21 Mar 2020
Covid-19 teaches us that human rights should be beyond shaking hands
Since President Cyril Ramaphosa last Sunday announced stringent measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus, life in South Africa has changed....
2 Mar 2020
Dream Time (Solo Piano) – Abdullah Ibrahim (Enja)
South African pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim was 84 when he performed this remarkable solo concert a year ago at a small recital hall in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps, where he now makes his home. Even at his advanced age, he remains a...
20 Feb 2020
Jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim maintains ‘The Balance’ in life and music
For more than six decades, South African jazz piano virtuoso Abdullah Ibrahim has delighted and enlightened audiences around the world. During his first years on the scene, Ibrahim (born Adolph Johannes Brand in Cape Town) kept company with giants like John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman, as well as...
14 Feb 2020
Abdullah Ibrahim Performance and Masterclass in Cape Town
Performance: Saturday 28 March 2020, times TBC Masterclass: Friday 27 March 2020 Weekend Pass: ZAR999.00 Day Pass: ZAR649.00 Venue: CTICC...
14 Jan 2020
The 2019 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll: The Fringe Fills the Gap
The road to jazz stardom once ran straight through Miles Davis. You introduced yourself to audiences as a member of Miles's band, and they knew who you were and what you could do when you formed your own....
8 Jan 2020
Long commute pays off for some of Cape Town’s ecstatic matrics
"It was a beautiful year," said Trafalgar High's Treatwell Pamhidzayi, waiting anxiously in the hall of the historic school in Cape Town's District Six for the 2019 matric results....
31 Dec 2019
“Balance” makes Fopp Covent Garden’s Top 10 Albums of the Decade
"As we enter the 2020s, we thought we would pick our Top 10 albums of the Decade...
24 Dec 2019
Le Palmarès 2019 de TSFJAZZ!
Comme chaque année, l'équipe de TSFJAZZ vous dévoile son palmarès des meilleurs albums sortis ces 12 derniers mois et dont les gagnants ont été annoncés dans notre émission mensuelle....
12 Dec 2019
Later… with Jools Holland
Earlier this year, Abdullah Ibrahim returned once more to BBC’s flagship television show Later With Jools…, hosted by pianist and iconic presenter Jools Holland. The only entirely music-dedicated show on British terrestrial television, Later with Jools has been running since 1992 and is watched world over...