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.
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 |
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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 |
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Friday 27 April Chisholm Recital Room
South African College of Music, UCT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 9.30am - 10.00am PAPER Veit Arlt (Univ of Basel) South African Jazz: a Swiss Perspective ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11.00am – 11.30am PAPER Gwen Ansell Retreats and reassertions: mapping the jazz sound of Johannesburg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11.45am – 12.45pm Workshop Melanie Scholtz Cross Genre Sounds : Heritage, Jazz and Electronics collide ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LUNCH: 12.45pm - 1.30pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1.30pm – 2.00pm PERFORMANCE LADY DAY BIG BAND Conducted by Amanda Tiffin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4.45pm – 5.15pm PERFORMANCE Students from the University of Fort Hare ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DINNER /free time 5.30pm - 8.00pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8.00pm Stories from the Book of Life MELANIE SCHOLTZ MARK FRANSMAN ~~~~ 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 
Mandisi Dyantyis
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Saturday 28 April Chisholm Recital Room
South African College of Music University of Cape Town ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 9.30am - 10.00am PAPER Siphokazi Ngxokolo (Univ of Fort Hare) The voice of Johnny Dyani in South Africa and in Exile ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10.00am – 10.45am WORKSHOP Sibusiso Mashiloane (UKZN) South African composition and improvisation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11.00am – 11.30am PAPER Mike Rossi (UCT) Through the Years: A rough guide to developing a South African Jazz repertoire ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11.45am – 12.45pm LECTURE/WORKSHOP Johannes Gerber The Shape of your Sound ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LUNCH: 12.45pm - 1.30pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1.45pm – 2.15pm PAPER Mageshen Naidoo (Univ of Pretoria) South African Jazz: An analysis of musical idioms ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2.30pm – 3.15pm LECTURE/RECITAL Mandisi Dyantyis (UCT) The African Melody: Created in Grey Spaces ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3.15pm – 4.00pm SAJE AGM Minutes and Reports Vote for new SAJE board ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4.15pm – 4.45pm PERFORMANCE Jazz without Borders SA/ITALIA band featuring jazz students from UCT and Italy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DINNER /free time 5.00pm - 8.00pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 
Sibusiso Mashiloane photo credit: Lindo Mbhele
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Sunday 29 April Celebrating
International Jazz Day 
3.00pm to 5.00pm
SAJE and Jazz in the Native Yards present BENJAMIN JEPHTA ELEKTRIK The Evolution of an Undefined in association with CONCERTS SA 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 
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.
to Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) and the Cape Tercentenary Foundation for supporting grants.
