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24th STANDARD BANK NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ FESTIVAL 2016

Welcome to Grahamstown, the National Arts Festival, and the biggest youth jazz festival in South Africa! There are five extremely full days for you to take advantage of and a host of excellent musicians and teachers to meet and hear, as well as a chance to assess yourself against your peers from around the country. The full programme for the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival is outlined below.

Thank you to the following institutions and people who have supported us by providing equipment: Paul Bothner Music, Les van der Veen, Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions, Stirling High School, DSG / St. Andrews Music School, UCT College of Music, Rondebosch Boys High, Len Cloete, Kingswood College, The Settlers High School, Little Giants, Bridge House School, Parel Vallei High School, Neville Hartzenberg

The Festival Production Office (for performing artists) is in the Music School.The Artists’ Office is Music 2.The NYJF Student Office is Music 3.

FESTIVAL RULES1. Please be punctual for all aspects of the SBNYJF. Everyone must be there – on time – for band rehearsals.2. We are guests of DSG – please treat the facilities accordingly. Please obey the rules of the hostels and show consideration for others. There is to be no noise after 22.00 and curfew for students in DSG hostels is 00.30. Don’t try to sneak friends in overnight, as you will need to pay in full for their accommodation.3. Show respect for NYJF equipment. Most of it has been lent to us and needs to be returned in perfect condition.4. You must behave according to the rules of your institution.5. There must be complete silence in open rehearsals.6. Your name badge is your ticket to food and jazz – do not lose it, as they are very difficult to replace! A name badge can only be replaced at the Student Office at a cost of R20.7. An attendance record will be kept for all workshops and performances. This record is used in determining acceptance and financial assistance at future festivals.8. Attend as many performances as possible, as they are designed partly to attract audiences and partly to show young SA jazz muso’s the diversity and complexity of jazz. Make the most of a unique opportunity.9. If we want respect for our music we must show it ourselves, especially in the performance venues, specifically with drinking and cell phones. Cell phones should be off in all venues.

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10. Notices will be put up on the wall of the Auditorium – make sure that you check regularly for any changes.

RECOMMENDATIONS1. As the SBNYJF increases in size, we cannot include all students who apply, and you have been accepted in place of someone who was turned away. Please make the most of the festival.2. For future applications make sure that you fill in the application forms in full detail, and get them in on time. Any applications for any sort of financial assistance must be filled in completely and be in on time.3. Last year a number of the shows were sold out, and we expect the same this year. This means that you might not get into all of the shows you want to watch. There are two options: attend the rehearsal, or first come first served at the door. We will accommodate at least 50 NYJF participants in each show. Line up at the side entrance to the Hall ½ hour before a show to ensure a seat.4. Attend the lectures / electives and get value for your money! Immerse yourself in jazz 16 hours a day for five days!5. Be conscious of security and keep any valuables close. Avoid walking around the town at night.6. Don’t be shy – meet your peers and find common interests. Also meet the professionals and learn from them.

REQUESTS1. The SBNYJF has grown dramatically over the years, and much of this is attributable to the generous support of Standard Bank. If students were to have to pay the full costs of the course, the festival would be too expensive to run. Please thus make a point of acknowledging Standard Bank publicly by wearing your branded clothing where possible.2. There are other venues in town you might like to visit at night, either to listen or even to jam. If your attendance there means you miss NYJF performances, or adversely affects your participation in the morning workshops, you will not be accepted for future festivals.3. Chaperones and teachers - take part and learn more about jazz, and please feel free to help.

DAILY PROGRAMME SUMMARY

NATIONAL BAND PRACTICES (9.00 – 13.00)NYJB Room National Youth Jazz Band Carlo MombelliNSBB Room National Schools’ Jazz Band Dan Shout

BAND PRACTICES (9.00 – 10.00)National Schools B Band Ronel NagfaalMixed ability big bands Terrence Scarr, Marc de Kock, Kelly Bell, Dean Flanagan, Brian Thusi, Justin Sasman, Murray BuitendagVocals Amanda Tiffin, Justin Binek, Judy Campbell, Lynette Petersen, Babalwa Mdloyi

Every instrumental student attending the course who is not selected for the national bands will be divided into 7 equal bands, with as close to a Big Band format as possible. Everyone will play in a band every morning

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and each band will perform one number on two occasions at an internal performance in the Auditorium. Punctuality is non-negotiable! All vocal students will attend a morning workshop at the same time.

ELECTIVES (10.30 – 11.30)The electives on offer are meant to be very diverse in content and standard (Beginner, Intermediate, Ad-vanced), and to cover a range of jazz topics as well as ancillary subjects. Included in this will be Improvisation workshops which will be one-hour ensemble workshops with one of the teaching musicians (B, I, A).

ELECTIVES (12.00 – 13.00)ELECTIVES (14.00 – 15.00)

GENERAL PERFORMANCE (15.15 – 16.45) Music School AuditoriumEvery band – and thus every participant - will perform in this slot, as outlined in the programme. These are open to the public and are free.

GIGS (DSG Hall - 17.00, 19.30, 22.00 / Auditorium - 19.00, 21.30, 23.30)Sound checks for these gigs are timetabled in the morning and afternoon slots, and they are open to stu-dents to sit silently and see how the pro’s run practice sessions and sound checks. Entry to the evening gigs is free on presentation of NYJF name badges if there is sufficient space. NYJF participants may enter the venue after the paying Festival audience members have taken their seats. There will be at least 50 guaran-teed seats available to NYJF participants at the start of each performance.

STANDARD BANK JAZZ & BLUES CAFE (Saints Bistro – 22.30)Your NYJF ID does not provide entrance to this venue. A certain number of comps will be allocated daily.

PRACTICE SESSIONSThe drum practice room – Music 20 - will be available for booking through the Student Office. You may also jam in Old 5 at the times indicated.

VENUESHall The DSG Hall, in the middle of the campusAuditorium Main room of the Music SchoolNYJB & NSBB Room Beyond the fountain past the Hodson Block – Carnac BlockRoom 1-12 DSG Classrooms (Hodson Block) on West of campus.Vocal Centre Hodson BlockMusic 1-3 Classrooms in the Music SchoolMusic 20, 24, 27 Classrooms in the new Music School blockOld 3-5 Classrooms in Old School next to HallOld 4/Quad Student Chill Zone

MEAL TIMES (DSG Dining Room) – Entry by name tag. Please vacate the Dining Hall as soon as possible to give everyone a chance to eat.

Breakfast 8.00 – 9.00 Lunch 12.30 – 14.00 Supper 17.45 – 19.15

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Wednesday 29 June14.00 Auditorium Registration of SBNYJF participants

15.00 Room 7 Rehearsal - Sisonke Xonti, Justin Bellairs, Thandi Ntuli, Romy Brauteseth, Claude Cozens

16.00Room 1 NSBB audition for George/KZN/Ght students – Dean Flanagan, Terrence Scarr, Marc de Kock

19.00 Room 7 Rehearsal - Siya Makuzeni, Sisonke Xonti, Sakhile Simani, Thandi Ntuli, Benjamin Jephta, Ayanda Sikade Room 8 & 9 NSBB audition preparation (running the audition charts) – Marc de Kock, Kyle du PreezRoom 12 Rehearsal - Bokani Dyer, Sakhile Moleshe, Al Dirt du Toit, Eugene Ackerman, Larnelle Gordon, Lwanda Gogwana, Justin Sasman

20.00Music 27 National Band Audition panels - Kevin Gibson, Andrew Lilley, Brian Thusi, Per Thornberg, Romy Brauteseth, Terrence Scarr + Lloyd Martin, Dan Shout, Dean Flanagan, Ronel Nagfaal, Mark Ginsburg, Mike Skipper, Kelly Bell, Gordon Vernick, Daniel de Wet, Thandi Ntuli, Alistair Andrews, Donné Dowlman

21.00 Hall First general meeting of SBNYJF

21.45Hall Meeting – Teachers/chaperones

Thursday 30 June

8.00 Auditions for national bands (through to 18.00)Auditorium Auditions for NYJB - Alan Webster, Kevin Gibson, Andrew Lilley, Brian Thusi, Per ThornbergNSBB Room Auditions for NSBB – Rhythm section - Romy Brauteseth, Terrence Scarr, Lloyd MartinRoom 1 Auditions for NSBB – Saxes - Dean Flanagan, Ronel Nagfaal, Mark GinsburgRoom 3 Auditions for NSBB – Trumpets & Trombones - Mike Skipper, Kelly Bell, Gordon Vernick Accompanying rhythm sections – Daniel de Wet, Thandi Ntuli, Alistair Andrews, Donné Dowlman

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9.00Hall Sound Check - Claude Cozens, Kyle Shepherd, Benjamin JephtaVocal centre Jazz Vocals (First audition) – Amanda Tiffin, Justin Binek, Judy Campbell, Lynette Petersen, Babalwa Mdloyi

10.00 Room 7 Rehearsal - Bokani Dyer, Sakhile Moleshe, Al Dirt du Toit, Eugene Ackerman, Larnelle GordonRoom 12 Rehearsal - Marc de Kock, Mthunzi Mvubu, Dave O’Higgins, Sisonke Xonti , Justin Bellairs; Sydney Mavundla, Sakhile Simani, Eddie Lewis, Lwanda Gogwana; Andreas Tschopp, Kyle du Preez, Murray Buitendag, Justin Sasman; Afrika Mkhize; Benjamin Jephta; Ayanda Sikade; Siya Makuzeni

10.30 ELECTIVESMusic 27 The basics of jazz piano - Phuti SepuruRoom 1 Some directions in Swiss Jazz - Florian Favre, Florian EgliRoom 3 Introduction to jazz drumming - Sphelelo MazibukoRoom 8 Jazz harmony & theory for beginners - Arcs Moshwetsi

12.00 ELECTIVESAuditorium Final students for Youth Band audition - Amanda TiffinDrama Room Auditions for NSBB – Dan Shout, Dean Flanagan, Mike Skipper, Romy Brauteseth, Terrence Scarr, Lloyd Martin, Ronel Nagfaal, Mark Ginsburg, Kelly Bell, Gordon Vernick Final students in School Big Band audition given 2 charts to work on – Justin BinekMusic 27 My music - Kyle ShepherdRoom 1 Jazz in Italy - Vittorio MezzaRoom 3 Intro to jazz chords - Daniel de WetRoom 4 Introduction to the role of the bass in jazz - Hein van de GeynRoom 5 Introduction to jazz guitar - Jan LateganRoom 8 Jazz harmony & theory for beginners - Arcs Moshwetsi

14.00 ELECTIVESHall Sound Check - Fabio Torres, Paulo Paulelli, Edu Ribeiro HallAuditorium Final Auditions for NYJB – Alan Webster, Carlo Mombelli, Kevin Gibson, Andrew Lilley, Brian Thusi, Per Thornberg, Amanda TiffinDrama Room Final Auditions for NSBB – Dan Shout, Dean Flanagan, Mike Skipper, Romy Brauteseth, Terrence Scarr, Lloyd Martin, Ronel Nagfaal, Mark Ginsburg, Kelly Bell, Gordon Vernick +, Justin Binek, Judy CampbellMusic 24 British Jazz and the LCCM - Dave O’HigginsOld 3 Teaching Ear-training with new media (Computer, iPad, Smart phone) - Alistair AndrewsRoom 3 Improv workshop (B) - Justin SasmanRoom 4 A brief history of Jazz - Eddie LewisRoom 5 Improv workshop (B) - Murray BuitendagRoom 7 Rehearsal - Siya Makuzeni, Sisonke Xonti, Sakhile Simani, Thandi Ntuli, Benjamin Jephta, Ayanda Sikade

