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Big Band Jazz Festival
Founded in 1999 as a community fundraising event featuring five big bands, the Cape Town Big Band Jazz Festival has since grown into a four-night festival showcasing 24 bands and professional musicians, with proceeds supporting music education in disadvantaged communities. The festival now features school, college, and university bands, along with national and international artists who perform and conduct workshops, further enriching music education initiatives.
Steelband project
The Steelband Project was started in 1997 by Liz Brouckaert and David Wickham. The core focus of the Project is to provide quality music education to young people in the Western Cape, with a particular focus on youth in under-resourced communities and ‘youth-at-risk’.
Woodworx Marimbas
Woodworx Marimbas, an African Marimba company, provides marimba tuition, instrument manufacturing and maintenance, and professional performances for events. Since 2009, they've taught at schools across Cape Town, from Constantia to Parklands, and have even performed for notable figures like Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama. Their annual marimba festival at the Baxter Theatre offers a unique performance opportunity for top student bands.
