Check: Johan Hörlén, Johan Christofersson, Robert Nordmark, Karl-Martin Almqvist, Fredrik Lindborg; Fredrik Noren, Tobias Wiklund, Gustavo Bergalli, Nils Jansson, Bertil Strandberg, Peter Dahlgren, Kasperi Sarikoski, Anders Wiborg; Ola Bengtsson; Daniel Tilling; Martin Sjöstedt; Jukkis Uotila Room 1 Rehearsal - Chi-Pin Hsieh, Kai-ya Chang, Shaun Johannes, Jeroen Batterink Room 7 Rehearsal - Nomfundo Xaluva, Bernard van Rossum, Vuma Ian Levin, Bokani Dyer, Romy Brauteseth, Joost Lijbaart Room 12 Rehearsal - Lionel Loueke, Siya Makuzeni, Marcus Wyatt, Shane Cooper, Ayanda Sikade

10.30 ELECTIVES Auditorium Internal workshop performance - Debbie Mari, Sphelelo Mazibuko, Benjamin Jephta, Xavi Vincente Vocal Centre Vocal lesson - Nomfundo Xaluva, Lena Swanberg Music 2 Piano workshop/my music - Wolfert Brederode Music 27 My Music – Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz 2015 Nduduzo Makhathini Old 4 Teachers: Advanced use of Garageband and Scoring Apps as a Compositional tool – Alistair Andrews Old 6 Brass playing: is there any difference between classical and jazz? - Justin Sasman Old 7 Jam/Improv workshop - Adam Glasser Room 3 National Schools B Band sectionals – Kesivan Naidoo Room 4 Electric bass stuff including - how to do a proper bass setup at home – Carlo Mombelli Room 5 National Schools B Band sectionals – Matthias Spillmann Room 6 Vocal ensemble - Amanda Tiffin Room 8 National Schools B Band sectionals – Kelly Bell Room 9 Youth/Schools B Ensemble - Mark Fransman Room 10 National Schools B Band sectionals – Justin Bellairs, Sisonke Xonti Room 11 Improv workshop - Norbert Pfammatter, Stephan Kurmann, Feya Faku

12.00 PERFORMANCE Auditorium School/Youth bands II SACS, Stirling

12.00 ELECTIVES Hall SJO workshop/internal performance -Johan Hörlén, Johan Christofersson, Robert Nordmark, Karl- Martin Almqvist, Fredrik Lindborg; Fredrik Noren, Tobias Wiklund, Gustavo Bergalli, Nils Jansson, Bertil Strandberg, Peter Dahlgren, Kasperi Sarikoski, Anders Wiborg; Ola Bengtsson; Daniel Tilling; Martin Sjöstedt; Jukkis Uotila Vocal Centre Vocal lesson - Amanda Tiffin, Lena Swanberg Music 2 Piano workshop - Benoît Sourisse Music 27 Big Band arrangement - Ann-Sofi Söderqvist Old 4 Getting a good Bass Sound Live and on Recordings – Alistair Andrews Old 6 Introduction to microphone technology: Directionality and frequency response - Cape Audio College Old 7 Improv workshop (B) - Brian Thusi Room 1 SA Jazz Standards (playing them) - Adam Glasser, Kesivan Naidoo, Stephan Kurmann, Feya Faku Room 3 Drum workshop - Andre Charlier Room 4 Bass workshop - Gulli Gudmundsson Room 5 Improv workshop - Keenan Ahrends, Sakhile Simani Room 6 Jazz choir – Debbie Mari Room 8 Improv workshop - Jean-Michel Charbonnel, Donat Fisch Room 9 Youth/Schools B Ensemble - Mark Fransman Room 10 Sax workshop - Yuri Honing Room 11 A method to analyse scales correctly and sing them to develop your ears – Carlo Mombelli

14.00 ELECTIVES Hall Sound Check - Lionel Loueke, Siya Makuzeni, Marcus Wyatt, Shane Cooper, Ayanda Sikade Auditorium Internal performance workshop - Andre Charlier, Carlo Mombelli, Wolfert Brederode, Yuri Honing Vocal Centre Vocal lesson - Nomfundo Xaluva, Debbie Mari Music 2 Piano workshop - Adam Glasser Music 27 My life in Music (some stories) - Gustavo Bergalli Old 4 Simple jazz riffs - Brian Thusi Old 6 Getting great sound for your live performance - SAE Institute Old 7 Improv workshop (B) - Mandla Mlangeni, Oscar Rachabane Room 1 Improv workshop - Joost Lijbaart, Benjamin Jephta, Reza Khota, Stéphane Guillaume Room 3 Jazz teaching for classical players - Terrence Scarr Room 4 A holistic approach to being a bass player - Concord Nkabinde Room 5 Guitar workshop - Keenan Ahrends Room 7 Rehearsal - Karl-Martin Almqvist, Robert Nordmark, Sisonke Xonti, Nduduzo Makhathini, Martin Sjöstedt, Kesivan Naidoo Room 8 Sax workshop - Mark Fransman Room 9 Improv workshop - Thandi Ntuli, Ariel Zamonsky Room 10 Improvisational skills - Bertil Strandberg Room 11 Clarinet: the delicious liquorice stick - Duncan Combe Room 12 Improv workshop - Kyle Shepherd, Sakhile Simani

15.00 Music 27 Teacher workshop: Studying Jazz at SA Universities - Duncan Combe, Carlo Mombelli, Amanda Tiffin, Debbie Mari, Germaine Gamiet, Nishlyn Ramanna

15.15 Hall Sound Check - Bokani Dyer, Donat Fisch, Matthias Spillman, Stephan Kurmannn, Norbert Pfammatter Auditorium Internal performance – Ceri Moelwyn-Hughes, Terrence Scarr, Ronel Nagfaal, Dean Flanagan, Kelly Bell, Brian Thusi, Duncan Combe

15.30 Room 12 Rehearsal - Lionel Loueke, Siya Makuzeni, Marcus Wyatt, Shane Cooper, Ayanda Sikade

17.00 PERFORMANCE Hall Bokani Dyer Quintet Bokani Dyer, Donat Fisch, Matthias Spillman, Stephan Kurmannn, Norbert Pfammatter

Auditorium Sound check- Nomfundo Xaluva, Bernard van Rossum, Vuma Ian Levin, Bokani Dyer, Romy Brauteseth, Joost Lijbaart

18.00 Auditorium Sound check - Chi-Pin Hsieh, Kai-ya Chang, Shaun Johannes, Jeroen Batterink

19.00 PERFORMANCE Auditorium Chi-pin & Kai-ya’s Jazz Chi-Pin Hsieh, Kai-ya Chang, Shaun Johannes, Jeroen Batterink

19.30 PERFORMANCE Hall Stockholm Jazz Orchestra Johan Hörlén, Johan Christofersson, Robert Nordmark, Karl-Martin Almqvist, Fredrik Lindborg; Fredrik Noren, Tobias Wiklund, Gustavo Bergalli, Nils Jansson, Bertil Strandberg, Peter Dahlgren, Kasperi Sarikoski, Anders Wiborg; Ola Bengtsson; Daniel Tilling; Martin Sjöstedt; Jukkis Uotila

21.00 Cafe Sound check - Karl-Martin Almqvist, Robert Nordmark, Sisonke Xonti, Nduduzo Makhathini, Martin Sjöstedt, Kesivan Naidoo

21.30 PERFORMANCE Auditorium Nomfundo Xaluva Nomfundo Xaluva, Bernard van Rossum, Vuma Ian Levin, Bokani Dyer, Romy Brauteseth, Joost Lijbaart

22.00 PERFORMANCE Café The Bjaerv Encounters Karl-Martin Almqvist, Robert Nordmark, Sisonke Xonti, Nduduzo Makhathini, Martin Sjöstedt, Kesivan Naidoo

22.00 PERFORMANCE Hall Lionel Loueke in Collaboration Lionel Loueke, Siya Makuzeni, Marcus Wyatt, Shane Cooper, Ayanda Sikade

23.30 PERFORMANCE Auditorium Amandla Freedom Ensemble Mandla Mlangeni, Nhlanhla Mahlangu, Oscar Rachabane, Ariel Zamonsky, Tumi Mogorosi, Ola Bengtsson

23.30 Café Jazz Jam House band: Matthias Spillman, Marc de Kock, Keenan Ahrends, Daniel Tilling, Gulli Gudmundsson, Andre Charlier

Sunday 5 July

9.00 BAND PRACTICES Band venues as for Friday – Concord Nkabinde, Marc de Kock, Shaun Johannes, Terrence Scarr, Ronel Nagfaal, Kelly Bell, Brian Thusi, Duncan Combe, Ceri Moelwyn-Hughes, Dean Flanagan Vocal Centre Jazz choir – Debbie Mari, Lynette Petersen Room 6 Vocal ensemble - Amanda Tiffin NSBB Room Sectional rehearsals with NSBB: Fredrik Lindborg, Gustavo Bergalli, Bertil Strandberg, Jukkis Uotila Auditorium Sound check Vuma Ian Levin, Bernard van Rossum, Xavi Torres Vincente, Marco Zenini, Jeroen Batterink Room 7 Rehearsal - Siya Makuzeni, Donat Fisch, Sakhile Simani, Thandi Ntuli, Romy Brauteseth, Ayanda Sikade

10.00 Hall Sound check - Johan Hörlén, Johan Christofersson, Robert Nordmark, Karl-Martin Almqvist, Fredrik Lindborg; Fredrik Noren, Tobias Wiklund, Gustavo Bergalli, Nils Jansson, Bertil Strandberg, Peter Dahlgren, Kasperi Sarikoski, Anders Wiborg; Ola Bengtsson; Daniel Tilling; Martin Sjöstedt; Jukkis Uotila, Ann-Sofi Söderqvist; Lena Swanberg, Amanda Tiffin, Nomfundo Xaluva, Debbie Mari, Siya Makuzeni

10.30 ELECTIVES Auditorium Internal performance – Little Giants, Thundercat Music 2 Negotiating changes while creating well-placed, meaningful, jazz sentences - Nishlyn Ramanna Music 27 Jazz in China and Taiwan - Chi-Pin Hsieh, Kai-ya Chang Old 4 Advice on how to set up your own recording studio – Alistair Andrews Old 6 Microphone application and placement: sound field/ microphone placement - Cape Audio College Old 7 Jam/Improv workshop (B) - Terrence Scarr Room 1 SA Jazz Standards (playing them) - Adam Glasser, Sphelelo Mazibuko, Benjamin Jephta, Vuma Ian Levin, Sisonke Xonti, Brian Thusi Room 3 National Schools B Band – Shaun Johannes Room 4 Bass workshop - Shane Cooper Room 5 Drum workshop - Jeroen Batterink Room 8 Sax workshop - Stéphane Guillaume Room 9 Youth/Schools B Ensemble - Mark Fransman Room 10 Trombone workshop – Justin Sasman Room 11 Chord and melody playing on guitar - Keith Tabisher Room 12 Don’t sweat, it’s just Improv - Duncan Combe, Tracey Johannes

11.00 Hall Rehearsal - Johan Hörlén, Johan Christofersson, Robert Nordmark, Karl-Martin Almqvist, Fredrik Lindborg; Fredrik Noren, Tobias Wiklund, Gustavo Bergalli, Nils Jansson, Bertil Strandberg, Peter Dahlgren, Kasperi Sarikoski, Anders Wiborg; Ola Bengtsson; Daniel Tilling; Martin Sjöstedt; Jukkis Uotila, Ann-Sofi Söderqvist; Lena Swanberg, Amanda Tiffin, Nomfundo Xaluva, Debbie Mari, Siya Makuzeni

