Topic: Jazz

2024: The year final curtains fell on jazz players of all time, trip down memory lane

By Eston Murimi   2024-12-29 09:30:25

The musicians emerged during different periods – although some of them just a few years apart – and shared their love for jazz

A Jazzy Christmas: How Christian Sands and legends reimagine timeless carols

By Murimi Eston   2024-12-20 15:55:33

Popular carols include classics like “Jingle Bells,” The Little Drummer Boy,” “Silent Night,” “Joy To The world,” “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” “O Holy Night,” “Greensleeves,” and more.

Charlie Byrd: Great guitarist whose status as a jazzman had often been questioned

By Murimi Eston   2024-06-30 09:44:18

Guitarist Charlie Byrd was an American guitar virtuoso who made many recordings of enduring impact in jazz, blues and classical genres.

Artist and jazz musician Sekano passes on

By Wakanyote N   2024-06-29 13:20:04

Iconic South African fine artist and jazz musician Charles Ezekiel Molefi Sekano is dead.

Kasiva Mutua and all that Jazz

By Molly Chebet   2024-05-18 14:18:53

During the International Jazz Day celebrations, we caught up with musician and drummer Kasiva Mutua. 

International Jazz Day: 10 fascinating facts about Jazz

By Fay Ngina   2024-04-30 12:19:02

As we honor International Jazz Day, let’s delve into the fun and intriguing facts that make jazz a timeless cultural phenomenon.