The tenth Cape Town International Jazz festival takes place at a variety of venues this weekend, with a line-up of top jazz artists set to entertain the 32 000 jazz fans.

Top jazz artists such as Freshlyground, Kyle Eastwood (son of Clint Eastwood, who is in Cape Town shooting a movie about the Rugby World Cup 1995), Shakatak, Abigail Khubeka, Goldfish, Hugh Masekela, Jonathan Butler, and the Stylistics will be performing at Rosies, Kippies, Basil ‘Manenberg’ Coetzee, Bassline and Moses Molekwa.

“The International Jazz Festival is an important event for Cape Town’s tourism sector too.   Visitors to the festival fill the city’s hotels and restaurants and create a spotlight on Cape Town.   The Cape Town Jazz Festival is an important international event that has a long history within our democracy. In fact, it is an event that really celebrates the triumph of our country through its multi-cultural, multi-national line-up. People from far and wide come to our city to listen to the legends of jazz and Cape Town itself is so much richer for the presence of these talented people. The tourism sector benefits hugely through increased occupancies and other activities”, says Mariette du Toit-Helmbold, CEO of Cape Town Tourism.  

Cape Town Routes Unlimited estimates that the Jazz Festival generates R 430 million for the economy of the Western Cape. 

More details are available at www.capetownjazzfest.com.