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Room 8 Introduction to jazz sax - Mthunzi MvubuRoom 9 Introduction to teaching jazz (teacher workshop) - Marc de KockRoom 10 Introduction to jazz trombone - Kyle du PreezRoom 11 Introduction to jazz trumpet - Lwanda GogwanaRoom 12 This is what jazz sounds like - Sphelelo Mazibuko, Ildo Nandja, Vittorio Mezza, Andreas Tschopp, Justin Bellairs15.15Hall Sound Check - Bokani Dyer, Sakhile Moleshe, Al Dirt du Toit, Eugene Ackerman, Larnelle Gordon, Lwanda Gogwana, Justin Sasman

16.00Room 7 Rehearsal - Sydney Mavundla, Mark Ginsburg, Thandi Ntuli, Ildo Nandja, Kevin Gibson

17.00 PERFORMANCE Hall Soul Housing Project Bokani Dyer, Sakhile Moleshe, Al Dirt du Toit, Eugene Ackerman, Larnelle Gordon, Lwanda Gogwana, Justin Sasman

19.00Auditorium Rehearsal Carlo Mombelli, Andreas Tschopp, Florian Egli, Florian Favre, Sphelelo MazibukoRoom 7 Rehearsal Claude Cozens, Kyle Shepherd, Benjamin Jephta

19.30 PERFORMANCEHall Trio Corrente Fabio Torres, Paulo Paulelli, Edu Ribeiro

21.00Room 6 Rehearsal for Judy Campbell Ensemble + Vittorio Mezza

21.30Cafe Sound check - Sydney Mavundla, Mark Ginsburg, Thandi Ntuli, Ildo Nandja, Kevin Gibson

22.00 PERFORMANCE Hall Claude Cozens Trio Claude Cozens, Kyle Shepherd, Benjamin Jephta

22.30 PERFORMANCE Café Standard Bank Jazz Cafe Sydney Mavundla, Mark Ginsburg, Thandi Ntuli, Ildo Nandja, Kevin Gibson

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Friday 1 July

9.00 BAND PRACTICESNYJB Room Carlo MombelliNSBB Room Dan ShoutVocal Centre Vocal warm ups and Vocal technique workshop - Amanda Tiffin, Lynette Petersen, Babalwa Mdloyi Room 1 Terrence ScarrRoom 3 National Schools B Band – Ronel NagfaalRoom 4 Kelly BellRoom 5 Murray BuitendagRoom 6 VocalsRoom 8 Justin SasmanRoom 9 Marc de KockRoom 10 Dean FlanaganRoom 11 Brian ThusiHall Sound Check: Dave O’Higgins, Per Thornberg, Andrew Lilley, Romy Brauteseth, Kevin Gibson

10.00 Room 7 Rehearsal - Daniel Mille, Stéphane Chausse, David Ledbetter, Hein van de GeynRoom 12 Rehearsal - Marc de Kock, Mthunzi Mvubu, Dave O’Higgins, Sisonke Xonti, Justin Bellairs; Sydney Mavundla, Sakhile Simani, Eddie Lewis, Lwanda Gogwana, Gordon Vernick; Andreas Tschopp, Kyle du Preez, Murray Buitendag, Justin Sasman; Afrika Mkhize; Bokani Dyer, Benjamin Jephta; Ayanda Sikade; Siya Makuzeni

10.30 ELECTIVES Auditorium Soul Housing performance workshop - Larnelle Gordon, Eugene Ackerman, Aldert du Toit, Bokani Dyer, Sakhile MolesheMusic 27 Piano workshop - Florian FavreOld 3 Flipping the classroom: empowering subject music students’ e-learning through iTunes - Brett UdalOld 5 Improv workshop (B) - Terrence ScarrRoom 1 Drum practice routines - Claude CozensRoom 3 National Schools B Band – Ronel NagfaalRoom 4 How to use Effects Creatively on Bass - Alistair AndrewsRoom 5 Guitar: Basic principles of analysing chord progressions and lead sheets - Jan LateganRoom 6 Rhythm Section Masterclass - Amanda Tiffin, Justin Binek, Romy Brauteseth, Kevin Gibson, Andrew LilleyRoom 8 Finding your own voice - Mark GinsburgRoom 9 Improvisation workshop (I/A) - Sphelelo Mazibuko, Florian EgliRoom 10 Trombone workshop - Kelly BellRoom 11 Trumpet workshop - Brian Thusi

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12.00 PERFORMANCEAuditorium David Kontra Trio

12.00 ELECTIVESMusic 24 Introduction to jazz chords and scales - Terrence ScarrMusic 27 Realising the contemporary piano solo - Vittorio MezzaOld 3 Creative use of Smart phones and iPads for the gigging Musician - Alistair AndrewsOld 5 Improv workshop (B) - Brian ThusiVocal Centre Creative Solo Styling - Justin BinekRoom 1 Improv workshop (I/A) - Mark GinsburgRoom 3 You're drummer than you look! - Kevin GibsonRoom 4 Instrument maintenance for all string instruments - Ildo NandjaRoom 5 Dealing with odd time signatures - Daniel de WetRoom 6 Jazz Choir Rehearsal - Babalwa Mdloyi, Lynette Petersen, Judy CampbellRoom 8 Pentatonic & More (B) - Per ThornbergRoom 9 Sectional rehearsal - Marc de Kock, Mthunzi Mvubu, Dave O’Higgins, Sisonke Xonti, Justin BellairsRoom 10 Sectional rehearsal - Andreas Tschopp, Kyle du Preez, Murray Buitendag, Justin SasmanRoom 11 Sectional rehearsal - Sydney Mavundla, Sakhile Simani, Eddie Lewis, Lwanda Gogwana, Gordon VernickRoom 12 Sectional rehearsal - Afrika Mkhize, Bokani Dyer, Benjamin Jephta, Ayanda Sikade, Siya Makuzeni

13.30 NYJF 2016 Photographs (DSG Quad, near fountain - all to attend) + National Band photographs

14.00 ELECTIVESHall Sound Check - Siya Makuzeni, Sisonke Xonti, Sakhile Simani, Thandi Ntuli, Benjamin Jephta, Ayanda Sikade Auditorium Vocal Internal Performance/Workshop - Amanda Tiffin, David Ledbetter, Hein van De GeynMusic 24 Key aspects of Jazz history - Gordon VernickMusic 27 Moving from Classical to Jazz Piano - Vittorio MezzaOld 5 Improv workshop (B) - Sydney MavundlaRoom 1 Improv workshop (B) - Kyle du PreezRoom 3 Drum workshop - Sphelelo MazibukoRoom 4 Chord and Melody playing on Acoustic Guitar - Keith TabisherRoom 5 Improvisation workshop (I/A) - Claude Cozens, Ildo Nandja, Murray BuitendagRoom 6 Vocal Ensemble Rehearsal - Justin BinekRoom 7 Jazz composition and arrangement - Florian FavreRoom 8 Sax workshop - Florian EgliRoom 9 “Speaking the Language of Jazz” - Eddie LewisRoom 10 Trombone workshop - Justin SasmanRoom 11 The SA Jazz Trumpet language - Lwanda GogwanaRoom 12 Rehearsal - Dave O’Higgins, Per Thornberg, Andrew Lilley, Romy Brauteseth, Kevin Gibson

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15.15 Hall Sound Check - Fabio Torres, Paulo Paulelli, Edu RibeiroAuditorium Internal performance – Parel Vallei, Kronendal Music Academy, Heathfield, Parklands, David Kontra TrioRoom 3 National Schools B Band – Ronel NagfaalRoom 6 Judy Campbell Ensemble + Vittorio Mezza

16.00 Room 7 Rehearsal - Carlo Mombelli, Andreas Tschopp, Florian Egli, Florian Favre, Sphelelo Mazibuko

17.00 PERFORMANCE Hall Trio Corrente - Fabio Torres, Paulo Paulelli, Edu Ribeiro

Auditorium Sound check- Michaela Rabitsch, Robert Pawlik, Stefan Bartus, Dusan Novakov

18.00Auditorium Sound check: Daniel Mille, Stéphane Chausse, David Ledbetter, Hein van de Geyn

19.00 PERFORMANCE Auditorium Cape to Calais Daniel Mille, Stéphane Chausse, David Ledbetter, Hein van de Geyn

19.30 PERFORMANCEHall SBYA Siya Makuzeni I Siya Makuzeni, Sisonke Xonti, Sakhile Simani, Thandi Ntuli, Benjamin Jephta, Ayanda Sikade

20.30 Old 5 - Student jam session

21.30 Cafe Sound check - Bokani Dyer, Sakhile Moleshe, Al Dirt du Toit, Eugene Ackerman, Larnelle Gordon

21.30 PERFORMANCEAuditorium Rabitsch & Pawlik Quartet Michaela Rabitsch, Robert Pawlik, Stefan Bartus, Dusan Novakov

22.00 PERFORMANCE Hall Tough Tenors Dave O’Higgins, Per Thornberg, Andrew Lilley, Romy Brauteseth, Kevin Gibson

22.30 PERFORMANCE Café Standard Bank Jazz Cafe Bokani Dyer, Sakhile Moleshe, Al Dirt du Toit, Eugene Ackerman, Larnelle Gordon

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Saturday 2 July

9.00 BAND PRACTICESBand venues as for Friday – Carlo Mombelli, Dan Shout, Ronel Nagfaal, Terrence Scarr, Kelly Bell, Murray Buitendag, Justin Sasman, Marc de Kock, Dean Flanagan, Brian ThusiVocal Centre All vocalists – Vocal Warm ups, Circle Songs and Vocal Improvisation Games - Amanda Tiffin, Lynette Petersen, Babalwa Mdloyi NSBB Room Sectional rehearsals with NSBB: Dan Shout, Gordon Vernick, Kyle du Preez, Andrew Lilley10.00 Hall Rehearsal - Marc de Kock, Mthunzi Mvubu, Dave O’Higgins, Sisonke Xonti , Justin Bellairs; Sydney Mavundla, Sakhile Simani, Eddie Lewis, Lwanda Gogwana; Andreas Tschopp, Kyle du Preez, Murray Buitendag, Justin Sasman; Afrika Mkhize; Bokani Dyer, Benjamin Jephta; Ayanda Sikade; Siya MakuzeniMusic 20 Rehearsal - Daniel Mille, Stéphane ChausseRoom 7 Rehearsal Justin Binek, Per Thornberg, Gordon Vernick, David Ledbetter, Romy Brauteseth, Kevin Gibson

10.30 ELECTIVES Auditorium Performance workshop – Brazilian Jazz - Edu Ribeiro, Paulo Paulelli, Fabio TorresMusic 27 Piano workshop - Thandi NtuliOld 3 Using your smartphone or iPad for laying down creative ideas - Alistair AndrewsOld 5 Basic South African jazz phrasing - Brian ThusiVocal Centre Vocal Master Class - Michaela Rabitsch Room 1 Comping as a rhythm section - Claude Cozens, Ildo Nandja, Florian FavreRoom 3 Improvisation workshop (I/A) - Sphelelo Mazibuko, Vittorio MezzaRoom 4 National Schools’ B Band sectionals – Terrence ScarrRoom 5 Jazz chords and progressions - Robert PawlikRoom 6 Jazz Choir Rehearsal - Babalwa Mdloyi, Lynette Petersen, Judy CampbellRoom 8 National Schools’ B Band sectionals – Mark GinsburgRoom 9 Improv workshop (B) - Andrew LilleyRoom 10 National Schools’ B Band sectionals – Kelly BellRoom 11 National Schools’ B Band sectionals – Gordon Vernick