12.00 PERFORMANCE Auditorium School/youth bands III UKZN Storytellers, Thundercat (Sweden)

12.00 ELECTIVES Music 2 Piano workshop - Kai-ya Chang Music 27 SA Jazz Standards (a discussion) - Adam Glasser, Brian Thusi, Ronel Nagfaal, Mark Fransman Old 4 Microphone Techniques for Recording Vocals and Instruments – Alistair Andrews Room 1 Improv workshop - Benoît Sourisse, Stéphane Guillaume Old 6 An introduction to Flamenco Jazz – Bernard van Rossum Room 3 Practising rhythm for all instruments - Andre Charlier Room 4 Bass workshop - Jean-Michel Charbonnel Room 5 Fretboard harmony - Reza Khota Room 8 Sax workshop - Justin Bellairs Room 9 Jazz harmony and chords - Xavi Torres Vincente Room 10 Trombone workshop – Kelly Bell Room 11 Improv workshop - Sphelelo Mazibuko, Marco Zenini, Sisonke Xonti Room 12 Improv workshop - Benjamin Jephta, Vuma Ian Levin, Marcus Wyatt

14.00 ELECTIVES Hall Sound Check - Kesivan Naidoo, Justin Bellairs, Feya Faku, Reza Khota, Kyle Shepherd, Shane Cooper, Johan Hörlén, Karl-Martin Almqvist Auditorium Internal performance workshop – Amanda Tiffin, Jeroen Batterink, Jean-Michel Charbonnel, Xavi Torres Vincente Vocal Centre Vocal lesson - Nomfundo Xaluva, Debbie Mari Music 2 Piano workshop - Benoît Sourisse Old 4 Microphones – Evert de Munnik Old 6 Production Tips: Natural acoustics versus digital effects - Cape Audio College Old 7 Jam/Improv workshop (B) Room 1 Basic jazz chords - Kai-ya Chang Room 3 National Schools B Band – Fredrik Noren Room 4 Bass Technique Bootcamp: Fretless vs Fretted vs Double - Shaun Johannes Room 5 Guitar workshop – Keith Tabisher Room 7 Improvising in a South African style - Adam Glasser, Brian Thusi Room 8 Sax workshop - Bernard van Rossum Room 9 Youth/Schools B Ensemble - Mark Fransman Room 10 Jazz violin - Chi-Pin Hsieh Room 11 Trumpet workshop - Marcus Wyatt Room 12 Improv workshop - Nduduzo Makhathini, Romy Brauteseth

15.15 Hall Sound Check - Siya Makuzeni, Donat Fisch, Sakhile Simani, Thandi Ntuli, Romy Brauteseth, Ayanda Sikade Auditorium Internal performance - Vocals, Youth/Schools B Ensemble (Mark Fransman), National Schools B Band (Shaun Johannes), NSBB (Marc de Kock), NYJB (Concord Nkabinde)

15.30 Room 12 Rehearsal - Kesivan Naidoo, Justin Bellairs, Feya Faku, Reza Khota, Kyle Shepherd, Shane Cooper, Johan Hörlén, Karl-Martin Almqvist

17.00 PERFORMANCE Hall Siya Makuzeni Siya Makuzeni, Donat Fisch, Sakhile Simani, Thandi Ntuli, Romy Brauteseth, Ayanda Sikade

17.30 Auditorium Sound check - Benjamin Jephta, Sisonke Xonti, Marcus Wyatt, Kyle Shepherd, Sphelelo Mazibuko

19.00 PERFORMANCE Auditorium Benjamin Jephta Benjamin Jephta, Sisonke Xonti, Marcus Wyatt, Kyle Shepherd, Sphelelo Mazibuko

19.30 PERFORMANCE Hall Stockholm Jazz Orchestra plays the Music of Ann-Sofi Söderqvist Johan Hörlén, Johan Christofersson, Robert Nordmark, Karl-Martin Almqvist, Fredrik Lindborg; Fredrik Noren, Tobias Wiklund, Gustavo Bergalli, Nils Jansson, Bertil Strandberg, Peter Dahlgren, Kasperi Sarikoski, Anders Wiborg; Ola Bengtsson; Daniel Tilling; Martin Sjöstedt; Jukkis Uotila, Ann- Sofi Söderqvist; Lena Swanberg, Amanda Tiffin, Nomfundo Xaluva, Debbie Mari, Siya Makuzeni

20.30 Old 7 Student jam session – Shaun Johannes

21.30 PERFORMANCE Auditorium Vuma Levin Vuma Ian Levin, Bernard van Rossum, Xavi Torres Vincente, Marco Zenini, Jeroen Batterink

21.00 Cafe Sound check - Andre Charlier, Benoît Sourisse, Stéphane Guillaume, Jean-Michel Charbonnel

22.00 PERFORMANCE Café Charlier/Sourisse Multiquarium Quartet Andre Charlier, Benoît Sourisse, Stéphane Guillaume, Jean-Michel Charbonnel

22.00 PERFORMANCE Hall Kesivan & the Lights Kesivan Naidoo, Justin Bellairs, Feya Faku, Reza Khota, Kyle Shepherd, Shane Cooper, Johan Hörlén, Karl-Martin Almqvist 23.30 Cafe Jazz Jam House band: Sisonke Xonti, Tobias Wiklund, Bokani Dyer, Benjamin Jephta, Ayanda Sikade

Monday 6 July

9.00 BAND PRACTICES Band venues as for Friday – Marc de Kock, Shaun Johannes, Terrence Scarr, Ronel Nagfaal, Kelly Bell, Brian Thusi, Duncan Combe, Ceri Moelwyn-Hughes, Dean Flanagan Vocal Centre All vocalists – general warm-ups/technique - Nomfundo Xaluva, Debbie Mari, Lynette Petersen, Gugu Makhathini NSBB Room Sectional rehearsals with NSBB: Robert Nordmark, Fredrik Noren, Peter Dahlgren, Martin Sjöstedt Hall Sound Check - NYJB/ Concord Nkabinde

10.30 ELECTIVES Vocal Centre Vocal lesson - Amanda Tiffin, Nomfundo Xaluva, Debbie Mari Music 2 Piano workshop - Nishlyn Ramanna Old 4 Use of Bass Synthesizer in Modern music – Alistair Andrews Old 6 Introduction to production tools: equalisation and compression - Cape Audio College Old 7 Improv workshop (B) - Duncan Combe Room 1 Improv workshop - Gustavo Bergalli Room 3 National Schools B Band – Shaun Johannes Room 4 Improv workshop - Jean-Michel Charbonnel, Bernard van Rossum Room 5 Ear training - Ola Bengtsson Room 7 What all musicians should know about rhythm - Daniel de Wet Room 8 Sax workshop - Robert Nordmark Room 9 Youth/Schools B Ensemble - Mark Fransman Room 10 Trombone in jazz - Justin Sasman Room 11 Improv workshop (B) - Terrence Scarr Room 12 Improv workshop - Marco Zenini, Justin Bellairs

11.00 Hall Sound Check - David Helbock, Raphael Preuschl, Herbert Pirker

12.00 PERFORMANCE Auditorium National Schools B Band (Shaun Johannes) + Schools/Youth Ensemble (Mark Fransman)

12.00 ELECTIVES Vocal Centre Vocal lesson - Nomfundo Xaluva, Debbie Mari Music 2 Piano workshop - Daniel Tilling Music 27 Aspects of the business of jazz – Kesivan Naidoo Old 4 Teachers: Using the iPad as a tool to Teach History of Music and Music Theory – Alistair Andrews Old 6 Basic mixing and production tips for Jazz recordings - Cape Audio College Old 7 Improv workshop (B) - Kai-ya Chang, Kelly Bell Room 1 Improv workshop - Xavi Torres Vincente, Peter Dahlgren Room 3 Drum workshop - Jukkis Uotila Room 4 Improv workshop (B) - Chi-Pin Hsieh Room 5 Guitar workshop - Vuma Ian Levin Room 6 Vocal ensemble - Amanda Tiffin Room 7 Bass workshop – Lucas Senyatso Room 8 Playing on harmonies/Be-bop and II-V-I - Johan Hörlén Room 9 Improv workshop - Ola Bengtsson, Stéphane Guillaume Room 10 Trombone workshop - Bertil Strandberg Room 11 Trumpet workshop - Brian Thusi Room 12 Improv workshop - Sphelelo Mazibuko, Marco Zenini, Nishlyn Ramanna, Johan Christofersson

14.00 ELECTIVES Hall Sound Check - NSBB/ Marc de Kock Auditorium Our music - David Helbock, Herbert Pirker, Raphael Preuschl Music 2 Piano workshop - Xavi Torres Vincente Music 27 Living the life of a musician - Bertil Strandberg Old 7 Jam/Improv workshop (B) – Ronel Nagfaal Room 1 Improve your sight-reading - Tracey Johannes Room 3 Vocal gig rehearsal for soloists - Amanda Tiffin, Nomfundo Xaluva, Shaun Johannes, Sphelelo Mazibuko Room 6 Jazz choir – Debbie Mari Room 7 Rehearsal - Nduduzo Makhathini, Mark Fransman, Justin Bellairs, Sakhile Simani, Romy Brauteseth, Kesivan Naidoo Room 12 Our music - Dave Reynolds & Pops Mohamed + Frank Paco, Sylvain Baloubeta, Tony Cedras

15.15 Auditorium Internal performance – Ceri Moelwyn-Hughes, Terrence Scarr, Ronel Nagfaal, Dean Flanagan, Kelly Bell, Brian Thusi, Duncan Combe

17.00 PERFORMANCE Hall Standard Bank National Schools’ Big Band - Marc de Kock

17.30 Auditorium Sound check - Amanda Tiffin, Nomfundo Xaluva, Debbie Mari, Lynette Petersen + vocals + Shaun Johannes, Sphelelo Mazibuko

19.00 PERFORMANCE Auditorium Youth Jazz Choirs + Vocal soloists – Amanda Tiffin, Nomfundo Xaluva, Debbie Mari, Lynette Petersen + vocals + Shaun Johannes, Sphelelo Mazibuko

19.30 PERFORMANCE Hall David Helbock Trio - David Helbock, Raphael Preuschl, Herbert Pirker

21.00 Hall Final meeting of NYJF

22.00 PERFORMANCE Hall Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Band - Concord Nkabinde

Summaries of gigs available to students attending the NYJF

Bokani Dyer Quintet Bokani Dyer has had a meteoric rise in the jazz world, winning the Standard Bank Young Artist Award at age 25 and garnering invitations to international festivals such as the London Jazz Festival. As part of his extensive 2014 European tour he performed with four gifted representatives of the Swiss jazz scene whom he had met during his residency at the Bird’s Eye Jazz Club in Basel, and the vitality of contemporary South African Jazz meets Swiss precision and musicianship in this outstanding collaboration. Dyer’s music is all-encompassing, embracing his roots as well as the contemporary musical landscape of South Africa.

Carlo Mombelli & the Storytellers “Disconcertingly beautiful” was the comment on Carlo Mombelli’s playing from The Jazz Times – the world’s leading jazz periodical. The US Bass Player Magazine’s view was that “Avant-garde bass-focused jazz composition has rarely sounded so gorgeous....Once in a while an artist comes along who produces music unlike anything you’ve heard.” Having played sold out concerts over the past year to much critical acclaim, this ensemble features the unique composer/bassist Carlo Mombelli, known in South Africa for his cutting-edge voice-like playing style. He is joined by the incredible voice of Mbuso Khoza, who learnt his music early at the age of five as a herdsman for his father’s cattle in the KwaZulu-Natal mountains, and two Standard Bank Young Artist Award winners - Kyle Shepherd and Kesivan Naidoo.

