Master vocalist, poet and actress Jill Scott released her debut record "Who is Jill Scott? Words & Sounds, Vol.1" in 2000. This double-platinum-selling album earned Scott several Grammy nominations and was followed by "Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds, Vol. 2" and "The Real Thing: Words & Sounds, Vol. 3".
Texas-born jazz vocalist and popular standard singer Steve Tyrell is known for the self-produced album "A New Standard", released by Atlantic in 1999. In 1986 Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram recorded Tyrell's Somewhere Out There, which won two Grammys and received an Oscar nomination. Three years later, Ronstadt recorded Tyrell's Don't Know Much, featuring Aaron Neville, which earned both her and Neville a Grammy win for Best Vocal Performance.
Hip hop artist Pharoahe Monch completes the line-up bringing the total number of performing artists to 41. Known for his popular hit Simon Says, the New York native was originally part of Organized Confusion with partner Prince Poetry. Today the former visual artist works on his own, recently having released W.A.R. (We are Renegades). The music video for the new single off the album, "Still Standing", was released on 5 February and features fellow Jazz Festival performer Jill Scott.
Tickets for the festival are R400 for a single day pass and R550 for a two-day weekend pass. As in previous years, there is an additional fee of R30 per act for performances at the Rosies stage.
Tickets are available at Computicket and Shoprite-Checkers stores.
For more information, go to www.capetownjazzfest.com
