JOHANNESBURG - Local and international jazz artists have descended on Johannesburg ahead of the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz.
The two-day festival kicks off on Friday evening at the Sandton Convention Centre.
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While the sounds of legends like Judith Sephuma and Hugh Masekela remain woven into the fabric of our musical identity, a new generation is taking those sounds and making them their own.
Young artists are reshaping jazz, blending it with new influences and finding fresh ways to tell their stories through a genre that has always been about expression.