12.00 PERFORMANCEAuditorium School/Youth bands I – Rondebosch, Stirling

12.00 ELECTIVESHall Sound Check: Marc de Kock, Mthunzi Mvubu, Dave O’Higgins, Sisonke Xonti, Justin Bellairs; Sydney Mavundla, Sakhile Simani, Eddie Lewis, Lwanda Gogwana, Gordon Vernick; Andreas Tschopp, Kyle du Preez, Murray Buitendag, Justin Sasman; Afrika Mkhize; Bokani Dyer, Benjamin Jephta; Ayanda Sikade; Siya MakuzeniMusic 24 My music - Florian EgliMusic 27 Piano workshop - Fabio TorresOld 5 Improv workshop (B) - Brian Thusi

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Vocal Centre Vocal Improvisation: Getting Started - Amanda TiffinRoom 1 Improv workshop (I/A) - Stefan Bartus, Andre PetersenRoom 3 Drum workshop - Edu RibeiroRoom 4 Bass workshop - Paulo PaulelliRoom 5 Guitar workshop - Robert PawlikRoom 6 Vocal Master Class - Sakhile MolesheRoom 8 Improv workshop (I/A) - Dusan Novakov, Mark Ginsburg Room 9 Basic jazz harmony - Daniel de WetRoom 10 Jazz Theory (A) - Andrew LilleyRoom 11 Trumpet workshop - Michaela RabitschRoom 12 Improv workshop – (I/A) - Hein van de Geyn

14.00 ELECTIVESHall Sound Check - David Scott, Clement Carr Auditorium Solo piano performance workshop - Vittorio MezzaMusic 27 Approaching the piano in a different way - Florian FavreOld 3 Flipping the classroom: empowering subject music students’ e-learning through iTunes - Brett UdalOld 5 Improv workshop (B) - Lwanda GogwanaVocal Centre Vocal Performance Considerations, Stage Etiquette and Microphone Technique - Amanda TiffinRoom 1 The importance of transcribing - Dan ShoutRoom 3 Drum workshop - Dusan NovakovRoom 4 Bass workshop - Stefan BartusRoom 5 Guitar workshop: acoustic approaches to creative writing and playing - David LedbetterRoom 6 Vocal Ensemble Rehearsal - Justin BinekRoom 7 Rehearsal - Sakhile Moleshe, Mthunzi Mvubu, Sakhile Simani, Keenan Ahrends, Benjamin Jephta, Ayanda SikadeRoom 8 Saxophone teaching methods - Dave O’Higgins, Mark Ginsburg, Per ThornbergRoom 9 Improv workshop (B) - Daniel de Wet, Kelly BellRoom 10 Trombone workshop - Andreas TschoppRoom 11 Trumpet workshop - Eddie LewisRoom 12 Rehearsal - Sisonke Xonti, Justin Bellairs, Thandi Ntuli, Romy Brauteseth, Claude Cozens

15.15 Hall Sound Check - Toon Roos, Karel Boehlee, Hein van de Geyn, Joost van SchaikAuditorium Internal performance – Terrence Scarr, Kelly Bell, Murray Buitendag, Justin Sasman, Marc de Kock, Dean Flanagan, Brian ThusiRoom 3 National Schools B Band – Ronel NagfaalRoom 6 Judy Campbell Ensemble + Vittorio Mezza

17.00 PERFORMANCEHall Toon Roos Quartet Toon Roos, Karel Boehlee, Hein van de Geyn, Joost van Schaik

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Auditorium Sound check: Sisonke Xonti, Justin Bellairs, Thandi Ntuli, Romy Brauteseth, Claude Cozens

18.00 Auditorium Sound check - Daniel Mille, Stéphane Chausse

19.00 PERFORMANCE Auditorium Mille/Chausse Daniel Mille, Stéphane Chausse

19.30 PERFORMANCE Hall Afrika Mkhize Big Band Marc de Kock, Mthunzi Mvubu, Dave O’Higgins, Sisonke Xonti , Justin Bellairs; Sydney Mavundla, Sakhile Simani, Eddie Lewis, Lwanda Gogwana; Andreas Tschopp, Kyle du Preez, Murray Buitendag, Justin Sasman; Afrika Mkhize; Bokani Dyer, Benjamin Jephta; Ayanda Sikade; Siya Makuzeni

20.30 Auditorium Sound check - A Level Collective, Iphupho L'ka Biko Afrocentric Band

21.30 Cafe Sound check - Sakhile Moleshe, Mthunzi Mvubu, Sakhile Simani, Keenan Ahrends, Benjamin Jephta, Ayanda Sikade

21.30 PERFORMANCEAuditorium School/Youth II - A Level Collective, Iphupho L'ka Biko Afrocentric Band

22.00 PERFORMANCE Hall The Kiffness David Scott, Clement Carr

22.30 PERFORMANCE Café Standard Bank Jazz Cafe Sakhile Moleshe, Mthunzi Mvubu, Sakhile Simani, Keenan Ahrends, Benjamin Jephta, Ayanda Sikade

23.30 PERFORMANCE Auditorium Young Guns Sisonke Xonti, Justin Bellairs, Thandi Ntuli, Romy Brauteseth, Claude Cozens

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Sunday 3 July

9.00 BAND PRACTICESBand venues as for Friday – Carlo Mombelli, Dan Shout, Ronel Nagfaal, Terrence Scarr, Kelly Bell, Murray Buitendag, Justin Sasman, Marc de Kock, Dean Flanagan, Brian ThusiVocal Centre All vocalists – Vocal warm ups and Technique/ Solo song performance class - Lynette Petersen, Babalwa Mdloyi, Lwanda GogwanaAuditorium Sound check Michaela Rabitsch, Robert Pawlik, Stefan Bartus, Dusan Novakov + Per Thornberg

10.00 Hall Rehearsal - Mark Ginsburg, Vittorio Mezza, Romy Brauteseth, Kevin Gibson + Judy Campbell + vocal ensemble

10.30 ELECTIVES Auditorium Performance workshop - Sakhile Moleshe, Bokani Dyer, Benjamin Jephta, Sphelelo MazibukoMusic 27 Piano workshop - Andrew LilleyOld 5 Improv workshop (B) - Kyle du PreezRoom 1 Improv workshop (I/A) - Afrika Mkhize, Sisonke XontiRoom 3 Developing musicality for drummers - Claude CozensRoom 4 Improv workshop (B) - Brian ThusiRoom 5 Duo workshop - Hein van de Geyn, David LedbetterRoom 7 Improv workshop (I/A) - Ildo Nandja, Gordon VernickRoom 8 Sax workshop - Marc de KockRoom 9 Improv workshop (B) - Justin BellairsRoom 10 Sound & Technique development for trombone - Murray BuitendagRoom 11 Trumpet workshop - Sakhile SimaniRoom 12 Rehearsal Michaela Rabitsch, Robert Pawlik, Stefan Bartus, Dusan Novakov + Per Thornberg

12.00 PERFORMANCEAuditorium School/youth bands III - CAFCA Matlosana, UKZN

12.00 ELECTIVESHall Sound Check - Mark Ginsburg, Vittorio Mezza, Romy Brauteseth, Kevin Gibson + Judy Campbell + vocal ensembleNSBB Room Sectional rehearsals with NSBB: Sisonke Xonti, Gordon Vernick, Murray Buitendag, Andre Petersen, Claude CozensMusic 24 Defining a music theory for SA jazz - Lwanda GogwanaMusic 27 Piano workshop - Afrika MkhizeOld 3 How to change audio to MIDI and export to notation program - Alistair AndrewsOld 5 Improv workshop (B) - Mthunzi Mvubu, Keenan AhrendsVocal Centre Creative Pathways to Vocal Improvisation - Siya Makuzeni, Sakhile MolesheRoom 1 National Schools’ B Band sectionals – Andrew Lilley

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Room 3 Drum workshop - Ayanda SikadeRoom 4 Bass workshop - Benjamin JephtaRoom 5 Guitar Technique: Using sequencing to make practising scales more fun - Jan LateganRoom 6 Jazz Choir Rehearsal - Lynette Petersen, Babalwa MdloyiRoom 7 Trumpet workshop - Sydney MavundlaRoom 8 Improv workshop (I/A) - Dave O’Higgins, Bokani DyerRoom 9 National Schools’ B Band sectionals – Marc de KockRoom 10 National Schools’ B Band sectionals – Justin SasmanRoom 11 National Schools’ B Band sectionals – Eddie LewisRoom 12 How we created The Kiffness - Clement Carr, David Scott

13.30 Hall Sound Check - Carlo Mombelli, Andreas Tschopp, Florian Egli, Florian Favre, Sphelelo Mazibuko

14.00Auditorium Sound check - Toon Roos, Karel Boehlee, Hein van de Geyn, Joost van Schaik

14.00 ELECTIVESMusic 27 Reflections on South African Jazz Piano, esp. Abdullah Ibrahim & Bheki Mseleku - Andre PetersenOld 5 Improv workshop (B) - Ronel NagfaalVocal Centre Vocal Ensemble Rehearsal - Justin BinekRoom 1 Rhythm reading made EASY - Terrence ScarrRoom 3 Our music – David Kontra TrioRoom 4 Manipulating Pentatonic Scales in Jazz, African and World music - Alistair AndrewsRoom 5 Guitar workshop – Keenan AhrendsRoom 6 Vocal Rehearsal with Band for concert – soloists. Amanda Tiffin, Thandi Ntuli Room 8 Improvisation in Jazz & Art - Per ThornbergRoom 10 Improvisation on the trombone - Kelly BellRoom 11 South African jazz trumpeters - Brian ThusiRoom 12 Playing with The Kiffness - Clement Carr, David Scott

15.00 Hall Sound Check - Marc de Kock, Mthunzi Mvubu, Dave O’Higgins, Sisonke Xonti, Justin Bellairs; Sydney Mavundla, Sakhile Simani, Eddie Lewis, Lwanda Gogwana; Andreas Tschopp, Kyle du Preez, Murray Buitendag, Justin Sasman; Afrika Mkhize; Bokani Dyer, Benjamin Jephta; Ayanda Sikade; Siya Makuzeni15.15 Auditorium Internal performance – Jazz Choir (Lynette Petersen, Babalwa Mdloyi, Judy Campbell), National Schools B Band (Ronel Nagfaal), NSBB (Dan Shout), NYJB (Carlo Mombelli)

16.00 Room 7 Rehearsal - Dan Shout, Gordon Vernick, David Ledbetter, Andrew Lilley, Ildo Nandja, Claude Cozens

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17.00 PERFORMANCEHall Afrika Mkhize Big Band Marc de Kock, Mthunzi Mvubu, Dave O’Higgins, Sisonke Xonti , Justin Bellairs; Sydney Mavundla, Sakhile Simani, Eddie Lewis, Lwanda Gogwana; Andreas Tschopp, Kyle du Preez, Murray Buitendag, Justin Sasman; Afrika Mkhize; Bokani Dyer, Benjamin Jephta; Ayanda Sikade; Siya Makuzeni

