34TH ANNUAL UKZN JAZZ JOL

 

(Sydney Mavundla. Pic supplied)

The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music is proud to present the 34th annual UKZN Jazz Jol on Saturday, November 2, 2024. 

Proceeds from the event accrue to the Ronnie Madonsela scholarship that supports jazz students at the University and the jazz and jazz education outreach activities of the CJPM.

 2024 has seen a significant uptick in audience attendance to the regular Wednesday concerts at the Jazz Centre, and it has been encouraging and joyous to see the Centre bustling with patrons again

It has been especially gratifying to see more young faces in the audiences and to see artists actively participating in the promotion of their concerts. 

There has been lots of great music, too, and 2024 has been a great year for Jazz at UKZN. The cherry on the top would be to sell out the Jazz Jol and bring this wonderful season to a suitable close.  

The headline act for the Jazz Jol is trumpeter, Sydney Mavundla. He will feature music from his latest release, Dirge for our Fathers. His band is a star lineup of Afrika Mkhize on piano, Amaeshi Ikechi on bass and Peter Auret on drums. The Jazz Jol will also feature items by the UKZN Vocal Ensemble and the UKZN Jazz Staff and Student Ensemble which will feature original compositions by Mari, Gonsalves, Mashiloane and Chemane.

Booking is essential and tickets are R200, R150 for pensioners and R100 for students at Webtickets https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1555357473

The concert takes place on November 2, 2024. Doors open at 16h30, music from 17h00.

The event is made possible with gracious assistance from the KZN Performing Arts Trust and Mzansi Philharmonic Orchestra

 

NB: The entrance from Gate 1 (Centenary lane) is closed.

Please use Rick Turner gate 3 (opposite Debonairs) you will enter, then take the 2nd left down the hill to Shepstone undercover parking (keep left) then park and walk down as usual

Or gate 8, which leads you to the bottom then you walk up. Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

Contact zamat1@ukzn.ac.za or 031 260 3385 for enquiries.