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Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Festival Conga Stage]'Dates September Location Johannesburg, South Africa Years Active 1997-present Founded by TMusicman

The Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Festival is an annual music festival that has been going on for over 20 years in Johannesburg, South Africa. The festival showcases over 35 performances from local and international artists over several stages over a few days. The festival showcases a lineup of musical stars from around the world, specially curated for jazz and musical lovers. The festival also contributes to social cohesion, economic growth, and cultural tourism.

Standard Bank has been in a partnership with Joy of Jazz as a title sponsor since 2000.

Background

The Joy of Jazz Festival was established in 1997 and is produced by TMusicman. In the year 2000, the festival took place in Newtown Johannesburg, featuring artists such as US jazz maestros saxophonist Marion Meadows and pianist Bob Baldwin. The festival first attracted over 2000 people.

In 2014, the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz festival moved from Newtown to its new and current venue, the Sandton Convention Centre.

The festival now attracts over 20 000 jazz and music enthusiasts at the Sandton Convention Centre.

The festival went on hiatus for 2 years during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 and returned to its full glory in 2022.

Artists

Over the years, many music stars have graced the stages of the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz to include: the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra – JLCO (a 15-piece band made up of the finest soloists, ensemble players and arranger in the jazz music) with the internationally acclaimed musician, trumpeter, composer and bandleader Wynton Marsalis, Grammy Award winner Swiss harpist Andreas Vollenweider who graced the Dinaledi Stage. Other notable performers have included trumpeter Marcus Wyatt, guitarist Ernie Smith, pianist Robert Glasper, and vocalist Zoe Modiga. The festival has played tribute to jazz legends, such as guitarist Billy Monama honoring Allen Kwela, while The Hugh Masekela Band celebrated the late great trumpeter. Bassist and composer Herbie Tsoaeli presented a powerful tribute to jazz pioneer Johnny Dyani.

Andreas Vollenweider performing at the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz

