Lovers of Jazz music assemble! The 23rd edition of the Joy of Jazz returns after a two-year pandemic slump and the theme for 2022 is the Ultimate African Jazz Experience. 

Dumza Maswana, a phenomenal baritone, opens the show on the Conga stage with a magnificent set, Celebrating African Song. Alongside him is an all-star band of masterful instrumentalists, including pianist Andile Yenana, bassist Shane Cooper, drummers Sakhi Nompozolo and Sisonke Xonti, hornsman Sakhile Simani, and Thandeka Mfinyongo on the Uhadi calabash bow. Mandisi Dyantyis, an incredibly talented singer-songwriter uplifts audiences with his contagious hymns, striking the perfect balance between them.

You can expect performances from the well-known band Mahube with Music featuring saxophonist Steve Dyer, vocalists Muneyi, Siya Makuzeni, Xixel Langa along with Hope Masike. There's also a set of tribute performances in celebration of key jazz figures who passed away in the past two years. 

Then there is the much-awaited performance by the Grammy Award-winning pianist and composer Bokani Dyer's Project Radio Sechaba on a premier jazz stage. Linda Sikhakhane, one of the most captivating saxophonists and composers of his generation, will perform on the Dinaledi Stage with a powerful quintet that comprises pianist Afrika Mkhize, drummer Sphelelo Mazibuko, bassist Benjamin Jephta, and Siphamandla Dlamini. 

Many more leading figures in South African jazz as well as international jazz giants and luminaries take to the stage to commemorate the historic occasion. Not to be missed.