Vuma Levin Born in South Africa and raised during the unstable years of post-Apartheid South Africa, guitarist Vuma Ian Levin uses his music in an attempt to interrogate conceptions of identity, nation, culture, being and power both globally and in the emergent, post 1994 South Africa. Levin explores various strands of popular music, jazz, western art music and the full array of South African musics, celebrating the musical tropes of the historically disempowered “African Other”. Levin is completing his Master’s degree at the Amsterdam Conservatory, and joins us with a fantastic international array of his classmates that blends the drive of the American Jazz greats, the sparseness and melancholy introspective qualities of the European musical tradition, the accessibility of popular music and the upbeat nonchalance of South African music.

Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet Hailed as “one of the most creative and fearless saxophonists of the moment” by The Times, Yuri Honing is one of Holland’s most important saxophone players. His unique personal style, based on jazz, pop and non-Western musical traditions and his powerful sound, similar to the human voice, amount to a musical revelation. In his extensive discography he has worked, amongst others, with Kurt Rosenwinkel, Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden and Vince Mendoza. His album ‘Seven’ - recorded with Paul Bley, Gary Peacock and Paul Motion - received the Edison Jazz Award (Dutch Grammy) in 2001 and in 2012 he was awarded the Boy Edgar Prize, the most prestigious jazz prize in the Netherlands. Honing’s new album ‘Desire’ was released at the beginning of 2015, drawing influences from Jazz, Baroque music and Contemporary music.

Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz: Nduduzo Makhathini – Listening to the Ground Pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini grew up in uMgungundlovu near Pietermaritzburg surrounded by music from across the cultural spectrum and in a family that treated music as a special healing gift. He studied at the then Natal Technikon (now UKZN) before embarking on a professional music career that led to stints in the bands of Zim Ngqawana, Simphiwe Dana, Carlo Mombelli, Feya Faku and Themba Mkhize and performances in Europe, Britain and the US. In African tradition it is believed that people don't die but multiply; after 'Death' they continue to live as aphanzi, the ancestors, or the ones from the ground. Thus, in this performance he pays homage to those musical legends who have contributed to the great legacy and history of South African Jazz, paying tribute to them and thanking them for their protection and guidance.

Peter Dahlgren Swedish trombonist Peter Dahlgren is regarded as one of the strongest young modern jazz voices in Europe, displaying a technical ease and clear sound on one of the more complex of the jazz instruments. At an early age he moved to Copenhagen where he played with many of the great names in jazz, including Dave Liebman, Joe Lovano, Toots Thielemans, Maria Schneider, Randy Brecker, Chris Potter, Carla Bley and Paquito D'Rivera, and toured the USA, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, China, and most of Europe. In 2004, he starred in the EBU Jazz Orchestra, an international big band consisting of selected musicians from all over Europe and he has been a member of the famous Norrbotten Big Band since 1997. Tonight he leads a fascinating collaboration between European and South African musicians.

Lionel Loueke in Concert Hailed as a “gentle virtuoso” by The New York Times, West African guitarist Lionel Loueke was inspired by his brother, who taught him how to play during his late teenage years. Studies at the Ivory Coast's National Institute of Arts, Paris' American School of More Than Music, Berklee College of Music and the Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz led Loueke to appearances on a series of high-profile recordings with artists such as Esperanza Spalding, Avishai Cohen, Jack DeJohnette, Charlie Haden and Terence Blanchard. Praised by his mentor, Herbie Hancock, as “a musical painter” Loueke combines harmonic complexity, soaring melody, a deep knowledge of African folk forms, and conventional and extended guitar techniques to create a warm and evocative sound of his own. His own albums with Blue Note Records have been received with high critical acclaim.

Charlier/Sourisse Multiquarium Quartet Parisian drummer André Charlier and pianist/organist Benoit Sourisse have had a long-standing career playing together and at the heart of their sound is a rhythmic-melodic equation. Their jazz makes one think of Louis Lozowick’s lithographs, evoking a kind of vertical urbanity - shadows and light playing off skyscrapers. Like a fantastical Lego structure, their sound multiplies along convergence lines, superimpositions and dizzying precipices. Over more than twenty years and a thousand concerts, Charlier and Sourisse have deepened their musical relationship and their friendship, which are both of an exceptional quality and longevity. Together they have played alongside Didier Lockwood, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Kenny Garrett, John MacLaughlin, Toots Thielmans and many more.

Thandi Ntuli Pianist Thandi Ntuli is making waves in the contemporary South African jazz scene and this captivating, committed and professional young pianist is rapidly earning the admiration of the industry’s most respected musos. Ntuli has shared the stage with the likes of Judith Sephuma, the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, Jimmy Dludlu and Thandiswa Mazwai and has performed on various local and international stages including the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, and the Calabar International Jazz Festival. She recently returned from a national tour promoting her solo album, The Offering, which has received high accolades.

Chi-pin & Kai-ya’s Jazz Violinist Chi-pin Hsieh and pianist Kai-ya Chang are Taiwanese musicians who grew up with Classical and Pop music, only discovering Jazz well into their professional music careers. The cathartic beauty and freedom of jazz sparked a new direction for them and they both completed master's degrees in the Jazz Department of the Royal Conservatory in Brussels, Belgium, returning to Taiwan in 2002 as professional Jazz musicians and active Jazz educators and founding the Taipei International Summer Jazz Academy & Festival in 2004. They travel the world, linking with like- minded musicians and educators and sharing their love of Jazz.

Stockholm Jazz Orchestra The Stockholm Jazz Orchestra is one of the world’s premier contemporary Big Bands and this year celebrates 30 years of swinging Big Band music, having performed all over the world and in legendary jazz venues like Ronnie Scott’s and the Village Vanguard . Every member of the band is a jazz soloist with their own career and band and, on the occasions they get together as the SJO, their focus is on demanding ensemble playing and lyrical improvisation. We are particularly pleased to have this world-class ensemble return to Grahamstown – they made their first appearance on this stage exactly ten years ago, and their ongoing collaborations with and influence on South African musicians have transformed our country’s jazz landscape over the past decade.

Nomfundo Xaluva Nomfundo Xaluva’s credentials speak for themselves - having graduated with a Masters Degree in Jazz Vocal Studies (with Distinction) from UCT, this inspiring young jazz artist has performed at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival and Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Honours Ceremony and has also shared the stage with Sibongile Khumalo and Dianne Reeves. She has spent time in Norway and was invited as Artist in Residence at the University of Southern California. Her recently-released debut album Kusile won the title of “Best Urban Jazz Album” at the Metro FM Awards. And to top it all off she is a local product - she was Head Girl of Victoria Girls High School in Grahamstown! This year she presents an amalgamation of material that both celebrates the rich existing heritage of the African Jazz Songbook and the emergence of a new, more contemporary catalogue of compositions inherently influenced by an old tradition.

Lionel Loueke in Collaboration Little more needs be said about the technical virtuosity and musical diversity of world-class guitarist Lionel Loueke than to list some of the musicians who have called him to work with them over the past decade: Terrence Blanchard, Herbie Hancock, Angelique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves, Cassandra Wilson, Wayne Shorter, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Charlie Haden, Richard Bona, Nathan East, Sting, Brian Blade, John Patitucci, Terri Lyne Carrington, Kenny Garrett, Roy Hargrove, Santana and Gretchen Parlato. Tonight he performs in collaboration with some of the top musicians our country has to offer.

Amandla Freedom Ensemble Mandla Mlangeni’s Amandla quintet “wraps elliptical melodies in three-part horn harmonies, rich with impasto, swinging like broken chandeliers,” said the Jazz Times recently. “The Soweto native’s compositions pull from church hymns; traditional rituals learned from his uncle, who was a sangoma, or healer; American postbop; the Ornette Coleman Quartet; and the bounding, interwoven cycles of Eastern Cape music.” This exuberant young jazz talent fizzes with energy and, in the true tradition of jazz collaboration, is joined in Grahamstown by the Head of the Jazz School at the Stockholm Conservatory, guitarist Ola Bengtsson.

Siya Makuzeni Siya Makuzeni has been honing her vocal and trombone artistry for many years with A-list South African musicians such as Marcus Wyatt, McCoy Mrubata, Carlo Mombelli, Feya Faku, Khaya Mahlangu, Sibongile Khumalo and many more, as well as establishing her own project, Ippyfüz. She is known for her unique experimental, edgy, but pure intonation, using electronics to enhance and manipulate her voice. She has performed in some of the biggest jazz events around the world from the Cape Town International Jazz Festival to the Stockholm Jazz Festival to Paris and Vienna. She has been featured on many recordings, such as in her work in Germany with Themba Mkhize and the SWR Big Band, and in Italy where she contributed to the soundtrack of Forse Dio è Malato (Maybe God is Ill) with the Oscar-winning company CAM Scores. Tonight she collaborates with hip young South Africans and a legendary Swiss saxophonist.

Benjamin Jephta Although only 22, bassist and composer Benjamin Jephta is already making a name for himself as a jazz double bass and electric bass player. Aside from performing in venues and festivals locally since the age of 16, Jephta has also performed with various orchestras and small ensembles in France, Sweden, Italy, China and Tanzania. Here he presents material from his critically-acclaimed debut album, Homecoming, which gives the listener a musical biography of his life, welcoming them into his musical home.

Stockholm Jazz Orchestra plays the Music of Ann-Sofi Söderqvist For three decades the Stockholm Jazz Orchestra has collaborated with the world’s leading musicians and composers, recording and performing with the likes of Bob Mintzer, Maria Schneider, Bob Brookmeyer, Mel Lewis, Hermeto Pasqual, Joe Lovano and Kenny Werner amongst many others. Tonight they play the music of Sweden’s answer to Maria Schneider - Ann-Sofi Söderqvist, Professor of Composition at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and extraordinary Big Band composer and arranger.

Kesivan & the Lights Drummer Kesivan Naidoo has followed an incredible jazz career – selection to the Standard Bank National Schools Band as a teenager in 1995 followed by the National Youth Band when he moved to university to study Jazz; a SAMRO international scholarship to study in India; the Standard Bank Young Artist Award in 2009. And last year, he received an invitation from New York’s most famous music venue – converted to Jazz after Benny Goodman’s triumph there in 1938 - to perform. So Kesivan & the Lights played in Carnegie Hall last year, to a standing ovation nogal! Kesivan reprises the performance in Grahamstown with the addition of two Swedish guests who were central to his original 2009 Lights band.

David Helbock Trio From the little Austrian village of Koblach comes pianist David Helbock, described by Roland Spiegel of Bavarian Radio as “one of the most exciting players of the young European jazz scene”. His trio has toured the US, Australia, Mexico, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Mongolia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, Morocco, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and all over Europe and he has received two awards and the audience prize at the world’s biggest jazz piano solo competition - Montreux Jazz Festival – as well as Austria’s most important prize - the "Outstanding Artist Award" – in 2011. One of his works is a “One-Year Compositional Project” where he wrote a new piece every day for a whole year.

