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    Rashid Lombard, director and co-founder of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, wearing a checkered shirt and Irish cap, gesticulates as he speaks.
    News
    04 June 2025

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    The acclaimed photographer and founder of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, who documented the realities of apartheid, leaves behind a legacy of cultural activism and community upliftment.

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    12 April 2017

    Kamasi Washington Reveals South Africa's Influence on the Foundation of his Career

    We caught up with Kamasi Washington at the 18th Annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival where he was a headliner.

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    07 April 2017

    The Women of Cape Town International Jazz Festival Showed the Beautiful Diversity of 'Africa's Grandest Gathering'

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    02 July 2016

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    30 March 2016

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    13 March 2015

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