Year	Artists
2000	Marion Meadows, Bob Baldwin, Ronny Jordon
2001	Keiko Matsui, Hugh Masekela, Ray Phiri, Themba Mkhize, McCoy Mrubata, The Voice, Jimmy Dludlu, Gito Baloyi, Roy Ayers, Ray Gaskins, Gerald Albright, Dianne Schuur, Moses Khumalo, Fra Fra Sounds, Barney Rachabane, Zim Nqawana, Heavy Spirits, Dolly Rathebe
2002	Kirk Whalum, Gito Baloyi, Nicholas Payton, Oleta Adams, Richard Bona, Jimmy Dludlu, Havana Club Son, Courtney Pine, Bellita, Jazz Tumbata, Moses Khumalo
2003	Regina Belle, Spyro Gyra, Allou April, Oliver Mtukudzi, Bheki Mseleku, Joe Sample, Kenny Garrett, Sipho Gumede, Angela Boffill, McCoy Mrubata
2004	Michael Franks, Earl Klugh, Sergio Mendez
2005	Dave Koz, Stanley Jordan, Donald Harrison, Rachelle Ferrell, Kunle Ayo, Andile Yenana, Zama Jobe, Umanji, Rex Omar, Mzwakhe Mbuli, Hugh Masekela, Ritennou, Jeffrey Osborne, Steve Dyer, Everette Green, Beger, Jordan & Dianne Reeves
2006	Jamie Callum, Jonathan Butler, Ramsey Lewis, Branford Marsalis, Brenda Russell, Dianne Reeves, Nnenna Freelon, Jeffrey Osborne, Johnny Clegg, Sibongile Khumalo, Gloria Bosman
2007	Miriam Makeba, Jonas Gwangwa, Stanley Clarke, Sipho Mabuse, George Duke, Letta & Caiphus, The Count Bassie Orchestra, Freddie Jackson, Labuntu Jazz Group, Dolly Rathebe, Common Band, SBNYJB, noJazz, Gloria Bosman, Dorothy Masuku, Moneira Project, Lucas Senyatso, Pieces of a Dream, KEM, Sello Galane, Kunle ft MXO, Stimela, Nombulelo, Delfeayo Marsalis, Steve Dyer, Siphokazi, Nokukhanya, Themba Mkhize, Shannon Mowday, Tlale Makhene, Lefifi Tladi, Bheki Khoza
2008	Doc Powell, The Spinners, Yolanda Duke, Afro Tennors, Joshua Redman, Tord Gustavsen, Ringo Madlingozi, Lira, Pat Matshikiza, Simphiwe Dana, Jamie Callum
2009	Anat Cohen, Andreas Vollenweider, Marion Meadows, Norman Brown, Phil Perry, Bob Baldwin
2010	Ravi Coltrane, Kim Waters, Stacey Kent, Michael Ward, Poncho Sanchez, Bob James, Nathan East, Harvey Mason, Chuck Loeb, Sadao Watanabe, Anat Cohen, Oumou Sangare, Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse, Wanda Baloyi, Kyle Shepherd, Putuma, Nhlanhla Nciza, Wouter Kellerman, Tsepo Tshola, Melanie Scholtz, Rahsaan Patterson, Brian Temba, Auriol Hays, Chris Botti, Lalah
2011	Take Note, African Jazz Pioneers, Brussels Jazz Orchestra with Tutu Puoane, McCoy Tyner, Hugh Masekela, Jeunesse Musicales Internationale, Sibongile Khumalo, Wynton Marsalis, Ringo Madlingozi, Jeff Lorber, Frank McComb, Alexander O'Neal, Julius Schultz, Simphiwe Dana, Tu Nokwe, Kwela Tebza, Mango Groove, Bonga, Tania Maria, Olufemi, Oliver Mtukudzi, Victor Ntoni
2012	Sax Summit, Eddie Palmier, Manu Katche', Earl Klugh, Marcus Wyatt, Duke Ellington Orchestra ft Sathima Bea, Wycliffe Gordon, Tribute to Miles Davis, Kurt Ellington, Thandiswa Mazwai, Ken Philmore, Maysa ft SA all stars, Clarence Carter, Ledisi, Shanti Lo with Swedish Ensemble, Bhudaza Mapefane, Mory Kante, Caiphus Semenya, Manu Dibango, Bakithi Khumalo, Erik Truffaz, Monty Alexander, Orchestre National De Jazz ft Wanda Baloyi, Vusi Khumalo, Cecile Verny, Gloria Bosman, Lizz Wright, Jane Monheit, Southwest Gauteng College, C'NKY and Crew, DMDC, Taiwa Jazz Band, Quest, Lindiwe Maxolo, Just Three, Thoriso