Dave Reynolds & Pops Mohamed South Africa is undoubtedly a country of cultural diversity, suitably represented by the unique collaboration between Dave Reynolds on steelpan and Pops Mohamed on African percussion, mixing World Music, Caribbean soul and South African Jazz with an underpinning of African traditional instruments. Pops Mohamed is South Africa’s leading indigenous-contemporary-crossover artist, playing kora (African harp), mbira (thumb piano), Khoisan Bow and various percussion effects. He has released 37 albums in his career, won awards such as the ACT Lifetime Achiever, recorded and made movies with the Khoisan people in the Kalahari, and toured globally with the likes of Andreas Vollenweider and Baaba Maal. Dave Reynolds is South Africa’s leading steelpan player, a SAMRO Award-winning composer and acoustic guitarist. He’s performed and recorded all over the world with Andy Narell, Hugh Masekela, Paul Hanmer, the late Gito Baloi, Tony Cox and McCoy Mrubata, to name a few. PERFORMERS AND TEACHERS 2015

SOUTH AFRICAN

Keenan Ahrends (Guitar) studied jazz guitar at the University of Cape Town and the Norwegian Academy of Music. He was selected for the National Youth Jazz Band in 2006 and has collaborated with established musicians such as Andile Yenana, Afrika Mkhize, Buddy Wells and Kevin Gibson amongst others. Ahrends is a regular performer on the Cape Town music scene and has been commissioned to compose works for the Goema Orchestra and regularly performs original compositions with his own Trio and Quartet. www.soundcloud.com/keenan-ahrends

Alistair Andrews (Bass) lectured Music Technology at UCT, and is involved in the Music Education and Apple Mac and Music Technology department at Paul Bothner Music. As a Warwick-endorsed bass player, he has been a regular on the Cape Town and South African jazz scene for almost 30 years, performing with many of South Africa’s top musicians in numerous settings. www.alistair.co.za www.myspace.com/alistairandrews

Kelly Bell (Trombone) was selected for the National Youth Big Band in 2002 and 2003. She teaches Music at Sans Souci in Cape Town, where she conducts the Jazz Band.

Justin Bellairs (Sax) was selected for the National Schools’ Jazz Band in 2007 and National Youth Jazz Band in 2009 and 2012. He studied jazz at the UCT College of Music, spent a year at The Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo and obtained a Masters degree in music performance from Rhodes University. He now performs professionally in a variety of musical productions and shows including the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, Mike Campbell Big Band, Kesivan & The Lights and The Shane Cooper Quintet.

Romy Brauteseth (Bass) was selected for the National Schools’ Jazz Band in 2005 and National Youth Jazz Band in 2010. She studied upright bass at NMMU and UCT, and currently works in Cape Town with a variety of different groups, including the Dan Shout Quartet.

Duncan Combe (Clarinet) has a B Mus in clarinet from Stellenbosch University and runs a Music School in Somerset West offering tuition in Drums, Guitar and Sax. He also teaches music at Parel Vallei High School, developing ensembles which focus on Rock and Jazz and Drumline. He also offers corporate team-building with djembe drums and instrument building workshops, allowing businessmen and woman a taste of the wonderful world of music.

Shane Cooper (Bass) was selected for the National Schools’ Big Band in 2003. He moved to Cape Town to study jazz at UCT and was selected for the National Youth Big Band in 2004 and since graduating in 2008 has rapidly found acclaim on electric and upright bass in bands with the likes of Zim Ngqawana, Louis Moholo, Babu, Restless Natives, and Closet Snare. He has performed around Africa and in Europe, India, and the USA and is increasingly occupied with composing, including for stage production and film. He was Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz 2013 and his latest album, Oscillations, was nominated for a SAMA under Best Jazz Album 2014. www.shanecoopermusic.com

Daniel de Wet (Piano) is completing his MMus at Wits and teaches at Kingsmead College in Johannesburg.

Bokani Dyer (Piano) grew up in Botswana and studied jazz at UCT, where he was selected for the National Youth Jazz Band. He has performed across Europe, Britian and America, performed with top South African and international artists and released two of his own albums. He was the Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz 2011 and took 1st place in the SAMRO Oversees Scholarship Competition in 2013. www.bokanidyer.com

Feya Faku (Trumpet) has used his township upbringing to create a distinctive harmonious sound that has led him to play with most of the leading jazz musicians in South Africa. The depth of his timbre has attracted the attention of European musicians and he has spent time in The Netherlands and in Switzerland, where he has been teaching and performing with the Swiss-South African Jazz Quintet. Feya conducted the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Band 2009.

Mark Fransman (Piano / Sax) studied at UCT and made his stage debut in musical theatre as pianist and vocalist in the David Kramer / Taliep Petersen productions and received the FNB Vita Award for most outstanding performer in musical theatre 1995/96. He won the SAMA for Best Producer (in all categories) in 2007 for Moreira Chonguica's The Journey and also won the 2004 SAMA for Best Producer for Jimmy Dludlu's Afrocentric. He was chosen as Johnnie Walker’s Jazz Impression’s ‘Musician of the year for 2004’ and Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz 2008. He released his debut album “Straight Ahead” with his band Strait ‘n Narro, which explores a fresh urban South African sound with hip hop, trip hop, funk and jazz. He also writes, produces and records with many South African jazz artists. www.markfransman.com

Benjamin Jephta (Bass) studied jazz at the University of Cape Town and has performed with various orchestras and small ensembles in France, Sweden, Italy, China and Tanzania. He played bass for the NYJB in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and spearheads two projects that play his original material. Jephta has performed with a range of local and international musicians including the late Robbie Jansen, Jimmy Dludlu, Simphiwe Dana, McCoy Mrubata, MiCasa and others. He has recently recorded his debut album, entitled Homecoming. www.benjaminjephta.com

Shaun Johannes (Bass) first attended the NYJF in 2001 where he was selected for the National Youth Jazz Band. He was selected for the NYJB again in 2002 and 2005 and for the National Youth Big Band in 2003, and has since returned regularly as a professional musician and jazz educator. He has a Masters degree in jazz performance from UCT. He has performed with a wide range of musicians in a variety of styles, including jazz, fusion, R&B, gospel, world, Afrikaans traditional, rock and salsa, and has performed numerous times in major festivals and on television. He is currently based in Cape Town and is in great demand as a performer, producer and arranger. www.shaunjohannes.com

Tracey Johannes (Piano) has a BMus degree (Jazz Studies) from the University of Cape Town. She played in the UCT Big Band in 2005 and was selected for the North Sea Big Band in 2009 and the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Band in 2011. She teaches at The Settlers High School where she conducts the school's jazz bands.

Reza Khota (Guitar) holds a Performers Certificate with distinction from the Trinity College of Music and a Masters degree with distinction from Wits University. He has been the recipient of several awards, including numerous SAMRO bursaries and merit awards, and was awarded first prize in the National Classical Guitar Competition (1998) adjudicated by Czech guitarist/composer Stepan Rak. He is the composer and guitarist for the crossover band Babu, whose debut album, Up Roots, was nominated for two SAMA awards and toured extensively across Africa. Reza also works with Jonno Sweetman, Shane Cooper and Buddy Wells as the Reza Khota Quartet, which performed at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival in 2013. www.rezakhota.com

Mbuso Khoza (Vocal) is a vocalist and songwriter with a rich and unique sound. Since learning music early as a herdsman for his father’s cattle at the age of five in the KwaZulu‐Natal mountains, using Zulu Chants to call and direct them, he moved to Johannesburg to pursue a career in the music industry. In Johannesburg he slept under bridges at night while job-hunting at recording studios, and he finally built up a reputation for himself as a top backup vocalist and songwriter. His vocal skills have seen Khoza working as a backing vocalist for some of South Africa’s most sought after musicians, including Thandiswa Mazwai, Sibongile Khumalo and the iconic jazz pianist Themba Mkhize, who also produced Mbuso’s debut album, Zilindile (2012), which won a Metro FM award.

Marc de Kock (Sax) has been one of the top session musicians and jazz saxophonists in Cape Town for almost two decades. He graduated from UCT in 2000 with an Honours degree in jazz performance. He was selected for the National Youth Jazz Band and has toured around Europe, Asia and America. Marc is often a first-call session saxophonist on live shows and studio sessions and has performed with top local and international artists such as Gavin Minter, Amanda Tiffin, The Awesome Big Band, Marcus Wyatt and Breakfast Included. He is currently the senior saxophone teacher at Rondebosch Boys’ High School in Cape Town. He is this year’s conductor of the Standard Bank National Schools’ Jazz Band.

Vuma Ian Levin (Guitar) completed a National Diploma at the Tshwane University of Technology, receiving the Best Guitarist Award in 2008. In 2009, Levin was selected as the guitarist in the National Youth Jazz Band and went on to attend the prestigious Conservatorium Van Amsterdam where he graduated cum laude and earned the Non-EU Talent Scholarship to finance his masters study. In 2014 his quintet won 2nd prize in the National Leg of the Keep an Eye Awards (Netherlands), and went on to win the 3rd prize, incentive prize and prize for the most original band in the international leg of the Keep an Eye Jazz Awards. Levin has performed with some of the top musicians in South Africa, including Feya Faku, Herbie Tsoeli and Nduduzo Makhatini and has performed at a number of top venues and festivals in South Africa and abroad, including the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Festival, More Jazz Series (Mozambique), Bimhuis (Netherlands), The Moors Jazz Festival (Germany) and Jazz Showcase (Hungary). www.soundcloud.com/vuma-ian-levin

Nduduzo Makhathini (Piano) is this year’s Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz. Makhathini grew up in uMgungundlovu near Pietermaritzburg surrounded by music from across the cultural spectrum and in a family that treated music as a special healing gift. He studied at the then Natal Technikon (now UKZN) before embarking on a professional music career that led to stints in the bands of Zim Ngqawana, Simphiwe Dana, Carlo Mombelli, Feya Faku and Themba Mkhize and performances in Europe, Britain and the US. His debut album, Mother Tongue, received a SAMA award nomination this year.

Nomagugu Makhathini (Vocals) is a singer, songwriter and choir director. She has B-Tech Music degree from Tshwane University of Technology and an N-Dip Music from UKZN and has performed regularly around the country as well as in London and Washington and touring Europe with Simphiwe Dana. She is now teaching music in East London.

Siya Makuzeni (Vocal / Trombone) was a member of the National Schools Big Band in 1999, the National Youth Big Band in 2000 and the National Youth Jazz Band in 2001, and has been honing her vocal and trombone artistry for many years with A-list South African musicians such as Marcus Wyatt, McCoy Mrubata, Carlo Mombelli, Feya Faku, Khaya Mahlangu, Sibongile Khumalo and many more, as well as establishing her own project, Ippyfüz. She has performed in some of the biggest jazz events around the world from the Cape Town International Jazz Festival to the Stockholm Jazz Festival to Paris and Vienna. She has been featured on many recordings, such as in her work in Germany with Themba Mkhize and the SWR Big Band, and in Italy where she contributed to the soundtrack of Forse Dio è Malato (Maybe God is Ill) with the Oscar-winning company CAM Scores. www.myspace.com/siyamakuzeni

Debbie Mari (Vocals, Piano) is a singer, pianist, educator, community music practitioner and mother of two delightful daughters! She has a BMus in Jazz Performance (1996) and an MMus (2001) in Intercultural Music Education from the University of Natal and is a Lecturer in the Jazz Studies programme at the University of KwaZulu- Natal School of Arts (Music). Debbie is the Board Chairperson of the UKUSA Arts Programme – one of Durban’s longest running (25 years) community Music projects and the Deputy Chairperson of KUMISA (KwaZulu-Natal United Music Industry Association). Debbie has enjoyed many musical collaborations and performs often in Durban as vocalist and pianist in a range of musical settings.

Sphelelo Mazibuko (Drums) studied a BA in Music and Media studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and has performed and/or recorded with the likes of Lloyd Cele, Dorothy Masuka, Steve Dyer and Musa Manzini. He also works as a studio engineer, drum technician and music educator and runs a Production Company that offers Audio Visual solutions.

Mandla Mlangeni (Trumpet) was born and raised in Soweto, Johannesburg, and studied jazz composition at the University of Cape Town. He was a member of the NYJB in 2006. He has performed with artists such as Barney Rachabane, Hugh Masekela, Sipho Hotstix Mabuse, and Louis Moholo-Moholo to name a few and currently writes and performs his music with various bands such The Tune and Recreation Committee (TRC), Native Groove Collective (NGC) and the Amandla Freedom Ensemble. He performs regularly as a freelance musician in various capacities and has been active in numerous projects in Norway, Sweden, Germany, Israel, France, Britain and Botswana, where he performed a wide variety of music ranging from Classical, Jazz, Pop, Balkan and Indigenous African Music.