17.30 Auditorium Sound check - Justin Binek, Per Thornberg, Gordon Vernick, David Ledbetter, Romy Brauteseth, Kevin Gibson

19.00 PERFORMANCE Auditorium Justin Binek Justin Binek, Per Thornberg, Gordon Vernick, David Ledbetter, Romy Brauteseth, Kevin Gibson

19.30 PERFORMANCE Hall Tschopp/Mombelli Carlo Mombelli, Andreas Tschopp, Florian Egli, Florian Favre, Sphelelo Mazibuko

20.30 Old 5 Student jam session

21.30 PERFORMANCE Auditorium Toon Roos Quartet Toon Roos, Karel Boehlee, Hein van de Geyn, Joost van Schaik

21.30 Cafe Sound check - Dan Shout, Gordon Vernick, David Ledbetter, Andrew Lilley, Ildo Nandja, Claude Cozens

22.00 PERFORMANCE Hall Ginsburg/Mezza Convergence Band Mark Ginsburg, Vittorio Mezza, Romy Brauteseth, Kevin Gibson + Judy Campbell + vocal ensemble

22.30 PERFORMANCE Café Standard Bank Jazz Cafe Dan Shout, Gordon Vernick, David Ledbetter, Andrew Lilley, Ildo Nandja, Claude Cozens

23.30 PERFORMANCE Auditorium Rabitsch & Pawlik Quartet Michaela Rabitsch, Robert Pawlik, Stefan Bartus, Dusan Novakov + Per Thornberg

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Monday 4 July9.00 BAND PRACTICESBand venues as for Friday – Carlo Mombelli, Dan Shout, Ronel Nagfaal, Terrence Scarr, Kelly Bell, Murray Buitendag, Justin Sasman, Marc de Kock, Dean Flanagan, Brian ThusiNSBB Room Sectional rehearsals with NSBB: Justin Bellairs, Eddie Lewis, Andreas Tschopp, Joost van Schaik, Benjamin JephtaAuditorium Rehearsal Vocals + Amanda Tiffin, Justin Binek, Judy Campbell, Lynette Petersen, Babalwa Mdloyil + Thandi Ntuli

10.30 ELECTIVES Hall Bokani Dyer Trio - Bokani Dyer, Sphelelo Mazibuko, Romy BrautesethAuditorium National Schools B Band performance – Ronel Nagfaal Music 27 New Improvisative Ways – Advanced Pentatonic Techniques - Vittorio MezzaOld 3 Jazz Theory - Andrew LilleyOld 5 Improv workshop (B) - Justin BellairsVocal Centre Workshop/Discussion : Essential Non-Music Skills in the Music Business (Travel, Motivation, Ambition, Management) - Sakhile MolesheRoom 1 Improv workshop (I/A) - Karel Boehlee, Sisonke Xonti, Florian EgliRoom 3 Odd works in Mysterious Ways (Instrument workshop, not only for drummers) - Kevin GibsonRoom 4 Bass workshop - Hein van de GeynRoom 5 Improv workshop (I/A) - Ayanda Sikade, Florian Favre, Sydney Mavundla Room 6 Rehearsal Vocals + Amanda Tiffin, Justin Binek, Judy Campbell, Lynette Petersen, Babalwa Mdloyil + Thandi NtuliRoom 7 Playing over changes (I/A) - Per ThornbergRoom 8 Improvisation concepts on the saxophone (A) - Dave O’HigginsRoom 9 Building instruments from recycled materials - Ildo NandjaRoom 10 Routinely Musical - The Importance of a Firm Foundation in Music - Kyle du PreezRoom 11 Trumpet workshop - Eddie Lewis Room 12 Improv workshop (I/A) - Benjamin Jephta, Andre Petersen, Toon Roos

11.30 Hall Sound Check: NYJB / Carlo Mombelli

12.00 PERFORMANCE Auditorium Youth Jazz Vocals Amanda Tiffin, Justin Binek, Judy Campbell, Sakhile Moleshe, Lynette Petersen, Babalwa Mdloyi, Thandi Ntuli

12.00 ELECTIVESMusic 24 The skills needed to be a gigging musician - Dave O’HigginsMusic 27 Piano workshop - Karel BoehleeOld 3 Controlling effect pedals, mixing desks, light etc with your Computer or iPad - Alistair AndrewsOld 5 Improv workshop (B) - Sakhile Simani, Mthunzi Mvubu

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Vocal Centre Improv workshop (B) - Terrence ScarrRoom 1 Improv workshop (I/A) - Andrew LilleyRoom 3 Drum workshop - Joost van SchaikRoom 4 Bass workshop - Romy BrautesethRoom 5 Finding your own voice - Mark GinsburgRoom 6 Integrating jazz into school music programmes - Marc de KockRoom 7 Practising Jazz Saxophone - Per ThornbergRoom 8 Sax workshop - Toon RoosRoom 9 Playing in a trombone section - Murray Buitendag, Kyle du Preez, Justin Sasman, Kelly BellRoom 10 Improv workshop (I/A) - Ildo Nandja, Keenan Ahrends, Andreas TschoppRoom 11 Trumpet workshop - Gordon VernickRoom 12 Improv workshop (I/A) - Afrika Mkhize, Florian Egli

13.30Hall Sound Check: NSBB / Dan Shout

14.00 ELECTIVESAuditorium Internal performance – Brian Thusi, Dean Flanagan, Marc de Kock, Justin Sasman, Murray Buitendag, Kelly Bell, Terrence ScarrRoom 7 Rehearsal - Siya Makuzeni, Makeson Browne/Mark Fransman, Keenan Ahrends, Benjamin Jephta, Sphelelo Mazibuko

15.30 ELECTIVES Auditorium Petter Wettre Quartet workshop - Karl Henrik Ousbäck, Julian Haugland, Erlend Slettevoll, Petter Wettre

17.00 PERFORMANCE Hall Standard Bank National Schools’ Big Band - Dan Shout

18.15 Hall Sound check - Petter Wettre, Erlend Slettevoll, Julian Haugland, Karl Henrik Ousbäck

19.30 PERFORMANCE Hall Petter Wettre Quartet Petter Wettre, Erlend Slettevoll, Julian Haugland, Karl Henrik Ousbäck

21.00 Hall Final meeting of NYJF

22.00 PERFORMANCEHall Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Band - Carlo Mombelli

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Summaries of gigs available to students attending the NYJF

Soul Housing ProjectSoul Housing Project is the contemporary project of Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz Bokani Dyer and vocalist Sakhile Moleshe, “the voice of Goldfish”. Their music reflects their international, southern African and urban Cape Town influences: rich, warm vocals, layered with a touch of that classic soul sound, topped with accents of hip-hop, jazz, house and drum ‘n bass. On stage they are dynamic and energetic, getting the crowds to their feet and dropping beats which no doubt “keep the fires burning“ - just like the refrain of one of their most popular songs, “Furnace of the Mind”.

Trio CorrenteTrio Corrente draws from the highest ranks of Brazil’s jazz scene and has garnered two Grammys. The band has worked with the likes of Mike Stern and Stacey Kent, and in 2014 they won the Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album, Maura, featuring Paquito D'Rivera. Their sound boasts a funky edge whilst remaining extremely agile, the arrangements often breathtaking as they move across the rich rhythmic terrain of bossa, samba and choro. As a trio of gifted Brazilian mu-sicians their music balances equal parts lightness of touch and heavy compelling groove.

Claude Cozens TrioDescribed by Down Beat Magazine (USA) as a “generous leader, with a perpetual groove and engaging compositional narratives”, Claude Cozens is establishing himself as an exciting young drummer and band leader, renowned for his dis-tinctive, open-style percussive drumming technique. His music naturally reflects the rich and diverse sounds and rhythms of his home town, Cape Town, but is a fresh perspective on Jazz that incorporates the broader African continent and other modern musical genres. His trio features two other young jazz lions – Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz 2014 Kyle Shepherd on piano and keyboards and Benjamin Jephta on bass.

Cape to CalaisThe established French duo of Daniel Mille and Stéphane Chausse is joined by Dutch master bassist Hein van de Geyn, whose sonorous strength has been the dependable basis for musicians from Chet Baker to Toots Tielemans to Dee Dee Bridgewater. South African guitarist Dave Ledbetter has played in virtually every context imaginable - TV, Radio, Cabaret, Live Theatre, International Jazz Festivals, Folk Festivals, Rock Festivals, Big Band, orchestral work, soundtracks – and adds a subtle beauty to the ensemble. Expect a sensitive, evocative and very beautiful collaboration.

Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz: Siya Makuzeni IThis year’s Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner for Jazz, Siya Makuzeni, has been honing her vocal and trombone artistry for years with A-list South African musicians such as Marcus Wyatt, McCoy Mrubata, Carlo Mombelli, Feya Faku, Khaya Mahlangu, Sibongile Khumalo and many more, as well as establishing her own project, Ippyfüz. She is known for her experimental and creative approach and unique timbre, using electronics to enhance and manipulate her voice. She has performed in most South African music festivals and from the Stockholm Jazz Festival to Paris and Vienna. She has been featured on many recordings, such as in her work in Germany with Themba Mkhize and the SWR Big Band, and in Italy where she contributed to the soundtrack of Forse Dio è Malato with the Oscar-winning company CAM Scores. Catch her here leading a stellar ensemble of young South African musicians.

Rabitsch & Pawlik QuartetMichaela Rabitsch – Austrian singer, composer and trumpeter – has been called a modern-day female Chet Baker by the US magazine Jazzscene. She and her ingenious partner – fluid guitarist Robert Pawlik - present music inspired by their numerous tours through Europe, Asia, the Americas and Africa. African rhythms, Flamenco touch, Cuban fire and Balkan grooves have all made their mark on their music and recent tours to Morocco, Senegal, India and Malaysia have exposed them to West African, Arab and Berber musical cultures.

Tough TenorsThe powerhouse tenor sax duo of Dave O’Higgins (Britain) and Per Thornberg (Sweden) presents a modern update of the

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classic 1960 Johnny Griffin/Eddie Lockjaw Davis collaboration, mixing hard bop with some funkier arrangements – in the tradition but with a modern approach. O’Higgins is one of the most accomplished jazz musicians in Britain with an enviable reputation for technique and variety and has regularly partnered Darius Brubeck in recent years. Thornberg is not only an excellent and lucid player, but has received the award for “Best Jazz Teacher” in Sweden! They are joined by a solid Cape Town rhythm section.

Toon Roos QuartetMaster Dutch saxophonist Toon Roos has collaborated with greats such as Joe Zawinul, John Scofield, Toots Thielemans, Steely Dan, Ravi Coltrane, Art Blakey and Bob Brookmeyer and has played in leading bands such as the Metropole Orchestra and the Dutch Jazz Orchestra, with over 30 recordings, six under his leadership. He has performed all over Europe, as well as in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean and China and is principal teacher at the jazz departments of the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague and of the Utrecht School of the Arts. With his intuitive, lyrical and well-balanced style, he is considered to be one of the finest tenor and soprano saxophonists in today’s contemporary Eureopan jazz scene. His quartet plays lyrical, funky jazz with world music that is groovy, in the moment, open and spacious, sponta-neous and highly expressive.

Mille/ChausseFrench accordionist Daniel Mille's masterful playing has earned him awards and international acclaim, including the prestigious Django d'Or Prize. As a young musician he started his career on the streets of Paris until legendary French music producer Pierre Barouh took notice and offered him a record contract. Mille is joined on stage by French clarinetist Stéphane Chausse who has appeared with artists such as Quincy Jones, Clark Terry, Diana Krall, Natalie Cole and Ray Charles. The duo has performed regularly around the world, producing stunning musical chemistry and beautiful lyricism.

