2011 Cape-Town International Jazz Festival is here

IMPORTANT NOTICE

As of Friday 18 March Weekend Passes to the 2011 Cape Town International Jazz Festival are SOLD OUT.  There are only single day Friday and single day Saturday tickets available. Corporate sales close on Wednesday 23 March at 17h00.

Community Concert

The community concert, part of the build–up to the 12th Annual CTIJF will again this year be held at Green-Market Square.

This well-attended event will start at 5pm on 23 March 2011 and features some of the top headliners that will also be performing at the Jazz Festival, such as Hanjin (China), Gang of Instrumentals (SA), Tortured Soul (USA), Tribe of Benjamin (SA) and the Cape Town Tribute Band (USA).

This permanent feature on Cape Town’s social calendar, shows the Festival’s commitment to the community and the city and the size of the crowds grow annually.

12th Annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival
The Cape Town International Jazz Festival has grown into a hugely successful international event since its inception in the year 2000. Attendance figures have increased from the initial 14 000 to 34 000 in the last 11 years.

Melodytrip has ranked this proudly South African event as No.4 in the world, outshining events such as Switzerland's Montreaux Festival and the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland.

The festival’s winning formula of bringing more than 40 International and Local artists to perform over two days on five stages has earned it the status of being the most prestigious event on the African continent.

Known as Africa's Grandest Gathering, the festival which will be in its twelfth year when it takes place on Friday 25th and Saturday 26 March 2011 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Once again Cape Town International Jazz festival will thrill loyal and new fans with world class music.Stay tuned for more updates! (

Venicia Guinot - Tropics Magazine South Africa)