Ceri Moelwyn-Hughes (Sax) graduated cum laude with a BMus from Wits, and achieved her Licentiate in Saxophone Performance (ABRSM) with distinction. Ceri works both as a music educator and as a performing musician in recitals, musical theatre productions and jazz and popular bands. Ceri recently completed a Masters in Music, conducting research on women in South African popular music, and has presented papers on this topic regularly.

Tumi Mogorosi (Drums) studied at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) and has played alongside South African stalwarts such as Feya Faku, Herbie Tsoaeli and AndileYenana, and played in the Gauteng Jazz Orchestra at the Joy Of Jazz festival in 2011. He has recently released his debut album, ProjectElo.

Pops Mohamed (African Percussion) is South Africa’s leading indigenous-contemporary-crossover artist. A multi- instrumentalist, he plays kora (African harp), mbira (thumb piano), Khoisan Bow, and various percussion effects. He has released 37 albums in his career, won awards such as the ACT Lifetime Achievers, recorded and made movies with the Khoisan people in the Kalahari, and toured globally with the likes of Andreas Vollenweider and Baaba Maal. Recently Pops featured on the TV shows Southern Rhythms and 21 Icons.

Carlo Mombelli (Bass) was born in Pretoria and spent 11 years in Europe where he was influenced by Europe’s Jazz avant garde. He has recorded and performed at many international festivals, including the Rome Villa Celimontana Jazz Festival, the Stockholm Jazz Festival, the German Moers and the ‘Leipziger Jazztage’ festivals, Banlieues Bleues festival in Paris, and the ‘On the edge of Wrong’ festival in Norway. He has recorded on Enja Records with Egberto Gismonti as well as with Lee Konitz, and has contributed music and played on the 1989 tribute for Jaco Pastorius, ‘Basstorius’. He worked for two years with the Paris based company Lutherie Urbaine on community projects building instruments out of recycled material, and back home in South Africa he can be heard as a bassist on many recordings with amongst others Marcus Wyatt, Simphiwe Dana, Sibongile Khumalo and Miriam Makeba. As a producer he worked on the Shane Cooper album ‘Oscillations’ that won the jazz album of the year at the 2014 SAMA awards. Besides several ballets that have been choreographed to his music, and his many compositions that include commissions for the ‘Stockholm Saxophone Quartet’ and his recent 2013 piece for the Grammy award-winning New York String Quartet ‘Ethel’, he has been nominated three times for a SAMA for his recordings. He currently teaches at Wits University where he received his doctorate in composition in 2009. Carlo conducted the Bank National Youth Jazz Band 2004. www.carlomombelli.com

Ronel Nagfaal (Sax) studied Jazz at UCT and teaches at Groote Schuur High School in Cape Town, where she is in charge of the jazz band. She was previously in charge of the very successful Alexander Sinton Jazz Band that toured to China and elsewhere.

Kesivan Naidoo (Drums) grew up in East London and is now based in Cape Town. He was selected for the National Schools Big Band in 1995 and the National Youth Big band in 1999 and 2000. He received his BMus (Jazz Performance & Arrangement) from the UCT College of Music in 2000, and won a SAMRO scholarship to further his studies at the Rhabindra Bharati University in Kolkatta, India. In 2009 he was named the Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz. He has performed around South Africa with most of the top jazz musicians in the country, as well as with other artists such as Danilo Perez, Dave Liebman and Maria Schneider, and has toured extensively throughout Europe, America and Asia. Naidoo plays in a number of ensembles, as well as his own group, Kesivan and the Lights, which performed this year at the prestigious venue, Carnegie hall, in New York. Kesivan also started, with Lee Thomson, the Cape Town jazz venue, Straight No Chaser, and the production company Silent Revolution Productions. www.silentrevolutionproductions.com

Concord Nkabinde (Bass) began his pursuit of music as a child in his hometown of Soweto. Later he completed his Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studied and worked as a full-time music teacher. It was performing live that led him to working with some highly respected musicians such as Johnny Clegg, Abdullah Ibrahim, Zim Ngqawana, Sibongile Khumalo, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and many more. He received the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Jazz in 2006. Today Nkabinde is a well-travelled, well respected and an in-demand musician as a Bass Guitarist, Musical Director, Composer and Arranger, who runs his own record label, Drocnoc Music, through which he has commercially released 2 CDs & a live DVD which was nominated for a South African Music Award in 2012. Concord also sits on the POSA (Performers Organization of South Africa) Board as well as the Board of CASA (Composers Association of South Africa). www.concordcreativity.com

Thandi Ntuli (Piano) studied jazz piano at UKZN and was selected for the National Youth Jazz Band in 2013. She has shared the stage with the likes of Judith Sephuma, the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, Jimmy Dludlu and Thandiswa Mazwai and has performed on various local and international stages including The Cape Town International Jazz Festival, The Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, and The Calabar International Jazz Festival. She recently returned from a national tour promoting her solo album, The Offering, which has received high accolades.

Oscar Rachabane (Sax) was born and raised in Soweto and made his professional debut in 2003, at the age of 14, playing with the Soweto Jazz Quartet. Since then he has played with a range of well established artists including Soweto Kinch, Jason Yarde, Louis Moholo-Moholo, Hugh Masekala, Afrika Mkhize and jammed with luminaries such as Wynton Marsalis, Ravi Coltrane and Dave Koz.

Nishlyn Ramanna (Piano) studied at UKZN and has taught in numerous universities, including Wits, UKZN and Rhodes, where he now holds a lectureship. His PhD specialised in contemporary jazz in post-apartheid Durban and Johannesburg, and he has written for a variety of academic journals on aspects of South African jazz, including several biographies of South African jazz musicians for the Grove Dictionary of Jazz. A prolific composer, he has performed in ensembles around the country and released his own albums.

Dave Reynolds (Steelpan) is South Africa’s leading steelpan player, a SAMRO Award winning composer and acoustic guitarist. He’s performed and recorded all over the world with Andy Narell, Hugh Masekela, Paul Hanmer, the late Gito Baloi, Tony Cox and McCoy Mrubata to name a few. His new album "The Light of Day" is a remarkable sonic achievement weaving together ambient sounds, well-crafted compositions and skilful playing by a handful of giants on SA's acoustic and jazz scene.

Justin Sasman (Trombone) studied at UCT and played in the Standard Bank National Youth Big Band in 1999 and 2000. He has performed professionally since then, predominantly in Classical orchestras, and now teaches at St. John’s College in Johannesburg.

Terrence Scarr (Violin/Bass) was born in Port Elizabeth, and, a graduate of the UCT College of Music, he has wide- ranging experience in a wide variety of musical genres and styles, from classical to rock, folk, jazz and world music. He has worked with many top South African musicians and with a number of leading South African bands, has lead a String Orchestra for pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, and has played as a session musician on more albums than he can remember. Long resident in Cape Town, Terrence is Head of Music at Rondebosch Boys’ High School and was Conductor of the National Schools Big Band in 2010.

Kyle Shepherd (Piano) was born in Cape Town where he regularly performs as a solo pianist and with his trio. He has released three albums to date, which has earned him South African Music Award Nominations for all three. Shepherd has performed with many great South African musicians, including the likes of Zim Ngqawana, Louis Moholo-Moholo, Robbie Jansen, Errol Dyers, Hilton Schilder and Mark Fransman. He has performed in Switzerland, Germany, Japan, Denmark, China and France. He was also chosen as pianist for the National School Big Band in 2003 and 2004, and was the 2014 Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz. www.kyleshepherd.co.za

Ayanda Sikade (Drums) grew up in Mdantsane and by the age of 10 was performing professionally, particularly with Eastern Cape guitarist Lulama Gawulana. He studied jazz under Darius Brubeck at UKZN and played in a South African student band at the IAJE Conference in Long Beach, California, US. He was selected on drums for the National Youth Jazz Band in 2004 and 2005 and also won the prestigious SAMRO Overseas Scholarship. He has played with Feya Faku, Bheki Mseleku, Robbie Jansen and Barney Rachabane amongst many others, and spent much time working with Zim Ngqawana and Simphiwe Dana.

Sakhile Simani (Trumpet) was born in East London/Mdantsane and started to play the trumpet in the Salvation Army Brass Band at a very young age. He has a degree in Jazz from UKZN and was a member of the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Band from 2009 to 2011. He has played with Eric Erellano, Salim Washington, Melvin Peters, Sazi Dlamini and performs regularly with Nduduzo Makhathini. He teaches trumpet at Stirling High School.

Keith Tabisher (Guitar) started playing the guitar at the age of 13 and studied classical guitar at UCT. He is a self- taught jazz guitarist and spent 12 years as a music lecturer at Sallie Davies College of Education. He currently works as a Music Curriculum Adviser for the Western Cape Education Department. He performs with a range of different musicians, in and around Cape Town, covering various genres and musical styles. He is also the musical director of The All Saints Gospel Band and The Belhar Music Collective.

Brian Thusi (Trumpet) has a doctorate in Music from the University of Zululand and is past-president of the South African Association of Jazz Educators. He has been a stalwart in South African jazz on trumpet for decades and has been integral to the NYJF since 1996. He is known for his poignant performances in places as far afield as Japan and Haiti and has performed with an equally diverse range of musicians – the African Jazz Pioneers, the Natal Philharmonic Orchestra, Frank Foster and Kenny Baron to name a few. He conducted the National Schools’ Big Band in 2002 and the National Youth Jazz Band in 2006, taking the band on tour around the country and to Sweden. He has released numerous CDs and holds management positions in the KZN Department of Arts & Culture.

Amanda Tiffin (Vocals/Piano) was born in Zimbabwe and studied jazz at UCT, graduating with an M Mus (with Distinction) in Jazz Composition and Performance. She has made her name in Cape Town as a versatile vocalist and pianist, performing any number of styles from jazz to rock. Amanda is also a songwriter, and released her debut album ‘Who Am I?’, ‘A Woman Like Me’, and ‘Wide Open Spaces’ in 2009 with her Japan-based trio. She is currently Head of Jazz Singing at UCT. www.amandatiffin.com

Marcus Wyatt (Trumpet) grew up in Port Elizabeth, and completed his Jazz degree at UCT, majoring in composition and arrangement. He has won various competitions, amongst them the Adcock Ingram Jazz Soloist (1995), and was runner-up in the SAMRO Overseas Bursary Competition (1996). He has travelled extensively, and recorded and played with the likes of Winston Mankunku, Jimmy Dludlu, Courtney Pine, Bheki Mseleku, James Morrison and Abdullah Ibrahim. He has featured on over 40 albums as well as recording six albums under his own name and is one of South Africa’s leading trumpeters.

Nomfundo Xaluva (Vocals, Piano) graduated with a Masters Degree in Jazz Vocal Studies (with Distinction) from UCT, and has performed at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival and Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Honours Ceremony, along with sharing the stage with Sibongile Khumalo and Dianne Reeves. She has spent time in Norway and was invited as Artist in Residence at the University of Southern California. Her debut album Kusile won the title of “Best Urban Jazz Album” at the Metro FM Awards.

Sisonke Xonti (Sax) was a member of the National Schools’ Band in 2004, 2005 and 2006 and also the National Youth Jazz Band in 2007 and 2009. He belonged to the Little Giants for years and has since played with an array of highly acclaimed musicians, namely Jimmy Dludlu, Victor Ntoni, Lira, Hugh Masekela, Judith Sephuma, Feya Faku, Freshlyground, Abdullah Ibrahim and The Cape Town Jazz Orchestra, Goodluck, Simphiwe Dana and is also as band leader in his own jazz project. He has played at the major South African festivals as well as in Nigeria, China, Mozambique, Angola, Reunion Islands, Switzerland, Dubai and many more countries.

