Wynton Marsalis to headline at Joburg's Joy of Jazz festival

Marsalis will perform on Thursday, 25 August and Saturday, 27 August on the Dinaledi stage. Marsalis is a musician, composer, band leader, educator and a leading advocate of American culture. He is the world's first jazz artist to perform and compose across the full jazz spectrum from its New Orleans roots to bebop and modern jazz.

Marsalis is currently the artistic director of jazz at New York's Lincoln Center.

Festival promoter, Peter Tladi of T-Musicman said: "Wynton's visit is going to shake up the local jazz scene. Three of the Marsalis brothers - Branford, Delfeayo and Jason - have already performed at Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, but this is the big one. It is a real coup for the festival."

Tladi added: "Having Wynton Marsalis headline the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz will once again put Jozi on the international jazz map. We will be releasing the names of other exciting artists closer to the festival."

Ticket sales for the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz will be available from Computicket in mid-June.

For more information, go to:
www.standardbankarts.co.za
jazz.co.za
www.wyntonmarsalis.org