2013	Carmen Lundy, Abdullah Abraham, Terence Blanchard, Ahmad Jamal, Donald Harrison, Christian Scott, Lwanda Gogwana, Eddie Daniels, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Tia Fuller, Dennis Edwards, Ray Phiri and Stimela, Mlungisi Gegana, Sipho 'hotstix' Mabuse, Sibongile Mngoma, Afrotraction, Kabomo, Selaelo Selota, Mbuso Khoza, Ivan Mazuze, Jeff Maluleka, Themba Mkhize, Adam Glasser, Carl Orr, Concord Nkabinde, Nduduzo Makhathini, Frank Tontoh, Shane Cooper, Bokani Dyer, Kesivan Naidoo, Reza Khota, Justin Bellairs, Auret, Roland Moses, James Sunney, Joe Penn
2014	Ann Hampton Callaway, Jazz Divas, Dianne Reeves, Gregory Porter, Roberta Gambarini, Herbie Tsoaeli Quartet, Roy Hargrove Quintet, National Youth Jazz Band, Carlo Mombeill with Mbuso Khoza; Kesivan Naidoo Kyle; Sheperd, Tomasz Stanko, Delfayo Marsalis, Jonas Gwangwa, Christian Scott, Omar Sosa, Richard Bona, Mzansi Golden Voices, Billy Ocean, Sounds of Democracy, Dwele, Feya Faku, Chairman Clamor, South African Air Force Band, Mike Rosal Project, Richard Bona
2015	Cecile McLorin Salvant, Marcus Miller, Hugh Masekela, Oliver Mtukudzi, Shai-Shai Mbira Ensemble, Anat Cohen; Avishai Cohen; Yuval Cohen, Matthew Halsall, Nduduzo Makhathini, Wanda Baloyi, Jaco Maria, Dwight Trible, Dee Alexander, William Parker, Leena Conquest, Eri Yamamoto, Rob Brown, Lewis Barnes, Hamid Drake, Peabo Bryson, Jimmy Dludlu, Sara Tavares, Manou Gallo, Mingas, Nono Nkoane, Larry Carlton, Steve Dyer, Estelle Kokot, Chico Freeman, Herbie Tsoaeli, Kevin Gibson, Lee Oscar, Stimela, Vusi Mahlasela, Simphiwe Dana, Paola Fresu, Trilok Gurtu, Omar Sosa
2016	Gerald Albright, Jonathan Butler, Bill Champlin, Deniece Williams, Brenda Russell, Paul Peress, Barney Rachabane, Sibongile Khumalo, Wouter Kellerman, Lira, Sipho 'hotstix' Mabuse, Ringo Madlingozi, Jose James, Houston Person, Judith Sephuma, Ranee Lee, Nomfundo Xaluva, Deborah J Carter
2017	Ramsey Lewis, Roy Ayers, Tutu Puoane, Nnenna Freelon, Thandiswa Mazwai ft Nduduzo Makhatini; Herbie Tsoaeli; Ayanda Sikade; Mthunzi Mvubu, Abdullah Abraham with Ekhaya Ensemble, Branford Marsalis, Joshua Redman Quartet, Christian McBride, The Clayton Brothers, MAC power trio with David Murray; Geri Allen; Terry Lyne Carrington, Benjamin Jephta, Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Band, Selaelo Selota, Salif Keita, Somi, Elisabeth Kontomanou, Musiq Soulchild, Tsepo Tshola, Maleh, Brenda Mtambo, Ekhaya Ensemble, New Jawn, Peter Beets Trio (Marius Beets, Gijs Dijkhuizen feat Alexander Beets), Mabida Bay Jazz Orchestra ft Phinda Matlala and Sisonke Xhonti, Jonas Gwangwa, Hugh Masekela, Caiphus Semenya, Bhudaza Mapefane, Zoe Modiga
2018	The Horn Summit in honor of Hugh Masekela, Feya Faku, Khaya Mahlangu, Mthunzi Mvubu, Barney Rachabane, Sydney Mavundla, Siphamandla Bhembe, Mandla Mlangeni, Cassandra Wilson, David Sanborn, Gloria Bosman, Brian Culbertson, Amina Figarova ft Voices from Soweto, Paul Hanmer and McCoy Mrubata, Standard Bank NYJB, Dianne Schuur, Joey De Francesco, Kengo Nakamura, Carl Fredrik Orrje, The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong All Star Band (Wycliffe Gordon, Reginald Veal,Nicholas Payton,Courtney Bryan,Roderick Paulin, Herlin Riley), Tlale Makhene Swazi Gold, Kgomotso Leroux, Wazimbo and Banda Kakana, Femi Koya, Buika, Sands Live, Letta Mbulu, Presss, Bilal, New York Round Midnight  Orchestra with Izaline Calista, The Piano Play with (Amina Figarova; Kyle Sheperd; Bokani Dyer),  Sydney Mavundla, Brian Culbertson, Thandi Ntuli, Mbuso Khoza, Nairobi Horns, Nduduzo Makhathini with (Azar Lawrence, Michael Bowie, Ayanda Sikade), Buika, Sello Galane, Gugu Shezi, Oliver Mtukudzi