Ariel Zamonsky (Bass) was born in Argentina and relocated to South Africa in 2005 where he completed his music studies at Tshwane University of Technology. He has played with the likes of Andile Yenana, Feya Faku, Afrika Mhkize, Nduduzo Mahkathini and Ayanda Sikade. He recorded on Nduduzo Makathini´s ‘Sketches of Tomorrow’ album and plays regularly with the Bowling Club Big Band, The Orbit Big Band, the Amandla Freedom Ensemble and Project ELO.

VISITING ARTISTS

Karl-Martin Almqvist (Sweden – Sax) comes from the town of Karlstad, which he left at the age of 18 to take up his studies in music at Skurups Folkhögskola, continuing at the Conservatory of Music in Malmö, then moving on to the Mannes College of Music in New York City in 1994. There he studied with musicians such as George Garzone, Bob Mintzer, Richie Beirach and Reggie Workman. In 1998 he made Stockholm his home. Karl-Martin is found both on record and in performance with a range some of the finest groups in Sweden, such as Stockholm Jazz Orchestra, Maggi Olin Band, Moksha, Rigmor Gustafsson, Nils Landgren Funk Unit and Jacob Karlzon Big 5. He has played extensively throughout Europe and also toured Mexico, Latin America, Asia and the U.S. He leads his own quartet. www.karlmartinalmqvist.net

Jeroen Batterink (Netherlands – Drums) has been involved in a wide variety of projects, playing mostly jazz as well as alternative pop and funk. Many of these projects have earned him recognition, winning prizes in competitions such as the Prinses Christina Jazz Concours, the Keep an Eye International Award and De Grote Prijs van Nederland. After graduating from the Conservatory of Amsterdam in 2014, he moved to Mumbai to work as the Head of the Drums Department at the True School of Music. He is featured on five albums as a sideman, and released EP Hands- on-Universe with his own duo named Creative City Project.

Ola Bengtson (Sweden – Guitar) studied at Berklee College of Music, USA, and at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. He freelances as a guitarist in a wide variety of styles from duo to big bands and is the Director of Jazz Studies at The Royal College of Music in Stockholm, where he lectures improvisation, composition, harmony, arranging and guitar. He has performed extensively with the Stockholm Jazz Orchestra, Mikael Råbergs Big Band, Tolvan Big Band, the Swedish Radio Jazz Group, Norrbotten Big Band and other small groups. www.olabengtsson.com

Gustavo Bergalli (Argentina – Trumpet) has played in groups such as the Gato Barbieri Band and Michel Legrand’s Jazz Orchestra, over and above being a starting partner of two of Latin America's leading jazz groups, Quinteplus and Buenos Aires Jazz Quartet. Bergalli moved to Stockholm in 1975 where he became one of the most reputed trumpeters in Scandinavia. During this time, he led his own quintet, played with the Swedish Radio Jazz Group and and the Stockholm Jazz Orchestra. His discography includes four of his own albums in the role of bandleader and several others as featured soloist with, amongst others, Paquito D'Rivera and Carlos Francetti. In 1992 he received a scholarship from Laila and Charles Gavatin's Foundation for Jazz Music and moved to Buenos Aires to expend his music in his homeland.

Wolfert Brederode (Netherlands – Piano) has worked as a musician and composer since 1996 and has developed into one of the most prominent and authentic musicians of the younger Dutch generation. A refined and focused touch, concern for natural flow, openness to all kinds of music, and his relentless search for new horizons are characteristic features of his music. He has worked with artists such as David Liebman, Mark Feldman, Ernst Reijseger, Ronan Guilfoyle, Eric Vloeimans and Amsterdam Sinfonietta. Ensembles of current interest are the Wolfert Brederode International Quartet, Batik, Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet and the new ensemble of Susanne Abbuehl with trumpet player Matthieu Michel. www.wolfertbrederode.com

Jean-Michel Charbonnel (France – Bass) received a degree in jazz bass studies from La Sorbonne in Paris, France. Since that time he has made a name for himself in jazz music and performed alongside some of the most well respected names in the scene. Charbonnel has released a number of solo albums including “Club”, “Civilized People”, and his latest “Expected on Time” which features Jerry Bergonzi on saxophone. An in-demand studio musician on top of his solo work, Jean-Michel Charbonnel has become well known for his musical passion and skill. www.jmcharbonnel.com

Andre Charlier (France – Drums) studied at the Conservatory of Liège in Belgium and the Musician Institute of Technology in Los Angeles. He has received numerous awards such as Prize-winner of the competition of "Jazz à la Défense" in Paris and first prize-winner of the Best Band and Best Soloist at the International Competition of Jazz in the French community. In 1992 he formed Charlier/Sourisse along with pianist Benoît Sourisse, who went onto record seven albums and collaborations with Jerry Bergonzi, Kenny Garrett, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Alex Sipiagin and many more. Since their formation, they have toured extensively throughout the world and have become one of the most important and active formations on the European jazz scene. He currently lectures at the CMDL, a high-level jazz school in Paris where, in addition to teaching rhythm and drums, he is also the pedagogic co-director. www.charliersourisse.com

Johan Christofersson (Sweden – Sax) studied at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and the Skurup School of Improvising Music in Skåne, Sweden. He has performed with the Stora Stygga Big Band, the Ann-Sofi Söderqvist Jazz Orchestra, and his own trio, which recorded their first album in 2011. www.johanchristoffersson.com

Peter Dahlgren (Sweden – Trombone) is regarded as one of the strongest young modern jazz voices in Europe, displaying a technical ease and clear sound on one of the more complex of the jazz instruments. At an early age he moved to Copenhagen where he played with many of the great names in jazz, including Dave Liebman, Joe Lovano, Toots Thielemans, Maria Schneider, Randy Brecker, Chris Potter, Carla Bley and Paquito D'Rivera, and toured the USA, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, China, and most of Europe. In 2004, he starred in the EBU Jazz Orchestra, an international big band consisting of selected musicians from all over Europe and has been a member of the famous Norrbotten Big Band since 1997.

Donat Fisch (Switzerland – Sax) did his undergrad studies in Biology before studying saxophone at the Swiss Jazz School. He has performed with groups such as Circle & Line, Der Grosse Bär, Dominic Egli's Plurism, Donat Fisch Quartett and Fisch Im Trio. He has also performed with South African artists Marcus Wyatt, Herbie Tsoaeli and Bokani Dyer. Today Donat Fisch is one of the most persistently individual voices on the Swiss jazz scene and creates music that is readily accessible and very often elegant in a way that is not often associated with free jazz. He is also a gifted painter. www.donatfisch.ch

Gulli Gudmundsson (Netherlands – Bass) is an Icelandic double bass player settled in Holland. Since his arrival in 1993 he has earned himself a reputation for being an excellent player with a distinctive sound, which allowed him to perform with some of the most prominent Dutch musicians. After studying recording engineering and philosophy he completed a Masters degree at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague where he met the people who make the core of the new generation of modern European jazz. www.binaryorchid.net

Stéphane Guillaume (France – Sax) received a prize from the Conservatoire de Paris in classical saxophone at age 17 and his time in François Jeanneau’s jazz class allowed him to meet and play with many musicians, including 20 years in the National Orchestra of Jazz. He has played in a variety of projects, including with Patrice Caratini, Claude Nougaro, Didier Lockwood, the Paris Jazz Big Band, Peter Erskine and Vince Mendoza. He has released five albums under his own name and in 2009, the French Academy of Jazz awarded him the prestigious Django Reinhardt prize as Best French Jazz Artist, and the prize for Best French Jazz Album. He teaches a professional jazz course at the Didier Lockwood Music Centre, where he conducts the student big band.

David Helbock (Austria – Piano) was described by Roland Spiegel of Bavarian Radio as “one of the most exciting players of the young European jazz scene”. His trio has toured the US, Australia, Mexico, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Mongolia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, Morocco, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and all over Europe. He received two awards and the audience prize at the world’s biggest jazz piano solo competition – Montreux Jazz Festival – as well as Austria’s most important prize – the "Outstanding Artist Award" in 2011. One of his works is a “One-Year Compositional Project” where he wrote a new piece every day for a whole year. www.davidhelbock.com

Yuri Honing (Netherlands – Sax) is one of Holland’s most important saxophone players (according to the Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD and the Oxford Introduction to jazz) with touring experience in over 90 countries and a discography of almost 40 titles. Honing played and recorded with greats such as Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ibrahim Malooff and Paul Bley and in 2001 received the Edison Jazz Award (Dutch Grammy) for his recording Seven, featuring Paul Bley, Gary Peacock and Paul Motion. In 2012 Honing was awarded the Boy Edgar Prize, the most prestigious jazz prize in the Netherlands. www.yurihoning.com

Johan Hörlén (Sweden – Sax) is perhaps the best jazz alto saxophonist in Sweden, with his own personal sound and fantastic technique. He is one of the longest-standing members of the Stockholm Jazz Orchestra and is now employed as lead alto by the famous WDR Radio Big Band in Cologne, Germany. He is a well-established bandleader in his own right and a long-time visitor to Grahamstown.

Chi-pin Hsieh (Taiwan – Violin) has a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Violin from the Chinese Culture University, Taipei and a Masters of Arts in Jazz Violin from the Royal Conservatory in Brussels, Belgium. He co-founded the Taipei International Summer Jazz Academy & Festival and currently lectures Jazz Improvisation and Ensemble at the Shih Chien University, Taipei. He has toured extensively across Europe, the Middle East, South Africa and Asia and is also a columnist for various magazines and newspapers and the Chipin & Kaiya's Jazzsite, which is the biggest Jazz website in the Chinese region. www.chipin-kaiya.com

Kai-ya Hsieh (Taiwan – Piano) has a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Cello from the Chinese Culture University, Taipei, and a Masters of Arts in Jazz and Latin Piano from the Royal Conservatory in Brussels, Belgium. She co-founded the Taipei International Summer Jazz Academy & Festival and currently lectures Jazz Piano at the Shih Chien University, Taipei. She leads the Chipin & Kaiya Jazz Quartet, which has toured extensively across Europe, the Middle East, South Africa and Asia. As a regular columnist for various magazines, newspapers and websites she also travels the world, linking with like-minded musicians and educators and sharing her love of Jazz. www.chipin-kaiya.com

Nils Jansson (Sweden – Trumpet) attended the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, during which time he joined the Fredrik Norén Band with which he toured Asia, South America and USA. He has also toured with a variety of other artists and groups, such as Mando Diao, Hoffmaestro, Calle Real, Stockholm Jazz Orchestra, Tomas Rusiak, Klas Lindquist Nonet and the Linus Lindblom Quartet. He is currently playing with City Nights, Stockholm Jazz Orchestra, Ann-Sofi Söderqvist Jazz Orchestra, Stockholm Jazz Underground, and the Nils Janson Quartet. www.nilsjanson.com

Stephan Kurmann (Switzerland – Bass) is known as one of the finest and most requested bass players in Switzerland. Kurmann’s relationship with South Africa goes back to his formative encounter with the legendary drummer, Makaya Ntshoko, in the early stages of his career and has been nurtured in several collaborations with other South African artists such as Mac McKenzie, Hilton Schilder and Feya Faku. He spent several years in Brazil and released a number of recordings that are deeply immersed in Brazilian music traditions. Faced with the scarcity of jazz venues he founded the Bird’s Eye Jazz Club in Basel in 1994, which has since become one of the most important venues on the European circuit. His great achievements as a musician and artistic director of the club won him the Swiss Jazz Award in 2013. www.stephankurmann.com

