[Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]April 30, is the International Jazz Day. This reality emerged in February 2014, when world-class jazz musicians were invited to perform in Nairobi at the Safaricom International Jazz Festival, Eastern Africa’s leading jazz event. [Elvis Ogina.Standard]The Safaricom International Jazz Festival hosted some of the most legendary jazz musicians, including the late jazz icons; trumpeter Hugh Masekela of South Africa and saxophonist Manu Dibango of Cameroon. The American jazz artist has appeared twice at the Safaricom Jazz events. In celebrating International Jazz Day, several Kenya jazz musicians and aficionados have offered their observations about how jazz music has impacted their lives.

Source: Standard Digital April 29, 2021 17:48 UTC