Jazz Music

Tumi Mogorosi’s new album has echoes of South African and American jazz traditions

‘Group Theory: Black Music’ is warm and human and its standout closing track brings together its intellectual and revolutionary influences.

Gwen Ansell, The Conversation
· Jul 18, 2022 · 09:30 pm
Jonas Gwangwa: The musician who embodied South Africa’s struggle for a national culture

The trombonist, composer and cultural activist never wished to be ‘the state composer’ but remained political until the end.

Gwen Ansell, The Conversation
· Jan 31, 2021 · 07:30 pm
Celebrating 100 years of Charlie Parker, the innovator who changed jazz forever

Many aficionados consider Parker on a par with classical composers like Mozart and Beethoven.

Emile Wennekes, The Conversation
· Sep 06, 2020 · 11:30 pm