Afrika Mkhize Big BandDurban-born 2012 Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner for Jazz, pianist Afrika Mkhize, will be honouring the late jazz legend Bheki Mseleku with a powerful big band tribute, presenting music from Bheki’s various albums. “Taking the Bheki Mseleku Big Band Tribute to audiences around South Africa allows the spirit of Bheki’s music to live on,” says Mkhize. The aim is to inspire a new generation of young artists and musicians, who in turn will be able to carve their own path in defining the role of the African artist. The big band reflects a national potpourri of jazz talent with the addition of visiting artists from the UK, USA and Switzerland.

The KiffnessCape Town duo The Kiffness has rapidly become one of South Africa's favourite live electronic acts, producing jazzy, groovy house music. The duo produces an exciting live show with a mix of uninhibited dancing, skilled live instrumen-tation and deep grooving house beats. Founder member Dave Scott first attended the Jazz Festival as a 13-year-old trumpeter and his musical partner, Clem Carr, was in the Standard Bank National Schools Jazz Band in 2003. The Kiff-ness has managed to make their way from bedroom producers to becoming an international outfit garnering numerous awards, nominations, and songs topping local radio charts.

Young GunsGrahamstown is South Africa’s prime space for collaboration and a litmus test of the nation’s jazz future. We proudly present five of the most burning young musicians from around the country, playing each other’s music and pushing the boundaries. They have been members of the Standard Bank National Schools and Youth Bands and are increasingly the first-call sidemen for South Africa’s established jazz musicians, now on the cusp of being established band leaders themselves. Come and watch the future!

Justin BinekSinger and pianist Justin Binek draws from a wide range of musical influences - jazz and pop styles, French Impressionist art songs, contemporary musical theatre – and fuses them in a modern jazz setting to that serves as a fresh take on the jazz combo while still paying homage to the roots of the jazz art form. Binek is a Doctoral Teaching Fellow at the University

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of North Texas. He earned a Master of Music in Voice Performance from Western Michigan University and has been very successful as Head of Vocal Jazz Studies at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia and as Director of Choral and Jazz Ensembles at the University of Mary in Bismarck, ND.

Tschopp/Mombelli“Disconcertingly beautiful” was the comment on Carlo Mombelli’s playing from The Jazz Times – the world’s leading jazz periodical. The US Bass Player Magazine’s view was that “Once in a while an artist comes along who produces music unlike anything you’ve heard.” This year Mombelli joins forces with three young Swiss musicians, led by trombonist An-dreas Tschopp, who studied trombone at the Music Academy in Basel under Adrian Mears, a long-time collaborator with Mombelli. Tschopp has played with, among others, Bob Brookmeyer’s New Art Orchestra and in the big band of Quincy Jones' 75th Birthday party (special guests Herbie Hancock, Chaka Khan, Al Jarreau) and has performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival, the Willisau Jazz Festival, and the Montreux Jazz Festival. Expect the unexpected!

Ginsburg/Mezza Convergence Band‘Convergence’ is a cross-cultural meeting of like-minded musicians sharing their individual musical experiences to weave a tapestry of sounds and styles, bringing together a multitude of influences with jazz at the core. Mark Ginsburg is a for-midable force in the Australian jazz scene with strong influences from his South African upbringing. He is joined by Vittorio Mezza – performer, composer, educator, author and serial award winner – from Italy. They join a potent South African rhythm section with the addition of a group of inspiring young South African vocalists led by Australian vocal coach Judy Campbell. The music reflects retro and contemporary themes and a tantalizing blend of varied cultural sounds.

Petter Wettre QuartetPetter Wettre has, since the early 90s, made his mark as one of the most important musicians on the Norwegian jazz scene, and is arguably one of the most virtuoso saxophonists in the world today. Wettre is known for playing contempo-rary jazz and has 2 Grammys and 4 Grammy nominations spread over his illustriously-decorated career. A graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied with Dave Liebman and George Garzone, he has 18 recordings as a band leader and has featured as a sideman or guest soloist on 50 albums in all styles, ranging through jazz, gospel, pop and world music and has performed the world over with the likes of Shirley Bassey, Jason Rebello, Kenny Wheeler and Manu Katche.

PERFORMERS AND TEACHERS 2016

SOUTH AFRICAN

Eugene Ackerman (Bass) is known as “Mr. Grooves”. He lives in Cape Town and performs regularly in a number of projects, including the Soul Housing Project and Blackkurrant Band.

Keenan Ahrends (Guitar) studied jazz guitar at the University of Cape Town and the Norwegian Academy of Music. He was selected for the National Youth Jazz Band in 2006 and has collaborated with established musicians such as Andile Yenana, Afrika Mkhize, Buddy Wells and Kevin Gibson amongst others. Ahrends is a regular performer on the Cape Town music scene and has been commissioned to compose works for the Goema Orchestra and regularly performs original compositions with his own Trio and Quartet. www.soundcloud.com/keenan-ahrends

Alistair Andrews (Bass) lectured Music Technology at UCT, and is involved in the Music Education and Apple Mac and Music Technology department at Paul Bothner Music. As a Warwick-endorsed bass player, he has been a regular on the Cape Town and South African jazz scene for almost 30 years, performing with many of South Africa’s top musicians in numerous settings. www.alistair.co.za www.myspace.com/alistairandrews

Kelly Bell (Trombone) is a freelance performing artist and arranger based in Cape Town. She studied Jazz Perfor-mance and holds a BMus Honours in Pedagogy Jazz Studies. She has recorded on award-winning albums including a

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Grammy award and 2 Dove awards. She was selected for the National Youth Big Band in 2002 and 2003. She teaches Music at Rondebosch Boys High in Cape Town.

Justin Bellairs (Sax) was selected for the National Schools’ Jazz Band in 2007 and National Youth Jazz Band in 2009 and 2012. He studied jazz at the UCT College of Music, spent a year at The Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo and obtained a Master’s degree in music performance from Rhodes University. He now performs professionally in a variety of musical productions and shows including the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra and Kesivan & The Lights, with whom he performed at Carnegie Hall.

Romy Brauteseth (Bass) was selected for the National Schools’ Jazz Band in 2005 and National Youth Jazz Band in 2010. She works professionally as one of South Africa’s most in-demand bass players both nationally and internationally with a variety of different groups, including the Dan Shout Quartet, the Bokani Dyer Trio and Marcus Wyatt’s Language 12.

Murray Buitendag (Trombone) is from East London and studied jazz at UCT. He currently works in Cape Town with a number of projects, including Grassy Sparks amongst others.

Clement Carr (Sax, Keyboard, Synth) was selected for the National Schools’ Big Band in 2003 and then studied music at UCT and has performed in a number of projects and electronic music groups, including the highly successful electronic duo, The Kiffness. www.thekiffness.com

Claude Cozens (Drums) studied at the South African College of Music at UCT and in Norway at the Norwegian Academy of Music. He has performed alongside many notable South African musicians including Mark Fransman, Buddy Wells, Alvin Dyers and Kyle Shepherd, and leads his own group, the Claude Cozens Trio, with whom he has recently released his own album, Jubilee Jam.

Marc de Kock (Sax) has been one of the top session musicians and jazz saxophonists in Cape Town for almost two decades and was the 2015 conductor of the Standard Bank National Schools’ Jazz Band. He studied jazz at UCT, was selected for the National Youth Jazz Band and has toured around Europe, Asia and America. He has performed with top local and international artists and is currently the senior saxophone teacher at Rondebosch Boys’ High School in Cape Town.

Daniel de Wet (Piano) is completing his MMus at Wits and teaches at Kingsmead College in Johannesburg.

Kyle du Preez (Trombone) is a performer, teacher and composer from Port Elizabeth. He was a member of the National Schools’ Big Band and was three times selected for the National Youth Jazz Band. He has performed in Oslo and around South Africa and plays regularly in local theatre productions in Port Elizabeth. He has taught brass full-time at Greenwood Primary School for 7 years.

Al ‘Dirt’ Du Toit (Guitar) is based in Cape Town and performs with a number of groups, including the Soul Housing Project. He was a member of the National Schools’ Big Band in 2008.

Bokani Dyer (Piano) grew up in Botswana and studied jazz at UCT, where he was selected for the National Youth Jazz Band. He has performed across Europe, Britain and America and performed with top South African and international artists. He has released two of his own albums and contributed on numerous others. He was the Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz 2011 and took 1st place in the SAMRO Overseas Scholarship Competition in 2013. www.bokanidyer.com

Kevin Gibson (Drums) studied at three institutions worldwide and his reputation extends into jazz circles in Europe and the USA. Considered the first-call drummer by many South African artists in a range of styles, there is no doubt about his extraordinary skill as a drummer and his ensemble sensitivity.

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Lwanda Gogwana (Trumpet) was a member of the National Schools and Youth Bands on a number of occasions, studied composition and arrangement at UCT and was a three-time 2012 SAMA nominee. Lwanda is currently working on the release of his second album, UMCULO, due for release in late 2016. He studied has performed with Lira, Donald Harrison, Simphiwe Dana, Freshlyground and Mafikizolo and is currently a part-time jazz lecturer at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. www.lwanda.co.za

Larnelle Gordon (Drums) lives in Cape Town and performs regularly in a number of projects, including the Soul Housing Project and Blackkurrant Band.

Benjamin Jephta (Bass) studied jazz at the University of Cape Town and has performed with various orchestras and small ensembles in France, Sweden, Italy, China and Tanzania. He played bass for the NYJB in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and spearheads two projects that play his original material. Jephta has performed with a range of local and international musicians including the late Robbie Jansen, Jimmy Dludlu, Simphiwe Dana, McCoy Mrubata, MiCasa and others. He has recently recorded his debut album, entitled Homecoming. www.benjaminjephta.com

Dave Ledbetter (Guitar) is the son of two professional musicians and after finishing school he studied at The Jazz Workshop in Cape Town and then at UCT. He has played, amongst many others, with Miriam Makeba, Ray Phiri, Manu Dibangu, Morris Goldberg, Darius Brubeck, Shawn Phillips, Winston Mankunku, Basil Coetzee, Robbie Jansen, Sibongile Khumalo and Jimmy Dludlu. His career highlights have included playing at the millennium concert on Robben Island for Nelson Mandela, playing on three North Sea Jazz Festivals and being nominated for two SAMA awards.

Andrew Lilley (Piano) is Associate Professor of Jazz and Piano at the South African College of Music at UCT. He performs regularly in Cape Town and has an impressive list of international and local performances to his credit. A bebop specialist, he has brought back the importance of the jazz classics like Thelonious Monk and continues to show the influences these 40s and 50s artists had on each other, but especially the effect they have had on jazz today. He conducted the National Youth Jazz Band in 2007.

