Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2025 attracts 24,000 guests

The Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF), the largest music event on the continent, attracted some 24,000 people to South Africa. The programme combined jazz, fusion, soul, R&B, and world music, covering the tastes of both older and younger audiences. This is reported by Pretoria News, a partner of TV BRICS.

The festival's head Shaakirah Adams noticed: "Our goal was to honour the legacy of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival while boldly stepping into a new chapter that embraces diversity, youthfulness, and innovation."

"The economic spin-off is significant, particularly through the free concert in the heart of the city at Greenmarket Square. This area is revitalising not just economically, but spiritually – bringing people from all walks of life together to celebrate through song and dance,” she added.

The Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) brought together international stars as Black Coffee and Nduduzo Makhathini, Lira, Thandiswa Mazwai, and Igor Butman Quartet.

"My dream has come true! We are very happy that the audience and colleagues from South Africa celebrated our performance so much and will definitely come back again. We managed to meet the president of Cape Town International Jazz Festival Iqbal Surve and discussed cooperation between Cape Town Jazz Festival and the festivals we hold in Russia," said Igor Butman.

Brathew van Schalkwyk, festival's participant said: "You get inspired going to things like this, and that's kind of been the whole thing with the CTIJF. It's just so much fun to be at this festival and be inspired by all the music."

According to festival Head, Shaakirah Adams the festival employs a significant number of people to help stage the event. In fact, up till 2024, the festival has created more than 31,000 jobs (direct and indirect) hosted more than 2,000 South African and 1,600 international artists.