Joost Lijbaart (Netherlands – Drums) studied classical percussion at the Hilversum Conservatory, during which time he went to Senegal to study African percussion with the legendary DuDu and Ali un D'Aya Rose. Besides jazz, pop and improvised music he has worked with modern classical music and dance and performed with the National Ballet Academy, playing modern classical percussion music from Xenakis, Cage and Reich. He has toured with the Yuri Honing Trio across more than 40 countries and spent time in the Middle East with the group, Orient Express. www.joostlijbaart.com

Fredrik Lindborg (Sweden – Sax) studied music at the University of Gothenburg’s Academy of Music and Drama. He has played in ensembles such as Marmaduke, The Bohuslän Big Band (along with Dick Oats and Steve Swallow), LSD and the Fredrik Lindborg Quartet. He received “The Jazz Cat” award from the Swedish radio and the prestigious prize "the Golden Sax" in memory of the late Swedish saxophonist Arne Domnerus. Fredrik is highly appreciated for his inventive improvisations, his strong passion, and the convincing rhythm in his phrasing as well as his strong and warm sound. www.fredriklindborg.com

Lionel Loueke (Benin / USA – Guitar) has been hailed as a “gentle virtuoso” by The New York Times. This West African guitarist was inspired by his brother, who taught him how to play during his late teenage years. Stops at the Ivory Coast's National Institute of Arts, Paris' American School of More Than Music, Berklee College of Music and the Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz led Loueke to appearances on a series of high-profile recordings with artists such as Esperanza Spalding, Avishai Cohen, Jack DeJohnette, Charlie Haden and Terence Blanchard. Praised by his mentor, Herbie Hancock, as “a musical painter” Loueke combines harmonic complexity, soaring melody, a deep knowledge of African folk forms, and conventional and extended guitar techniques to create a warm and evocative sound of his own. His own albums with Blue Note Records have been received with high critical acclaim. www.lionelloueke.com

Robert Nordmark (Sweden – Sax) performs in a variety of different ensembles in Sweden, including the Stockholm Jazz Orchestra, Klas Lindquist Nonett, Peter Johannesson Sixtus, Ali Djeridi Quintet, Håkan Broström New Places Orchestra, Mats Holmqvist Stora Stygga, The Bjærv Encounters, and the Blue House Jazz Orchestra. He also leads his own group, the Robert Nordmark Quartet, which performs his own music. He has toured with various bands in USA, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, South Africa, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, England, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Estonia. www.robertnordmark.com

Fredrik Norén (Sweden – Trumpet) is the conductor and organiser of the Stockholm Jazz Orchestra and the Blue Note Sextet. He received his Masters in Music at the Royal Conservatory of Stockholm and was the Scandinavian representative on the International Association of Jazz Education. He is a busy freelance jazz artist throughout Europe and also the director of the youth programme for the Swedish Jazz Federation. Through his efforts and commitment, the NYJF and SJO enjoyed a four-year exchange programme funded by the South African and Swedish governments, and he continues to do a great deal for the development of youth jazz in South Africa. www.stockholmjazzorchestra.com

Norbert Pfammatter (Switzerland – Drums) studied with Billy Brooks and lectures at the Swiss Jazz School and Lucerne Jazz School. He counts among the truly distinct personalities in the world of jazz drum luminaries and his playing is characterised as much by its dynamism as by its attention to detail. In 2008 he joined Feya Faku for his album Hope and Honour – one of some 50 releases documenting his outstanding qualities – and in 2014 performed with Herbie Tsoaeli during his residency at the Bird’s Eye Jazz Club in Basel. www.norbertpfammatter.com

Herbert Pirker (Austria – Drums) studied jazz drums at the Conservatory of the City of Vienna with Walter Grassmann. He has toured extensively across the USA, Russia, Morocco, Kirgistan, Kasachstan, Turkey, as well as all over Europe. He received the Austrian Young Lions Award in 2003 and 2004, the New York Scholarship of the Hans Koller Prize in 2004, and the Hans Koller Prize in the Newcomer category in 2007. He teaches drums at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz and has performed and recorded extensively with a wide range of artists. www.herbertpirker.com

Raphael Preuschl (Austria – Bass Ukulele) graduated Summa Cum Laude on both the electric bass and double bass. He has worked with musicians such as Paul Urbanek, Bertl Mayer, Alex Machacek, Dorretta Carter, Flip Philipp, Clemens Salesny, Nouvelle Cuisine, CJOV, Patrizia Ferrara, Peter Rom, Clemens Wenger, Wolfgang Puschnig, Debbie Deane, Helmut Jasbar, Woody Schabata, Daniel Nösig, Robert Riegler, Viola Falb, Wolfgang Schiftner, Herb Pirker, Michi Prowaznik and many others.

Kasperi Sarikoski (Finland – Trombone) is regarded as one of Finland’s leading trombone players. He has performed with several internationally renowned artists, such as Jerry Bergonzi, Dave Liebman and Peter Erskine. Kasperi’s career has also encompassed many leading Finnish artists and groups, including Henrik Otto Donner, Teppo Mäkynen, the UMO Jazz Orchestra and the Ricky-Tick Big Band. He also leads his own group Kasperi Sarikoski & Nuance, with which he released his debut album Essence in 2015. Having studied both in Helsinki and Paris, Kasperi earned his Master of Music degree from the Sibelius Academy in 2013. www.ksnuance.com

Martin Sjöstedt (Sweden – Piano / Bass) is the regular bassist with the Stockholm Jazz Orchestra and has played with Joe Lovano, Joey Calderazzo, Peter Erskine, Viktoria Tolstoy, Bob Mintzer and Maria Schneider among other well-known international artists. He was in such demand as a student at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm that he decided to put his studies on hold and focus on developing his talent, and creating a firm technique rooted in the traditions of Jimmy Blanton and Ray Brown. He has participated in over thirty recordings and has performed in Grahamstown in a variety of ensembles. He is now recording as a pianist. www.martinsjostedt.com

Ann-Sofi Söderqvist (Sweden – Conductor/Composer/Arranger/Trumpet) is Professor of Composition at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and an extraordinary big band composer and arranger. She has composed for, and conducted, the Ann-Sofi Söderqvist Jazz Orchestra, European Jazz Orchestra, Composer´s Big Fun Band and the Norrbotten Big Band. Along with big band music she also composes symphonic music, choral music, theatre music, and music for smaller ensembles. She has received numerous awards, including Composer of the year (2011), Radio Sweden´s Jazz Cat Award, and the medal for the Advancement of the Art of Composition (2012), and was appointed as the new Artistic Director of the international composition contest for big band music. She is also a highly accomplished trumpet and flugelhorn player. www.annsofisoderqvist.com

Benoît Sourisse (France – Piano) formed Charlier/Sourisse, along with drummer Andre Charlier, and recorded seven albums and collaborations with Jerry Bergonzi, Kenny Garrett, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Alex Sipiagin and many more. Since their formation, they have toured extensively throughout the world and have become one of the most important and active formations on the European jazz scene. Sourisse was also musical director of the great jazz violinist Didier Lockwood for 15 years, sharing the stage and studio with the likes of Toots Thielemans, John Scofield, John McLaughlin, Mike Stern, Quincy Jones and Phil Collins. In 1988 he co-found the Rhythm & Blues group, Captain Mercier, with which he toured for 23 years and gave more than 1300 concerts. Sourisse worked as a musical producer on different albums and used to teach Jazz Improvisation at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Lyon. In 2000 he co-founded the CMDL with André Charlier, of which he acts as piano and ear-training teacher. www.charliersourisse.com

Matthias Spillmann (Switzerland – Trumpet) visited South Africa with his long-standing septet MATS-UP in 2005, an experience that left all band members with deep memories and has had a great impact on their musical development. Spillmann studied at the Swiss Jazz School in Berne and the New School in New York City. He has performed in numerous venues in Europe and America, among others the International Jazz Festivals of Bern, Montreux, Lugano, Lausanne, Frauenfeld as well as the 24th and 25th Annual IAJE Conferences in New York and Chicago. As composer and arranger, he has worked for combos, big bands and brass ensembles in the classical sector, while his regular band, MATS-UP, performs mainly his original compositions. Spillmann teaches at the Lucerne Jazz School. www.matthiasspillmann.ch

Bertil Strandberg (Sweden – Trombone) has had a long and eventful music career and has been described as “one of the few best trombone players in the world”. In the early seventies he started his career as a jazz/studio musician in Stockholm, recording in studios and on TV, and later went onto become bandleader for both the SDR Radio Big Band in Stuttgart, Germany, and the Al Porcino Big Band in Munich. During the eighties he worked in the USA as lead trombonist and soloist with The Artie Shaw Orchestra, as a member of the Boston based jazz orchestra Orange Then Blue, and as leader of his own quartet. In the late eighties he began lecturing at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. He has since then worked with many of the leading Swedish Jazz Groups including the Stockholm Jazz Orchestra, The Swedish Radio Jazz Group, Blue Note Sextet and the Jan Allan Octet. He has also, on numerous occasions, worked as a clinician at different jazz schools throughout Scandinavia and as a guest artist with various big bands. Bertil also has a degree in psychology from the University of Umeå and worked as a psychologist in the early seventies for three years before going full-time into music. www.myspace.com/bertilstrandberg

Lena Swanberg (Sweden – Vocal) grew up in Sweden, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kenya and Brazil before studying at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. She has sung in different ensembles around Sweden and has performed with the Norrbotten Big Band, the Ann-Sofi Söderqvist Big Band and the group Charleston Sisters. Lena has performed extensively with her own group as a bandleader and released her debut album in 2012. In 2008 she received the Faschings Vänners Grant, and in 2009 the Monica Zetterlund Award. www.lenaswanberg.com

Daniel Tilling (Sweden – Piano) studied at the Malmö College of Music and freelances as a jazz musician living in Stockholm. Among the bands he plays with regularly are Tilling-Ikiz-Kling, Stockholm Jazz Trio, Stockholm Swing All Stars, Karl Olandersson Quartet and Anneli Evaldson. He has also worked extensively with many other Swedish jazz artists, like Rigmor Gustafsson, Miriam Aïda, Viktoria Tolstoy, Amanda Sedgwick, Svante Thuresson, and Tim Hagans & the Norrbotten Big Band. www.danieltilling.wordpress.com

Xavi Torres Vincente (Spain – Piano) started studying classical piano at the Conservatory of Tarragona, where he graduated in classical percussion and in classical piano. Soon thereafter he started private jazz lessons until he won first place in jazz piano at the School of Music of Catalonia in 2009. He is now combining a master’s degree in Jazz Piano at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with his 3rd year of Classical Piano at the same Conservatorium. He has recorded around 10 CDs with different bands, and a CD of classical music as co-winner of the first competition of young pianists of Tarragona (2008). He also released his own CD “Skyline” with his trio. He has performed across Spain, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Morocco and Andorra, played with musicians such as Jordi Rossy, Tineke Potsma and Mario Rossy, and has received master classes from musicians like Fred Hersch, Avisahi Cohen and Maria Schneider. www.xavitorresvi.wordpress.com

