Great weekend for jazz lovers
ANTICIPATION is mounting for the 19th Cape Town International Jazz Festival which starts tonight with a stellar line-up of performers that are bound to get to feet tapping and fingers clicking till the wee hours.
But before you even go into the Cape Town International Convention Centre, make sure you have your ducks in a row as the Convention Square on Long Street is to be closed, as is Walter Sisulu Avenue and Lower Long Street (check out www.capetown.gov.za and follow the link).
Also be aware that some independent taxi operators will be taking advantage of the masses making their way to and from the venue and charging far more than the going rate tonight and tomorrow night. Bear in mind that a taxi ride from the CTICC to Mandela Rhodes Square or thereabouts in Wale Street, if you park away from the action, should not cost more than about R30 a person, one way.
Doors open at 6pm and the festival will get going at 6.45pm tomorrow. Get there in time and be patient and chilled as the queues will be long and as it’s all just a big party, there’s no need to rush. The action’s happening on five stages – Kippies, Basil “Manenberg” Coetzee, Rosies, Moses Molelekwa and Bassline stages. Keep your printout of the programme handy so you know where to go.
The line-up is simply fabulous this year – check out #CTIJF2018: The Countdown Begins to get the lowdown on who’s playing where.
The artists may be offering diverse sounds but they have one thing in common – they offer audiences the greatest entertainment in whatever style it may be.
The Sekunjalo Delft Big Band is one example of how music uplifts communities and they will be strutting their stuff at 6.45pm on the Basil “Manenberg” Coetzee stage. Enjoyed by musicians and music lovers alike, Sekunjalo Delft Big Band (SDBB) has performed extensively throughout Cape Town and surrounds as well as abroad.