SAJE JAZZ CONFERENCE 2018
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14th SAJE JAZZ CONFERENCE

27 - 29 April 2018, Cape Town
SAJE = The South African Association for Jazz Education
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The SAJE Jazz Conference is a biennial event focusing on jazz education, research papers, workshops and performances. It is the only Conference of its kind in Africa and it offers a unique forum for musicians, academics, educators, students and learners, jazz fans, and those in the media and arts, to engage with the latest sounds and ideas in jazz. Along with industry displays there are opportunities for discussion, information exchange, and networking.
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SPONSORS: The 14th SAJE Jazz Conference receives funding support from the SAMRO Foundation, Business and Arts South Africa (BASA), the Cape Tercentenary Foundation and UCT.
VENUE: SA College of Music, Lower Campus, University of Cape Town

Cape Town - 3 Days
  • 27 - 29 April 2018
  • Jazz Papers
  • Jazz Workshops
  • Jazz Performances
  • Display by Johannes Gerber
  • International Jazz Day​
  • ​April is Jazz Appreciation Month also known as JAM 
To find out more email: sajejazz@gmail.com

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The South African College of Music is located on the lower campus of the University of Cape Town in Rondebosch.
*It is wheelchair accessible

​Friday 27 April
 Chisholm Recital Room
South African College of Music, UCT 
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9.30am - 10.00am    PAPER
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Veit Arlt (Univ of Basel)
South African Jazz:
a Swiss Perspective

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10.15am – 10.45am      PAPER 
Nduduzo Makhathini
​(Univ of Fort Hare)

Towards the construction of a new language: improvised music as a platform for
connecting with outer planes

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11.00am – 11.30am     PAPER
Gwen Ansell
Retreats and reassertions: mapping the jazz sound of Johannesburg
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11.45am – 12.45pm Workshop      
Melanie Scholtz
Cross Genre Sounds :
Heritage, Jazz and
Electronics collide 
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LUNCH: 12.45pm - 1.30pm  ​
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​1.30pm – 2.00pm                PERFORMANCE
LADY DAY BIG BAND

Conducted by Amanda Tiffin
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 2.15pm - 3.15pm      DEBATE         
Chair: Amanda Tiffin
Panelists: Melanie Scholtz, Lana Crowster, Ernestine Deane, Kelly Bell, Babalwa Mentjies

Gender & Jazz: The challenges facing women in the music industry today
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             3.30pm – 4.30pm                    Presentation/DISCUSSION
Chair: Dr.Carol Martin
Panelists/Presenters:
Koko Nkalashe, Luvuyo Kakaza, Paul Kahanovitz and
Leonardo Fortuin

Technologies and the ‘Hoods’:  
Spreading, Conserving, and Archiving South African jazz locally and abroad
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4.45pm – 5.15pm               PERFORMANCE
Students from the 
​University of Fort Hare
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DINNER /free time  
5.30pm - 8.00pm
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​8.00pm
Stories from the Book of Life
MELANIE SCHOLTZ
MARK FRANSMAN
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Not yet Uhuru
ERNESTINE DEANE

​and her band DUB for MAMA
Tickets available from QUICKET
or cash at the door
Adults R120

students/pensioners R60
www.quicket.co.za
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Mandisi Dyantyis
​Saturday 28 April
Chisholm Recital Room
South African College of Music 
​University of Cape Town

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9.30am - 10.00am             PAPER
Siphokazi  Ngxokolo (Univ of Fort Hare)
The voice of Johnny Dyani in South Africa
​and in Exile
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10.00am – 12.30pm              WORKSHOP
Andrew Hoole (UCT)
Music Technology: Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) usage and notation software
*workshop will be in the UCT Music Lab
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10.00am – 10.45am         WORKSHOP
Sibusiso Mashiloane (UKZN)

South African composition and improvisation
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11.00am – 11.30am                          PAPER
Mike Rossi (UCT)
Through the Years: A rough guide to developing a South African Jazz repertoire
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11.45am – 12.45pm  LECTURE/WORKSHOP
Johannes Gerber
The Shape of your Sound
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LUNCH: 12.45pm - 1.30pm 
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1.45pm – 2.15pm                              PAPER
Mageshen Naidoo (Univ of Pretoria)
South African Jazz:
An analysis of musical idioms
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2.30pm – 3.15pm                          LECTURE/RECITAL                Mandisi Dyantyis (UCT)
The African Melody: Created in Grey Spaces
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3.15pm – 4.00pm 
SAJE AGM
Minutes and Reports
Vote for new SAJE board 

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4.15pm – 4.45pm             PERFORMANCE
Jazz without Borders
SA/ITALIA band featuring jazz students
from UCT and Italy
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DINNER /free time   5.00pm - 8.00pm
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8.00pm

​The ALVIN DYERS TRIO
featuring Mike Rossi and Mageshen Naidoo

SIBUSISO MASHILOANE TRIO 
Sibusiso Mashiloane - piano
Shaun Johannes - bass
Lumunyano Mzi - drums


The UCT BIG BAND
conducted by Mike Campbell
​with special guests



​Tickets available from QUICKET
or cash at the door
​Adults R100

students/pensioners R50
​www.quicket.co.za
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Sibusiso Mashiloane photo credit: Lindo Mbhele​
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​​Sunday 29 April
Celebrating
International Jazz Day
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3.00pm to 5.00pm
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SAJE and
​Jazz in the Native Yards 
present​
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​BENJAMIN JEPHTA ELEKTRIK
The Evolution of an Undefined
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in association with
CONCERTS SA
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Jazz in the Native Yards​
KwaSec NY138 no 52
​Gugulethu


Food and drinks on sale

Tickets available at the door
​R80 adults
R50 pensioners/students
​cash at the door
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International Jazz Day
Monday 30 April 2018

https://jazzday.com/​
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Benjamin Jephta
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​Grateful thanks to the SAMRO Foundation for Conference sponsorship,
​to 
Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) and the Cape Tercentenary Foundation for supporting grants.
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