Jukkis Uotila (Finland – Piano / Drums) is a drummer, pianist, composer and jazz Professor with a long and illustrious musical career. He has performed alongside musicians such as Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Bob Berg, Dave Liebman, Joey Calderazzo, Dick Oatts, Toots Thielemans, Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Benny Goodman, Chet Baker, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Lovano, Gil Evans, Maria Schneider, Billy Cobham and Joey Calderazzo. He has played with a variety of ensembles and most of Scandinavia’s top big bands. In addition to performing and appearing on recordings, Uotila is a pioneering jazz music pedagogue. Most of the past two generations of Finland’s jazz musicians have been his students at the Sibelius Academy, where he has been head of the Academy’s Jazz Department since 1986. In 2011, Uotila was awarded the prestigious State Music Prize by the cultural minister of Finland, who called Jukkis “Internationally the most respected Finnish jazz musician ever”. Today, Uotila leads his own groups both on drums and piano. As a sideman he has in recent years played drums with Tim Hagans, Joey Calderazzo and Stockholm Jazz Orchestra, and piano and keyboards with Randy Brecker, Ignacio Berroa and Billy Cobham. www.jukkis.com

Bernard van Rossum (UK – Sax) is an Amsterdam-based saxophonist, composer and arranger. As well as playing his original music and touring regularly with Bernard van Rossum Quartet, he is the leader of The BvR Flamenco Big Band, which won 1st prize in the Meerjazz International Big Band Competition in 2014. Bernard grew up in a multicultural setting, born and raised in Spain by an English mother and a Dutch father. After completing his science degree in Scotland, he established himself in Barcelona studying saxophone at Taller de Musics. In 2007 he started a Bachelor degree in Jazz at the Conservatory del Liceu, and travelled to the USA as an exchange student at the University of North Texas during his second year. In 2009 he transferred to Amsterdam Conservatorium, where under the guidance of Jasper Blom, Ferdinand Povel and Jure Hanstra, he graduated with a master’s degree in 2013. He has garnered several awards for solo and ensemble projects and performed in venues locally and internationally. He is also active as an educator, teaching saxophone, music theory and arranging, as well as leading flamenco-jazz workshops. www.bernardvanrossum.com

Anders Wiborg (Sweden – Trombone) has performed with the Stockholm Jazz Orchestra, James Last Orchestra, Bob Brookmeyer New Art Orchestra, Glenn Miller Scandinavia, Swing Sling Brass and Swedish Chamber Orchestra.

Tobias Wiklund (Sweden – Trumpet) was born in the town of Gävle studied at the ”Jazz Gymnasium" in Gävle, "Fridhems Folkhögskola" in Svalöv and finally in Copenhagen at the "Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium”. Tobias quickly became a natural part of Copenhagen’s music scene, exploring different approaches to music. Today he is one of the most hired trumpet players in Denmark both as a soloist and section player. He also plays as much as possible with his Swedish bands. He is currently working on his debut Album. Tobias has, amongst others, performed with Snorre Kirk Quintet, Sidsel Storm Band, Danish Radio Big Band, Maria Faust Sacrum facere, Peter Herbolzheimer, Stockholm Jazz Orchestra, Tolvan Big Band, Darcy James Argue and Django Bates.

Marco Zenini (Italy – Bass) was born in Rome and has been playing electric and double bass in a wide variety of musical environments (from classical orchestras to funk, rock and jazz ensembles) for almost 15 years. After obtaining a degree in classical music in Italy, he moved to Amsterdam in 2010 to study at the Conservatorium of Amsterdam, where he completed a BA in jazz double bass and is now pursuing a Master’s degree. Over the years, Marco’s intense involvement with live performance has led him to travel and play extensively in major venues and festivals in the Netherlands as well as throughout Europe, Turkey, South Africa and India. In April 2014 he began collaborating as Head of the Bass Department with the True School of Music in Mumbai. www.marcozenini.com

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Alan Webster (Festival Director) has a Master’s degree from Rhodes University, where he studied History, English and Music, learning jazz in the Rhodes Jazz Band. He is a saxophonist who has performed around the Eastern Cape for over two decades and an administrator who co-ordinates jazz festivals and events, travelling regularly to national and international jazz festivals. He has been Director of the NYJF for 15 years and is based in East London, where he is Deputy Principal at Stirling High School, where he runs the school jazz programme. He is Director of Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions.

Donné Dowlman (Festival Manager) studied jazz at Pretoria Technikon under Marc Duby and played bass in the National Youth Big Band (2001, 2002) and the National Youth Jazz Band (2003) that performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival, Holland. She has performed throughout the Eastern Cape with leading jazz musicians and teaches bass and guitar at Stirling High, where she co-ordinates marketing and cultural activities.

Matthew Boon (Production Manager) studied for a BA at Rhodes and then studied Jazz at TUT. He was a member of the National Youth Jazz Band in 2001 and 2002 on piano and sax and after teaching for 10 years in London he recently returned to teach IT and Music in East London.

Janet Webster (Staff Management) has a degree in English and Music from Rhodes and has taught Music in East London for 20 years. She is a pianist comfortable in a range of musical styles and has performed around the Eastern Cape.

Mike Skipper studied Music at Rhodes and has taught Music at a variety of schools, most notably as Head of Music at St. Andrews & DSG for over 10 years and a subsequent 10 years as Head of Music at Denstone College in Britain. He is a vocalist who plays piano and brass instruments and has fortunately recently returned to Grahamstown. He founded the National Youth Jazz Festival in 1992.

Donovan Abrey (DSG Venue Manager) has a B Sc in Computer Science and Information Systems from Rhodes and is Head of Department of Information Technology at Bishops in Cape Town. Donovan played guitar in the National Schools Jazz Band in 1998 and 1999 and has performed in various Jazz formats around South Africa, and has been involved with the NYJF for 14 years. He owns a website design and hosting company – IT Solutions.

Dean Flanagan (Artist Hospitality/Media) was a member of the National Schools Jazz Band in 2000 on tenor sax, and has worked in an administrative position at the festival for a number of years. He completed his Bachelor of Music degree at Rhodes University, and teaches Music at Parklands High in Cape Town. He is completing his MBA.

Leonard Brandt (Logistics) is a trumpeter who has performed on occasion with the Namibia National Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra in Johannesburg and the Transvaal Philharmonic Orchestra in Pretoria. He has taught Music in various institutions and has been Brass Teacher and Computer Network Administrator at Stirling High for 18 years.

Chris Unthank (Logistics) plays trumpet, DJs, and is computer administrator at Stirling High.

Tammy Percival (Student Administrator) has extensive experience in the Performing Arts and has been involved with the NYJF for 8 years.

Germaine Gamiet (Artists) studied classical piano at the UCT College of Music before receiving a Fulbright scholarship to study a Master’s degree in Arts Administration at the University of Oregon. He worked for Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) for two years in Johannesburg before recently moving back to East London where he is involved in a number of arts projects. He now lectures in the Music Department at Fort Hare University.

Siya Mxunyelwa (Artist Hospitality) lectures in Tourism and Event Management at Walter Sisulu University and has been involved in artist hospitality since 2004.

Lulama Gawulana (Artist Hospitality) is a well-known guitarist and bassist from Mdantsane who has been a mainstay on the Eastern Cape Jazz scene for over three decades. He has worked with many of South Africa’s leading musicians and has performed in The Netherlands, Pakistan, India and the Middle East, and is a lyrical and innovative composer who has released a successful CD. He was also the initial teacher for a number of successful young musicians such as Ayanda Sikade and Sakhile Simani.

Margie Diab (Artist Hospitality) has a BA in Education and Psychology and is a registered ICU sister. She is a pianist who is teaching Music in East London.

Warren Bradfield (Administration) is an electrical engineer based in East London.

Papama Mnqandi (Admin Staff/Artists) is a pianist and architect based in Queenstown. He studied at NMMU in Port Elizabeth where he was very active in organising jazz events.

James Ekron (Admin Staff/Artists) played trumpet for the National Schools’ Big Band in 2006 and is now a lawyer working in Grahamstown after completing his LLB at Rhodes.

Rostil Christian (Auditorium Manager) has worked at the NYJF since 2001 and is a businessman in Port Elizabeth. He plays and teaches drums and is learning the bass.

Irene Riffel (Assistant Staff) has taught at a variety of schools and is an avid jazz fan.

Daniel Burger (Assistant Staff) is studying organisational psychology at UCT after completing a diploma in Audio Production at SAE Cape Town. He was selected for the National Schools Big Band on Saxophone in 2010 and 2011 and also plays piano.

Joshua Smuts (Assistant Staff) grew up in Grahamstown where he went to Kingswood College and was selected for the National Schools’ Big Band on Trombone in 2011 and 2012. He is studying at UCT.

Nick Smuts (Assistant Staff) grew up in Grahamstown where he went to Kingswood College. He plays clarinet, drums and guitar and is studying Sound Engineering at Cape Audio College in Cape Town.

Dani Diab (Assistant Staff) is studying Occupational Therapy at the University of the Western Cape and passed Grade 6 piano and Grade 8 sax exams.

Lubabalo Ntlokwana (Assistant Staff) was born and raised in the Eastern Cape and is now a 3rd year LLB student at the University of the Western Cape. He is a jazz enthusiast, having played the tenor saxophone and conducted bands at Pinelands High School. He is involved in the UWC Creative Arts Choir.

Nangamso Mtini (Assistant Staff) is studying towards a BCom.

Leila Kidson (Assistant Staff) grew up in Somerset West and is studying journalism at Rhodes. She is a singer.

Crysandra van Zyl (Assistant Staff) is studying financial accounting.

Nathina Pakade (Assistant Staff) is studying medicine at UCT. She was selected for the National Schools’ Big Band on Trombone in 2013 and the B Band in 2014.

Nqobile Mbhele (Assistant Staff) is studying commerce at Rhodes. She was selected as vocalist for the National Schools’ B Band in 2014.

Justin Kindness (Assistant Staff) is studying music at NMMU. He plays trumpet and piano.

Gavin Poonoosamy (Mauritius - Administration) is involved in arts administration and the production of major jazz festivals in Mauritius. He also manages musicians and is involved in general media and logistics.

TECHNICAL CREW

Les van der Veen (Chief Sound Engineer) was a recording engineer at the national SABC Studios, Johannesburg, for many years. He has extensive experience in jazz and has been chief engineer in Grahamstown for 15 years. He played bass guitar in rock bands for years around the country with Robin Walsh, was an Advisor for Maths and Science for the Eastern Cape Education Department and is currently employed as the Deputy Headmaster at Baysville High School in East London.

Mark Percival (Lighting/Sound Engineer/Logistics) has been in the performance industry for over 20 years in Port Elizabeth and East London and has extensive technical experience.

Sammy Kruger (Sound Engineer) is Technical Assistant in the UCT Music School and has decades of experience in sound production in Cape Town. He has been involved in the NYJF for over a decade.

Bobby Thorpe (Sound Engineer) studied Audio Engineering and Recording Arts at the SAE Institute in London, and worked as a production engineer for Alpha International in London. He is recording engineer at the Eastern Cape Audio & Video Centre and also runs a successful rock outfit called Irvine, in which he sings and plays guitar.

Evert De Munnik (Sound Engineer) is a highly sought-after freelance producer and engineer who owns Ultima Mastering Studio in Johannesburg. He has recorded artists such as Mango Groove, Johnny Clegg, Def Leppard, and been involved in numerous live projects such as the North Sea Jazz Festival, SA Pop Idols and the SAMAs. www.ultimamastering.co.za

Adriaan Wessels (Sound Engineer) was a recording engineer at the national SABC Studios, Johannesburg, for years and is now farming in Limpopo.

Neville Hartzenberg (Sound Engineer) was the Senior Department Assistant at the UCT Music School and in charge of technical production, with years of sound production experience in Cape Town. He has been involved in the NYJF for over a decade.

Len Cloete (Sound Engineer) is a drummer and headmaster of College St School in East London and provides sound equipment and sound engineering around the Eastern Cape.

Kurt Hartzenberg (Assistant sound engineer) works for a sound production company in Cape Town.

Adrian Kruger (Assistant sound engineer) works for a sound production company in Cape Town.

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