Siya Makuzeni (Vocals, Trombone) is this year’s Standard Band Young Artist Award winner for Jazz. She was a member of the National Schools’ Big Band in 1999, the National Youth Big Band in 2000 and the National Youth Jazz Band in 2001, and has been honing her vocal and trombone artistry for many years with A-list South African musicians such as Marcus Wyatt, McCoy Mrubata, Carlo Mombelli, Feya Faku, Khaya Mahlangu, Sibongile Khumalo and many more, as well as establishing her own project, Ippyfüz. She has performed in some of the biggest jazz events around the world from the Cape Town International Jazz Festival to the Stockholm Jazz Festival to Paris and Vienna. She has been featured on many recordings, such as in her work in Germany with Themba Mkhize and the SWR Big Band, and in Italy where she contributed to the soundtrack of Forse Dio è Malato (Maybe God is Ill) with the Oscar-winning company CAM Scores. www.myspace.com/siyamakuzeni

Sydney Mavundla (Trumpet) studied under Dr Brian Thusi and Prof Darius Brubeck before winning a scholarship to study at the USA Florida International University where he continued to develop his talent as the 2nd trumpet in the University Big Band and the Symphonic Wind Band. He has been very involved with the Johannesburg Music Initiative and many well-known South African artists, with his skills being in constant demand throughout the country.

Sphelelo Mazibuko (Drums) studied a BA in Music and Media Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and has performed and/or recorded with the likes of Lloyd Cele, Dorothy Masuka, Steve Dyer and Musa Manzini. He also works as a studio engineer, drum technician and music educator and runs a Production Company that offers Audio Visual solutions.

Afrika Mkhize (Piano) was the Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz for 2012. He was born in Durban and currently resides in Johannesburg, where he studied at the National School of the Arts and the Pretoria Technikon. Mkhize has worked extensively as a music producer, producing albums for Tlali Makhene, Themba Mkhize, Sibongile Khumalo and

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Kabelo from TKZ, and worked for years as musical director and pianist for Miriam Makeba. He has performed with artists such as Dorothy Masuka, Khaya Mahlangu, Zim Ngqawane, Musa Manzini, Judith Sepuma, Oliver Mtukuzi, MXO, Zama Jobe, Papa Noel from France and Jimmy Dludlu. He has also arranged music for the Johannesburg Philharmonic as well as for the Jazz Meets Symphony Orchestra.

Sakhile Moleshe (Vocals) is from Alice in the Eastern Cape, studied Jazz at UCT, and now lives in Johannesburg. As vocalist for the acclaimed electro-jazz outfit Goldfish he has performed to sold-out shows from London to Miami to Sao Paolo, featured at 10 on the US iTunes Dance charts with the single Fort Knox, and spent a residency at Pacha Ibiza with David Guetta. Sakhile is also a co-founder and co-bandleader of the Soul Housing Project and regularly performs in numerous other projects.

Babalwa Mdloyi (Vocals) studied for a BMus (jazz) at UCT and has performed at the Baxter Theatre, Artscape The-atre and at the South African College of Music. She has attended the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival as a high school learner, varsity student and is now back as one the teachers. She currently teaches at SACS in Cape Town.

Carlo Mombelli (Bass) is this year’s conductor of the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Band. He was born in Pretoria and spent 11 years in Europe where he was influenced by Europe’s Jazz avant garde. He has recorded and performed at many international festivals around Europe and has recorded on Enja Records with Egberto Gismonti as well as with Lee Konitz. He worked for two years with the Paris-based company Lutherie Urbaine on community projects building instruments out of recycled material, and can be heard as a bassist on many South African recordings with, amongst others, Marcus Wyatt, Simphiwe Dana, Sibongile Khumalo and Miriam Makeba. Besides several ballets that have been choreographed to his music, and his many compositions that include commissions for the Stockholm Saxo-phone Quartet and the New York String Quartet ‘Ethel’, he has been nominated three times for a SAMA for his recordings. He currently teaches at Wits University where he received his doctorate in composition in 2009. www.carlomombelli.com

Mthunzi Mvubu (Sax) formed part of the well-known Music Academy of Gauteng Youth Jazz Orchestra, under the directorship of the legendary Dr. Johnny Mekoa, which travelled extensively internationally. He has worked in and around Africa with Abdullah Ibrahim, Themba Mkhize, Feya Faku, Tsepo Tshola, Jason Yarde, Andile Yenana and Thandiswa Mazwai, amongst others. He has also performed with the Temptations and Clarence Carter and is working on his debut album.

Ronel Nagfaal (Sax) studied Jazz at UCT and teaches at Groote Schuur High School in Cape Town, where she is in charge of the jazz band. She was previously in charge of the very successful Alexander Sinton Jazz Band that toured to China and elsewhere.

Thandi Ntuli (Piano) studied jazz piano at UCT and was selected for the National Youth Jazz Band in 2013. She has shared the stage with the likes of Judith Sephuma, the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, Jimmy Dludlu and Thandiswa Mazwai and has performed on various local and international stages including The Cape Town International Jazz Festival, The Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, and The Calabar International Jazz Festival. Last year she undertook a national tour promoting her solo album, The Offering, which has received high accolades.

André Petersen (Piano) studied classical piano at UCT as well as the University of South Africa (UTLM) and a MMus in Belgium. He has performed and recorded in different genres, including Classical, Jazz and R&B and some of his per-forming and recording credits include appearances with Stefon Harris, Kim Thompson, Effrain Toro, Winston Mankunku, Robbie Jansen and Errol Dyers. He has been involved in many community music schools and has given masterclasses at assorted institutions in Europe and South Africa. He now lectures piano at Wits. www.myspace.com/drepetersen

Lynette Petersen (Vocals) studied piano and vocals at Stellenbosch University and has taught in a variety of school and university music departments. She teaches music at Oakhill School in Knysna.

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Justin Sasman (Trombone) studied at UCT and played in the Standard Bank National Youth Big Band in 1999 and 2000. He has performed professionally since then in various jazz groups and Classical orchestras, and has taught in schools and universities. He now teaches brass at North-West University.

Terrence Scarr (Violin/Bass) was born in Port Elizabeth, and, a graduate of the UCT College of Music, he has wide-ranging experience in a wide variety of musical genres and styles, from classical to rock, folk, jazz and world music. He has worked with many top South African musicians and with a number of leading South African bands, has lead a String Orchestra for pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, and has played as a session musician on more albums than he can re-member. Long resident in Cape Town, Terrence is Head of Music at Rondebosch Boys’ High School and was Conductor of the National Schools Big Band in 2010.

Dave Scott (Trumpet, Synth) studied Music and Philosophy at Rhodes University and is co-founder of the electronic duo, The Kiffness. The group has garnered numerous awards, and has received two SAMA nominations for Best Pop Album and Best Producer and has had 6 songs in the 5FM Top 10, including one number 1 hit. www.thekiffness.com

Kyle Shepherd (Piano) was the Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz for 2014. He has released three albums to date, which has earned him South African Music Award Nominations for all three. Shepherd has performed with many great South African musicians, including the likes of Zim Ngqawana, Louis Moholo-Moholo, Robbie Jansen, Errol Dyers, Hilton Schilder and Mark Fransman. He has performed in Switzerland, Germany, Japan, Denmark, China and France, and was also chosen as pianist for the National School Big Band in 2003 and 2004. www.kyleshepherd.co.za

Dan Shout (Sax) was twice a member of the National Youth Big Band and twice a member of the National Youth Jazz Band, with which he toured to the North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague and also Sweden. He is well known for his performances with the Dan Shout Quartet, Magic Carpet Ride and Johnny Clegg and has performed in Europe, Scandinavia, North America, North Africa, Southern Africa, the Middle East, Seychelles, West Indies and Australasia. He teaches saxophone at the University of Cape Town, is a session musician, presents workshops and is a featured guest with various projects around South Africa. He has released three albums of his own music and recorded on numerous others. www.danshout.co.za

Ayanda Sikade (Drums) grew up in Mdantsane and by the age of 10 was performing professionally, particularly with Eastern Cape guitarist Lulama Gawulana. He studied jazz under Darius Brubeck at UKZN and played in a South African student band at the IAJE Conference in Long Beach, California, US. He was selected on drums for the National Youth Jazz Band in 2004 and 2005 and also won the prestigious SAMRO Overseas Scholarship. He has played with Feya Faku, Bheki Mseleku, Robbie Jansen and Barney Rachabane amongst many others, and spent much time working with Zim Ngqawana and Simphiwe Dana.

Sakhile Simani (Trumpet) was born in East London/Mdantsane and started to play the trumpet in the Salvation Army Brass Band at a very young age. He has a degree in Jazz from UKZN and was a member of the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Band from 2009 to 2011. He has played with Eric Erellano, Salim Washington, Melvin Peters, Sazi Dlamini and performs regularly with Nduduzo Makhathini. He teaches trumpet at Stirling High School.

Keith Tabisher (Guitar) started playing the guitar at the age of 13 and studied classical guitar at UCT. He is a self-taught jazz guitarist and spent 12 years as a music lecturer at Sallie Davies College of Education. He currently works as a Music Curriculum Adviser for the Western Cape Education Department. He performs with a range of different musicians, in and around Cape Town, covering various genres and musical styles. He is also the musical director of The All Saints Gospel Band and The Belhar Music Collective.

Amanda Tiffin (Vocals/Piano) was born in Zimbabwe and studied jazz at UCT, graduating with an M Mus (with Distinction) in Jazz Composition and Performance. She has made her name in Cape Town as a versatile vocalist and pianist, performing any number of styles from jazz to rock. Amanda is also a songwriter, and released her debut album

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‘Who Am I?’, ‘A Woman Like Me’, and ‘Wide Open Spaces’ in 2009 with her Japan-based trio. She is currently Head of Jazz Singing at UCT. www.amandatiffin.com

Sisonke Xonti (Sax) was a member of the National Schools’ Band in 2004, 2005 and 2006 and also the National Youth Jazz Band in 2007 and 2009. He belonged to the Little Giants for years and has since played with an array of highly acclaimed musicians, namely Jimmy Dludlu, Lira, Hugh Masekela, Judith Sephuma, Feya Faku, Freshlyground, Abdullah Ibrahim and The Cape Town Jazz Orchestra, Goodluck, Simphiwe Dana and also as band leader in his own jazz project. He has played at most major South African festivals as well as in Nigeria, China, Mozambique, Angola, Reunion Islands, Switzerland, Dubai and many other countries.

VISITING ARTISTS

Stefan Bartus (Slovakia – Bass) is one of Slovakia's top bass players with unparalleled technique, timing and feeling. He studied jazz at the Ján Levoslav Bella Conservatory in Banská Bystrica and the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. He has performed with a host of acclaimed international musicians, such as Benny Golson, Peter Erskine, Jeff Gardner and has numerous recordings to his name. He currently performs internationally and teaches at the Con-servatory for Jazz and Popular Music in Vienna.

Justin Binek (USA – Vocals) is a Doctoral Teaching Fellow at the University of North Texas. He previously served as Head of Vocal Jazz Studies at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia and as Director of Choral and Jazz Ensembles at the University of Mary in Bismarck. He maintains an active jazz and classical performing schedule as a singer, pianist, and clinician/adjudicator. He is a prolific arranger and composer whose works are published by Sound Music Publica-tions and is a member of the boards of directors for both the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association (Vocal Jazz Repertoire & Standards Chair) and the New Jersey Association for Jazz Education (Vocal Jazz Liaison). www.justinbinekjazz.com

Karel Boehlee (Netherlands – Piano) only decided to pursue a musical career at the age of 20, when he enrolled in the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. Since then he has played with the likes of Toon Roos, Toots Thielemans, Hein van de Geyn, Martijn Vink, Benjamin Herman and many others. He has recorded over eight albums with his own group, the Charles Boehlee Trio, along with Hein van de Geyn and Hans van Oosterhout. He is also a contributing writer to several piano books in a range of different jazz styles.

