African jazz musicians to feature in International Jazz Day Virtual Global Concert

The ninth edition of the event, whose main event was scheduled to take place in Cape Town, South Africa, will feature a series of live-streamed educational masterclasses, children’s activities and discussions with educators and jazz artists.

International Jazz Day, which is the brainchild of Herbie Hancock, will culminate in the Virtual Global Concert featuring performances from top jazz musicians from around the world.

Khumalo will take part in a panel discussion that will discuss how International Jazz Day and art can be relevant responses to the social isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. She will be joined by the host and NPR Music chief jazz contributor Nate Chinen and Grammy-winning bassist and composer Marcus Miller.

The panel starts at 7.30pm CAT and live audiences will be able to submit questions throughout the session. Gogwana will then present an educational masterclass, which kicks off at 8pm.

Khumalo and Miller will also feature in the main concert, which will begin at 9pm. The two will be joined by big names such as Wade, Lang Lang, Charlie Puth, Cécile McLorin Salvant, John McLaughlin, Dianne Reeves, Dee Dee Bridgewater,John Beasley, Ben Williams, Lizz Wright, John Scofield, Igor Butman, Evgeny Pobozhiy, Youn Sun Nah, A Bu, Jane Monheit and Joey DeFrancesco, among others.

“Now more than ever before, let’s band together and spread the ethics of Jazz Day’s global movement around the planet and use this as a golden opportunity for humankind to reconnect, especially in the midst of all this isolation and uncertainty,” Hancock said.

More information on the full line-up can be found here.

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