Joy of Jazz 2022
Mzansi’s premier jazz festival will return jazz lovers to inspired rhythms this summer for the 23rd instalment of the Joy of Jazz at the Sandton Convention Centre on 25 - 26 November.
The 2022 Joy of Jazz will be a thrilling presentation of the Ultimate African Jazz Experience, a joyful groove against the funk occasioned by the slump of the past two years of pandemic restrictions.
The 23rd instalment registers a nod to the festival’s resilience with elegance following what has been the toughest two years in the music industry and live performance based events across the world.
Festival Producer, Mantwa Chinoamadi-Mutsinya says, “We see this as the year of recovery for us as a festival, but also for the whole local music ecosystem. The industry has been under severe strain for the past two years. We’ve chosen to use this year’s festival as a catalytic investment in the recovery for local talent. Joy of Jazz has also been a central platform for the development of jazz talent over the past 23 years. As we rebuild from the hiatus of the pandemic we thought it prudent to prioritise local music and talent.”
Along with the premier musical offering, festival organisers, TMusicman in collaboration with Synergy Business Events are presenting the inaugural 2022 Joy of Jazz “Music and Lifestyle Experience (Expo).
The Expo aims to attract 3 000 visitors and over 100 exhibitors. It is open to both concert and non-concert goers and highlights the festival’s focus on economic recovery and development.
According to the MD of Synergy Business Events Mr Tiisetso Tau “This collaboration seeks to address the following: to create and give a platform to brands and businesses that form part of the music and lifestyle business value chain to showcase their offerings, to create a networking environment for the aforementioned businesses amongst themselves and with corporate South Africa, SMME’s and government to explore, discuss and unlock opportunities as well as look at ways to disrupt how Joy of Jazz Music and Lifestyle Experience (Expo) is delivered to concert goers”.
“We are elated as the GTA because this authentic Jazz Experience event is back on our signature events calendar adding the much needed energy, zeal and enhanced reasons to explore our golden city region more. Jazz forms part of the soul and social fabric of the destination Gauteng story and the Joy of Jazz has been our magical transmission channel and stage for this important heritage and offering. We are looking forward to the hosting of this event as we use events to drive increased visitation and the building of a solid events sector that creates new jobs and sustains existing ones,” explained the excited GTA CEO Sthembiso Sthe Dlamini.
The 2022 Joy of Jazz focus on economic recovery is made possible by the industry stewardship of the T-Musicman team, Executive Producer Peter Tladi and its partners. These include, The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gauteng Tourism, SAMPRA, MNS Attorneys, Southern Sun, and Radio 702.
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