Judy Campbell (Australia – Vocals) is a vocal coach in Sydney, Australia. She is the bandleader of the highly acclaimed group, Mosaic, an 8-piece world-jazz ensemble specialising in multicultural fusions between world music and contemporary jazz. She is also Musical Director of the North Shore Temple Emanuel and Director of Jewish Arts Incorporated.

Stéphane Chausse (France – Clarinet, Flute, Sax) graduated with a degree in Music Education from the Nice Conservatoire, and received first prize at the Rueil Malmaison Conservatoire and also succeeded in the Classe de Jazz at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Paris. His stylistic duality enabled him to perform with the Orchestre National de Paris, Orchestre National d' Ile de France, the Orchestre Symphonique Européen and at the same time with numerous jazz orchestras including the Paris Jazz Big Band, Jean-Pierre Como Quartet, Hervé Sellin Tentet, Stéphane Huchard Quartet and Michel Legrand Big Band. He has also appeared with artists such as Quincy Jones, Clark Terry, Diana Krall, Natalie Cole and Ray Charles. He works as a studio-recording artist, sideman, and soloist. www.myspace.com/stephanechausse

Florian Egli (Switzerland – Sax) performed in several bands as a teenager - recording albums and garnering sever-al youth music awards in Zurich - before going onto study music at the Zurich University of the Arts. During his studies, he received the prestigious scholarship prize from the Friedl Wald Foundation and founded the band Weird Beard, who have gone on to record two albums, performed extensively internationally and received various European music awards. He

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also plays in the Swiss Jazz Orchestra, the Lucerne Jazz Orchestra, Raphael Jost & Lots of Horns and the Egli-Santana Group, amongst others. www.florianegli.ch

Florian Favre (Switzerland – Piano) completed his Masters degree in Composition & Theory at the High School of Arts in Bern. After a brief experience in the classical world of piano, he began to study jazz at the Conservatory of Fribourg, and later at the Swiss Jazz School. He leads several of his own projects, such as the Florian Favre Trio, his own solo project, “Rêves de gosses” (rap and jazz) and Fragments d’identités”. He has been the recipient of numerous awards, including winning the International Jazzhaus Piano Competition in Freiburg (2012), semifinalist in the Montreux solo Piano Competition (2013), winning the Mérite Culturel Broyard (2015), and winning the Bejazz International Com-petition in Belgium (2016). www.florianfavre.com

Mark Ginsburg (Australia – Sax) grew up in Cape Town, playing with Merton Barrow, Nol Klinkhamer and Mike Campbell amongst others. Since migrating to Australia in 1982, Mark has performed and collaborated extensively and his music is a representation of his Jewish heritage, ancient folk songs and the influences of current jazz trends. He has a Master of Music from at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and recently released his third album based on own work. www.myspace.com/markginsburg

Eddie Lewis (USA – Trumpet) studied at the University of Texas and is a professional, freelance trumpet player in the greater Houston area. He has authored over 20 books on trumpet method, brass etudes, composition/arranging and improvisation. He is currently the bandleader of Jazz Forever LLC, Consort Immanuel, Living Rhythms Jazz Combo and Bravado Brass Ensemble, and performs in numerous other projects. He has recorded close to 50 albums as leader or sideman, and is the Director of Houston Civic Jazz Orchestra and an Associate Professor at the University of Houston. www.eddielewis.com

Vittorio Mezza (Italy – Piano) is Head of the Jazz Department at the Conservatory of Reggio Calabria, teaches at the Conservatory of Bologna, and is Chair of Jazz Piano at the Conservatory of L’Aquila. He completed his studies in classical music, before moving to Rome to study Jazz at the S. Cecilia Conservatory of Music. In 2006 he was noted in the category ‘Best New Talent’ in Top Jazz, the Italian Jazz Music Referendum. That same year he won the International Competition of Composition. He has released several albums with his own groups and as sideman, and authored several books, and lately has worked with David Milzow, Mark Ginsburg, George Koller and Davide DiRenzo. www.vittoriomezza.com

Daniel Mille (France – Accordion) is a jazz accordionist, composer and singer. He was born to a dancer mother and a drummer father and started the accordion at the age of eleven only to give up two years later. After a few years he then picked up the accordion again with a renewed zeal after seeing Claude Nougaro in concert with Richard Galliano. Playing in the Paris metro in 1985, he met Richard Galliano who offered to accompany him in a show and soon there-after released his first album. Since then he has recorded on films, released four of his own albums, and received prizes at Le Djangodo International Jazz Awards (1993), the prestigious Victoires for Best Instrumental Jazz Artist (2006), the Gus Viseur prize (2006) and the L'Académie Charles-Cros prize in 2006 for his two albums in collaboration with Jean-Louis Trintignant.

Ildo Nandja (Mozambique - Bass) began playing percussion from an early age. His dedication to the timbila, a tra-ditional xylophone, led him to perform at events and festivals in France, Angola, Namibia, Portugal, the Netherlands, Libya and Reunion Island. He studied Jazz and at UKZN, majoring in electric and double bass and three times represented UKZN at the Virginia Commonwealth University in the USA as part of an ongoing exchange between the institutions. As a composer he incorporates traditional African rhythms and melodies with various world music styles and contemporary and Latin jazz. Ildo released his debut album ‘Paz a Todos’ in February 2016. www.ildonandja.com

Dusan Novakov (Austria – Drums) teaches jazz drumming and improvisation at the Vienna Music Institute. He was born in Serbia and later moved to Austria. He studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, and at the

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University of Arts in Rotterdam. He has played with Mark Murphy, Dick Oatts, Big Band Graz, Frank Lacy, and Gregory Porter amongst others, and has performed at most prestigious international Jazz festivals throughout the world. In 2010 he co-founded Triple Ace – Colours in Jazz, together with Oliver Kent and Uli Langthaler.

Dave O’Higgins (UK – Sax) started working as a drummer aged 11 backing cabaret acts at the Derby Engineers’ Club and doing weekend function gigs, before starting saxophone at age 15. He studied music at City University London and has worked with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Wayne Shorter, Joey Calderazzo, Joe Locke, Billy Childs, Eddie Gomez, Annie Lennox, Peter Gabriel, Pet Shop Boys and Jamie Cullum. Along with his own projects he has also performed with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, the BBC Big Band, and Ronnie Scott’s All-Stars. In 1990 he acted and performed as a busker in “The Return of Mr Bean” with Rowan Atkinson. He has over 16 records to his own name, as well as numerous others as a sideman, and has had an illustrious career as a jazz educator. He is now sax lecturer at the London Centre of Contemporary Music. www.daveohiggins.com

Paulo Paulelli (Brazil – Bass) was born in Brazil into a musical family (his uncle was the arranger for Joao Gilberto). He has worked as a professional bassist since the age of fifteen, playing with musicians such as Ivan Lins, Arturo Sand-oval and João Donato, and in groups such as Medusa, Orquestra Experimental and various Jazz Big Bands. Recently, he participated with the singer Rosa Passos in Jazz Festivals in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Spain, Japan, Colombia and New York. The Trio Corrente, with whom he performs alongside pianist Fábio Torres and drummer Edú Ribeiro, received two Grammy Awards for Best Latin Jazz Album for their album featuring Paquito D’Rivera at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards 2013 and the Latin Grammy Awards 2014. www.myspace.com/paulopaulelli

Robert Pawlik (Austria – Guitar) began piano lessons at the age of 7 before changing to guitar at the age of 12. He studied jazz guitar at the Conservatory of Vienna and at the American Institute of Music. He has performed with bands of all styles, including Two of a Kind, The Giant Tones, Robert Pawlik Quartet, Broadway Big Band, and Musical Time Out with Marianne Mendt and Alfons Haider. In the past few years he has focused especially on his own music played together in quartet or duo with Michaela Rabitsch, with whom he has released 3 albums.

Michaela Rabitsch (Austria – Trumpet, Vocals) studied classical violin at the Conservatory of Vienna, before later changing to trumpet. She studied jazz trumpet and popular music at the Bruckner Conservatory Linz with Ingrid Jensen and Peter Tuscher, and classical trumpet with Fritz Handlbauer. She has worked with bands such as Hypersax, Just for Funk, Ladybirds, MBB, Michaela Rabitsch Quartet and various Big Bands, amongst others. In the last years she has focused especially on her own compositions played together in quartet or duo with Robert Pawlik. www.michaelarabitsch.com

Edú Ribeiro (Brazil – Drums) was born in Brazil and obtained a degree in Popular Music from Campinas State University. As a leader and a co-leader he has released 8 albums, and collaborated as a drummer with artists such as Randy Brecker, Maria Schneider, Stacey Kent, Mike Stern, and many others. As a drummer on Randy Brecker’s album, ‘Randy in Brazil’, he won a Grammy Award as Best Contemporary Jazz Album (2008). He currently teaches drums at Santa Marcelina College and is also a music coordinator at São Paulo State Music School. He has also given master classes in Brazil and abroad, at music festivals and universities, such as at the California Brazil Camp (2006, 2007) and two residences at the Juilliard School of Music in New York (2012, 2013). www.eduribeiro.mus.br

Toon Roos (Netherlands – Sax) is considered to be one of the finest tenor and soprano saxophonists on today’s contemporary jazz scene. With a long and illustrious career he has worked with Art Blakey, Joe Zawinul, Peter Erskine, John Scofield, Toots Thielemans, Ivan Lins, Steely Dan, John Clayton, Ravi Coltrane, Christian McBride, Clark Terry, Bob Brookmeyer, and many others. He won the Wessel Ilcken Prize, a Dutch prize for young jazz talent, and the prestigious Bird Award, an international jazz prize of the North Sea Jazz Festival. He has recorded on more than thirty albums and from 1984 till 2004 was a main soloist of the Dutch Jazz Orchestra. Currently he is principal teacher at the jazz depart-ments of the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague and of the Utrecht School of the Arts. www.toonroos.com

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Per Thornberg (Sweden – Sax) has played jazz for 30 years in settings from solo/duo to big band. He has 25 years’ experience in teaching music at schools in Sweden and has been a guest lecturer in adult education courses in over 40 Swedish towns, from Malmö to Gällivare. He has written 21 original educational books about jazz improvisation and produced 4 CDs in his own name. Along with concert tours in Sweden, he has performed as guest artist in Spain, Germany, Denmark, France, Australia, USA and Britain. He teaches at Sture High School in Halmstad as well as the Music conservatory in Gothenburg and has twice won the award for “Best Jazz Teacher in Sweden”. www.myspace.com/perthornberg

Fábio Torres (Brazil – Piano) graduated in classical piano and composition from the University of São Paulo’s School of Communication and Arts. All his jazz knowledge he has learned through personal studies, private lessons, and discussions with other musicians. While studying he won the Publisher Rising Award Project, designed to reveal new talent in Brazil. He has worked alongside names like Dominguinhos, Test Tube, Nelson Ayres, Zombie Nation and Rosa Passos, amongst others. He is a founding member of Mix and Manda and Trio Corrente. www.myspace.com/fabiotorres

Andreas Tschopp (Switzerland – Trombone) studied at the Music Academy in Basel under Adrian Mears. He plays a wide range of written and improvised music in a variety of different musical projects and is much in demand as a freelancer. He has played with, among others, Bob Brookmeyer’s New Art Orchestra, in the big band of Quincy Jones' 75th Birthday party with special guests including Herbie Hancock, Chaka Khan, Al Jarreau, James Moody and the gen-erational festival band in 2004 with Kenny Werner, Dick Oatts and Gary Smulyan. Tschopp has performed at esteemed festivals including the North Sea Jazz Festival, the Willisau Jazz Festival, and the Montreux Jazz Festival, amongst others. www.andreastschopp.com

Hein van de Geyn (Netherlands – Bass) was classically trained on violin for 15 years and began the double bass in his late teens to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz musician. He finished his classical music education studies at the Tilburg Conservatory and after graduating in jazz from the Rotterdam Conservatory he moved to the US where he recorded and played with many great musicians. In 1983 Hein returned to Holland and established himself as one of the most sought-after bass players in Europe. Hein has been awarded many prizes in his career and in 1996 received the prestigious Prins Bernhard Fonds Music Prize for his importance in the development of European Jazz, as well as for his stimulating role as mentor and producer of many young musicians in Holland and abroad. During a sabbatical period spent in South Africa in 2001/2002 Hein started writing his ‘Comprehensive Bass Method’; which has rapidly become the standard work for the double bass worldwide. In 2008 Hein became the artistic manager of the Rotterdam Jazz Academy. He has toured and recorded extensively with Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Toots Tielemans, amongst hundreds of others, and has performed on most of the world’s great jazz stages and festivals. He now lives in Cape Town. www.baselinemusic.nl

Joost van Schaik (Netherlands – Drums) started playing drums at the age of six and later played in Dixieland and modern jazz groups as a teenager. He studied at the Conservatory in Hilversum and was the winner of the Tama Drummers Award, a prize for the most promising young drummer of the Benelux countries. Soon thereafter he moved to New York, where he studied with Kenny Washington, Carl Allen and Gregory Hutchinson. He has played with Curtis Fuller, Toots Thielemans, Benjamin Herman, the Brussels Jazz Orchestra and many others.

