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Escape to The Cape Town Jazz Fest with Simon Rentner
April 26, 2013. Posted by Simon Rentner.
Add new comment | Filed under: Simon RentnerI just returned from the 14th annual The Cape Town International Jazz Festival -- the largest music festival of its kind on the continent. Find out why the organizers call it "Africa's grandest gathering" on our weekly news show, The WBGO Journal.
Later this month, WBGO will feature a variety of my special reports from South Africa, including this piece on NPRMusic's A Blog Supreme,where I showcased five jazz artists at this year's festival, including South African pianist Ebrahim Kalil Shihab.
Coming up on the next edition of The WBGO Journal, I tell the story of the Maboneng Precinct, which means "place of light" in Sotho. This rapidly developing neighborhood is being built by one optimist developer and a team of young entrepreneurs and artists in the heart of Johannesburg. Learn about these "Freedom Children" on May 3rd at 7:30p.m.
Finally, the May 21 and 28 editions of WBGO's The Checkout, a weekly new music magazine, will feature two hours of special programming dedicated to South Africa's swing scene and the Cape Town Jazz Festival. Mark your calendars!
© 2013 WBGO
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Montreal Jazz Festival 2012: Why Montreal?
July 7, 2012. Posted by Simon Rentner.
Add new comment | Filed under: FIJM 2012, Interviews, Jazz Alive, Simon RentnerWBGO’S Simon Rentner concludes his broadcast coverage of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal by asking a simple question: Why Montreal? Festival Co-Founder and Artistic Director André Ménard and Vice President of Programming Laurent Saulnier have their answers. Plus, Canadian musicians Peter Appleyard and Claude St-Jean chime in.
© 2012 WBGO
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Montreal Jazz Festival 2012: Does Canada Have a Jazz Sound?
July 7, 2012. Posted by Simon Rentner.
Add new comment | Filed under: FIJM 2012, Interviews, Jazz Alive, Simon RentnerWBGO's Simon Rentner, reporting from the last day from Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, asks: Does Canadian Jazz Have A Sound? Artistic Director and Jazz Festival co-founder André Ménard (above), Canadian singer Sonia Johnson, and our own Michael Bourne answer that question.
© 2012 WBGO
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