Shane Cooper (striped shirt) with his Mabuta band members. Photo by Aidan Tobias courtesy Shane Cooper May 12, 2022 Jazz: South Africa’s Shane Cooper and his band Mabuta make borders irrelevant Gwen Ansell, University of Pretoria The album Follow the Sun shows how South African jazz draws from diversity to speak fluidly across borders.
Mongezi Feza on trumpet at the concert in 1964 that is the source of the rare new photos of The Blue Notes. Norman Owen-Smith October 14, 2019 What lost photos of Blue Notes say about South Africa’s jazz history Lindelwa Dalamba, University of the Witwatersrand A rare set of photographs of South Africa’s most famous jazz ensemble, the Blue Notes, has added valuable insights to the music archive
South African trumpeter, Marcus Wyatt. Muntu Vilakazi/Sunday Times September 11, 2017 Remembering the Blue Notes: South Africa’s first generation of free jazz Gwen Ansell, University of Pretoria When they arrived in Europe in the early 1960s, South African jazz outfit the Blue Notes revolutionised the London scene. Half a century later, their music is coming home in several new projects.