2019	Wynton Marsalis ft Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Marcus Wyatt & The ZAR Jazz Orchestra, Moreira Chonguica, Roberto Fonseca, Manu Katche', Ken Peplowski, Rahsaan Patterson, Salim Washington, Etuk Ubong, Kyekyeku, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Sibongile Khumalo, Sipho 'hotstix' Mabuse, Siphokazi & The Soil, Nomfundo Xaluva, Nokukhanya Dlamini, Stimela, Zoe Masuku, Zoe Modiga, Nduduzo Makhatini, Don Laka, Vuyo Tyolo, Sobantwana, R Benjamin, Aus Tebza, Nelisiwe, Kesivan Naidoo, Melanie Scholtz, Bokani Dyer, Afrika Mkhize, Shane Cooper, Mandla Mlangeni, Project Lila, Zachusa Warriors, Ladies Unite in Jazz, Sankofa, Shannon Mowday, Heige Lien, Erik Nylander, Johannes Eick, Reggie Washington, Malcolm Braff, Ayanda Sikade, Dalisu Ndlazi, Sakhile Simani
2022	Moreira Chonguica, Jaco Maria, The Horn Summit in honor of Johnny Mekoa, Khaya Mahlangu, Sydney Mavundla, Prince Lengoasa, Steven Mabona, Mthunzi Mvubu, Malcolm Jiyane Mongezi Conjwa, Hendrick Monyeki (vocals), Bokani Dyer, Linda Sikhakhane, Afrika Mkhize, Sphelelo Mazibuko, Benjamin Jephta, Paras, Wouter Kellerman, Tebogo Sedumedi, Phresh Makhene, Luke Van Der Werwe, David Klassen, Jaconell Mounton, Gloria Bosman, Titi Luzipho, Lindi Ngonela, Nozipho Mnguni, Judith Van Der Wat, Mandisi Dyantyis, Sipho Mabuse, Dumza Maswana, Andile Yenana, Shane Cooper, Sakhi Nompozolo, Sakhile Simani, Sisonke Xonti, Thandeka Mfinyongo, Selaelo Selota, Xolisa Dlamini, Bhudaza Mapefane remembering Tsepo Tshola, Charl du Plessis and David Cousins, Werner Spies, Peter Auret, Mihi Matshingana (vocals), Lwanda Gogwana, Sanele Phakathi, Benjamin Jephta, Lelo Mazibuko, Urban Nobela, Msaki and The Golden Circle, Dr Sello Galane presenting Pula Fest, Mahube Music, Siya Makuzeni, Muneyi Masibigiri, Hope Masike, Xixel Langa, Jimmy Dludlu, Ringo Madlingozi, ZamaJobe with the Muses, Jaziel Brothers and friends, Maleh ft Leomile and Lioness, Thandiswa Mazwai, Presss, Brenda Mtambo with Chamber Orchestra of Johannesburg, Ntsika
2023	Ernie Smith, Marcus Wyatt, Herbie Tsoaeli - Afrikan Time Jazz Assembly for Johnny Dyani with Dalisu Ndlazi & Viwe Mkizwana, Andreas Vollenweider ft Ayanda Nhlangothi, Vusi Nhlapo, Vuyo Tshuma on vocals, Titi Luzipo sings Gloria Bosman, McCoy Mrubathaand Brasskap, Hlubi Kwebulana, Lwanda Gogwana, Jabu Magubane, Gareth Harvey, Wandile Molefe, Nhlanhla Radebe, Bernice Boikanyo, Nduduzo Makhathini with Francisco Mela and Zwelakhe-Duma Bell Le Pere ft Omagugu, Carlos Mombelli, Alexander Beets Quintet with Miguel Rodriguez, Marius Beets, Sven Rozier ft Lucas Santana, Zoe Modiga, Robert Glasper, Ami Faku, Buhlebendalo, Zonke, Inkabi Zezwe Reframed ft Ndabo Zulu, Linda Sikhakhane on Horns, Langa Mavuso, Max-Hoba (a tribute to Jabu Khanyile), Simphiwe Dana, Samthing Soweto, Marumofeme (Mamello & Kopano Pule), DJ Happy J, 4everjazz Nothemba Madumo ft Thomas Dyani, Kutu, Breakfast at Khujos, DJ Castro, DJ Kenzhero Experience ft Melo B Jones