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Jazz From The Cape?

CAPE JAZZ

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jazz from
the cape?

Take a sonic dive into the origins,
present and future of the genre; from its legends to its up-and-coming voices.

A student research project focused on documenting a musical genre with deep roots in the history, culture and people of Cape Town, in the long shadow of Table Mountain.

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Click here for written work covering the musical theory that crafts the sounds of Cape Jazz, the history of the genre's legends, the theories of resistance we find in it and an exclusive interview with Jazz musician Benjamin Jephta.

Head this way for photo essays capturing Jazz in its element, interactive timelines to sweep you through history, vox pop interviews to sit you down with the crowd and whatever Jozi did.

Here you'll find the flagship of our project: an 8-minute exploration into the intricacies and implications of Cape Jazz as a genre, how it came to form its sound and its future.
Featuring interviews with Hilton Schilder, Ramon Alexander, Dr. Valmont Layne, Muneeb Hermans, Dr. Stephanie Vos and Benjamin Jephta.

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