Dr Gordon Vernick (USA – Trumpet) is a Professor of Music and Coordinator of Jazz Studies at Georgia State Uni-versity. He holds a Bachelor of Music from Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY; a Master of Music in Education from the University of Miami; and a Doctor of Arts from the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley. As a professional trumpet player, he has performed in all musical mediums from symphony orchestra to jazz quartet and has freelanced all over the world. He is past chair of the IAJE Curriculum Com¬mittee and is currently the Director of the Rialto Youth Jazz Orchestra and the musical director of the Rialto Jazz for Kids middle school jazz program. He is director of the GSU Faculty Jazztet and has performed with such world-renowned jazz artists as Kenny Werner, Kevin Hays, Randy Brecker and many others. As a jazz clinician he has served residencies around the world.

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Petter Wettre (Norway – Sax) has, since the early 90s, made his mark as one of the most important musicians on the Norwegian jazz scene, and is arguably one of the most virtuoso saxophonists in the world today. Wettre is known for playing contemporary jazz and has 2 Norwegian Grammys and 4 Norwegian Grammy nominations spread over his illustriously-decorated career. A graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied with Dave Liebman and George Garzone, he has 18 recordings as a band leader and has featured as a sideman or guest soloist on 50 albums in all styles, ranging through jazz, gospel, pop and world music and has performed the world over with the likes of Shirley Bassey, Jason Rebello, Kenny Wheeler and Manu Katche.

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Alan Webster (Festival Director) has a Master’s degree from Rhodes University, where he studied History, English and Music, learning jazz in the Rhodes Jazz Band. He is a saxophonist who has performed around the Eastern Cape for over two decades and an administrator who co-ordinates jazz festivals and events, travelling regularly to national and international jazz festivals. He has been Director of the NYJF for 15 years and is based in East London, where he is Deputy Principal at Stirling High School, where he runs the school jazz programme. He is Director of Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions.

Donné Dowlman (Festival Manager) studied jazz at Pretoria Technikon under Marc Duby and played bass in the National Youth Big Band (2001, 2002) and the National Youth Jazz Band (2003) that performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival, Holland. She has performed throughout the Eastern Cape with leading jazz musicians and teaches bass and guitar at Stirling High, where she co-ordinates marketing and cultural activities.

Matthew Boon (Production Manager) studied for a BA at Rhodes and then studied Jazz at TUT. He was a member of the National Youth Jazz Band in 2001 and 2002 on piano and sax and after teaching for 10 years in London he recently returned to teach IT and Music in East London.

Janet Webster (Staff Management) has a degree in English and Music from Rhodes and has taught Music in East London for over 20 years. She is a pianist comfortable in a range of musical styles and has performed around the Eastern Cape.

Mike Skipper studied Music at Rhodes and has taught Music at a variety of schools, most notably as Head of Music at St. Andrews & DSG for over 10 years, during which time he founded the National Youth Jazz Festival in 1992. After 10 years as Head of Music at Denstone College in Britain he returned to Grahamstown as Head of Music at DSG/SAC. He is a vocalist who plays piano and brass instruments.

Donovan Abrey (DSG Venue Manager) has a B Sc in Computer Science and Information Systems from Rhodes and is Head of Department of Information Technology at Bishops in Cape Town. Donovan played guitar in the National Schools Jazz Band in 1998 and 1999 and has performed in various Jazz formats around South Africa, and has been involved with the NYJF for 17 years. He owns a website design and hosting company – IT Solutions.

Dean Flanagan (Artist Hospitality/Media) was a member of the National Schools Jazz Band in 2000 on tenor sax, and has worked in an administrative position at the festival for a number of years. He completed his Bachelor of Music degree at Rhodes University and an MBA, and teaches Music at Parklands High in Cape Town.

Leonard Brandt (Logistics) is a trumpeter who has performed on occasion with the Namibia National Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra in Johannesburg and the Transvaal Philharmonic Orchestra in Pretoria. He has taught Music in various institutions and has been Brass Teacher and Computer Network Administrator at Stirling High for 19 years.

Chris Unthank (Logistics) plays trumpet, DJs, and is computer administrator at Stirling High.

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Tammy Percival (Student Administrator) has extensive experience in the Performing Arts and has been involved with the NYJF for 9 years.

Siya Mxunyelwa (Artist Hospitality) lectures in Tourism and Event Management at Walter Sisulu University and has been involved in artist hospitality since 2004.

Diane Rossi (Artist Hospitality) has been involved in arts administration and music events since the 1980s. She currently books the musicians and bands for The CRYPT Jazz Club in Cape Town and does the club's marketing and publicity. She has been Treasurer of the SAJE - South African Association for Jazz Education - since 2008, and is also the organizer of the bi-ennial SAJE Jazz Conference and Jazz Festival, as well as organizing their special projects and outreach programmes.

Lulama Gawulana (Artist Hospitality) is a well-known guitarist and bassist from Mdantsane who has been a mainstay on the Eastern Cape Jazz scene for over three decades. He has worked with many of South Africa’s leading musicians and has performed in The Netherlands, Pakistan, India and the Middle East, and is a lyrical and innovative composer who has released a successful CD. He was also the initial teacher for a number of successful young musicians such as Ayanda Sikade and Sakhile Simani.

Margi Diab (Artist Hospitality) has a BA in Education and Psychology and is a registered ICU sister. She is a pianist who teaches Music in East London.

Warren Bradfield (Administration) is an electrical engineer based in East London.

Papama Mnqandi (Admin Staff/Artists) is a pianist and architect based in Queenstown. He studied at NMMU in Port Elizabeth where he was very active in organising jazz events.

James Ekron (Admin Staff/Artists) played trumpet for the National Schools’ Big Band in 2006 and is now a lawyer working in Johannesburg as Freedom of Information Advocacy Officer at the SA History Archive.

Craig Malherbe (Admin Staff/Artists) teaches at Stirling Primary in East London and has a particular interest in the performing arts.

Rostill Christian (Auditorium Manager) has worked at the NYJF since 2001 and is a businessman in Port Eliza-beth. He plays and teaches drums and is learning the bass.

Irene Riffel (Assistant Staff) has taught at a variety of schools and id now Head of History at Bergvliet in Cape Town. She is an avid jazz fan.

Daniel Burger (Assistant Staff) is studying organisational psychology at UCT after completing a diploma in Audio Production at SAE Cape Town. He was selected for the National Schools Big Band on Saxophone in 2010 and 2011 and also plays bass and piano. He formed the successful band “Opposite the Other” with his brother.

Joshua Smuts (Assistant Staff) grew up in Grahamstown where he went to Kingswood College and was selected for the National Schools’ Big Band on Trombone in 2011 and 2012. He is studying film at UCT.

Nick Smuts (Assistant Staff) grew up in Grahamstown where he went to Kingswood College. He plays clarinet, drums and guitar and is studying Sound Engineering at Cape Audio College in Cape Town.

Dani Diab (Assistant Staff) is studying Occupational Therapy at the University of the Western Cape and passed Grade 6 piano and Grade 8 sax exams.

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Lubabalo Ntlokwana (Assistant Staff) was born and raised in the Eastern Cape and is now a 3rd year LLB student at the University of the Western Cape. He is a jazz enthusiast, having played the tenor saxophone and conducted bands at Pinelands High School. He is involved in the UWC Creative Arts Choir.

Nangamso Mtini (Assistant Staff) is studying towards a BCom.Leila Kidson (Assistant Staff) grew up in Somerset West and is studying journalism at Rhodes. She is a singer.Nqobile Mbhele (Assistant Staff) is studying commerce at Rhodes. She was selected as vocalist for the National Schools’ B Band in 2014.

Justin Kindness (Assistant Staff) is studying music at NMMU. He plays trumpet and piano.Dylan Thompson (Assistant Staff) is studying film at UCT.Nothando Mkwanazi (Assistant Staff) is a singer studying Music at TUT.Simon Webster (Assistant Staff) played sax in the National B Band and is studying at Rhodes.

TECHNICAL CREW

Les van der Veen (Chief Sound Engineer) was a recording engineer at the national SABC Studios, Johannesburg, for many years. He has extensive experience in jazz and has been chief engineer in Grahamstown for 15 years. He played bass guitar in rock bands for years around the country with Robin Walsh, was an Advisor for Maths and Science for the Eastern Cape Education Department and is currently employed as the Deputy Headmaster at Baysville High School in East London.

Sammy Kruger (Sound Engineer) is Technical Assistant in the UCT Music School and has decades of experience in sound production in Cape Town. He has been involved in the NYJF for over a decade.

Bobby Thorpe (Sound Engineer) studied Audio Engineering and Recording Arts at the SAE Institute in London, and worked as a production engineer for Alpha International in London. He is recording engineer at the Eastern Cape Audio & Video Centre and also runs a successful rock outfit called Irvine, in which he sings and plays guitar.

Adriaan Wessels (Sound Engineer) was a recording engineer at the national SABC Studios, Johannesburg, for years and is now farming in Limpopo.

Neville Hartzenberg (Sound Engineer) was the Senior Department Assistant at the UCT Music School and in charge of technical production, with years of sound production experience in Cape Town. He has been involved in the NYJF for over a decade.

James Murtz (sound engineer) works for Eastern Acoustic as a sound engineer and provides technical assistance at UCT.

Len Cloete (Sound Engineer) is a drummer and headmaster of Baysville School in East London and provides sound equipment and sound engineering around the Eastern Cape.

Bennie Arends (Lighting) worked at Artscape in Cape Town for 20 years in the lighting department and has been in charge of lighting at the Baxter Theatre for the past 12 years.

Kurt Hartzenberg (Assistant sound engineer) works for a sound production company in Cape Town.

Adrian Kruger (Assistant sound engineer) works for a sound production company in Cape Town.

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