Safaricom has announced the leading Kenyan acts that will perform on
International Jazz Day, which will be held on Sunday 30th April at the Carnivore Grounds.
The concert, dubbed Kenyan Jazz All Stars Edition, will open the 2017-2018 season of the
Safaricom International Jazz Festival
and will be headlined by a stellar line-up of Kenyan jazz musicians
including: Nairobi Horns Project, Shamsi Music, Mwai & The Truth,
AfroSync, Edward Parseen and The Different Faces, Jacob Asiyo &
Kavutha Mwanzia-Asiyo, James Gogo, Juma Tutu, Eddie Grey and Chris
Bittok.
“We’re excited to be marking the 5th
anniversary of the Safaricom International Jazz Festival, and we feel
there is no better way to begin celebrating this milestone by kicking
off
with an afternoon of great performances by some of Kenya’s most well
known and loved jazz artists,” said Bob Collymore, CEO – Safaricom.
Also
performing at the Sunday afternoon show will be Ghetto Classics, who
are quickly making a name for themselves as some of Kenya’s most
musically gifted youngsters.
“Working
with Ghetto Classics has really opened our eyes to the power of music,
and the funds raised through the jazz festivals over the years are
helping us transform over 900 young lives in
Nairobi and Mombasa. This year we’re handing over a cheque of Kshs 17
million to the programme, up from Kshs 12 million raised during the
2015-2016 edition,” said Mr. Collymore.
Safaricom
has been supporting the not-for-profit programme, which equips young
boys and girls from underprivileged backgrounds with music skills, since
2014. Ghetto Classics is run by the Art
of Music Foundation and has steadily increased its reach since its
beginnings in a small church compound in Korogocho, benefitting from
Kshs 37 million raised through the jazz festival over the last four
years.
Tickets to the event are available at The Michael Joseph Centre, Safaricom shops and via M-Ticketing by dialing 1511.
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