Nairobi Horns Project

It all seems quite unfathomable that we are still living through a pandemic. In Kenya, in particular, there have been tougher restrictions in regards to lockdown and curfews, huge gatherings…

Written by Joy Ruguru Unlike the owner of this blog, I’m not an ardent fan of jazz. Maybe as background music when I’m eating or reading. I blame it on…

Jazz Appreciation Month fondly known as J.A.M was officiated under the auspices of Smithsonian National Museum of American History in 2012 and is celebrated annually in the month of April.…

Interesting jazz artists in Kenya who have stretched and personalized modern jazz conventions, dictating new terms without discarding the old.

It is a golden release! Nairobi funkiest outfit are storming into the music arena this 2019 with their debut album Black in Gold. This follows after their sold out EP…

Nairobi Horns Project Debut Performance at Joy of Jazz I am a sucker for good music. It is not news anyway. I have a ritual every beginning of the week,…

#AfroSynthesis – Of Collaborations and the Jazz Sub-Genre in Nairobi Written by: Mackinlay Mutsembi Let’s talk Industry; try understand Industry building. One thing that “Industry” does is that it creates…

I will say this with all honesty; there is nothing as beautiful as music crafted by musicians and the audience can resonate  and connect with. I am still buzzing with…

Safaricom Jazz at 5 – A Motley of Baby Steps. Mackinlay Mutsembi – Nairobi Horns Project When the first edition of SIJF I was not residing in Nairobi yet; I…

If you know me personally, then you know that I absolutely love jazz. I am just from the 19th Cape Town Jazz Festival, and my whole inner being is still…