Standard Bank Joy of Jazz

The Standard Bank Joy of Jazz (JOJ) will be held at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg from 26 to 28 September. The event, which is in its 22nd edition, will run under the theme Jazz in 19Afrika. 

Nine-time Grammy winner Wynton Marsalis and his 15-piece Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and Marcus Wyatt & The ZAR Jazz Orchestra will perform at the evnt. The two bands will perform on opening night on the Dinaledi Stage under the banner Battle of the Big Bands. 

They will be joined by Moreira Chonguiça (Mozambique), Roberto Fonseca (Cuba), Manu Katché (France), Ken Peplowski (US), Rahsaan Patterson (US), Salim Washington (US), Etuk Ubong (Nigeria), Kyekyeku (Ghana).

Confirmed local acts include Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Sibongile Khumalo, Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse, Siphokazi & The Soil, Nomfundo Xaluva, Nokukhanya Dlamini, Stimela, Zoe Masuku, Zoe Modiga, Nduduzo Makhathini, Don Laka, Vuyo Tyolo, Nokukhanya Dlamini, Sobantwana, R Benjamin, Aus Tebza and Nelisiwe, among others.