The festival has also signed up Regina Carter - Downbeat's Annual Critics Polls' No.1 jazz violinist in 2009 - and a cutting-edge vocalist, Rachelle Ferrell.
As in previous years, next year's Cape Town International Jazz Festival will feature 40 bands, equally split between African and overseas artists, on five stages over two days. In addition to Tyner, Carter and Ferrell other headline acts are the older statesman of jazz: Toots Thielemans (Belgium), great South African pianist Tete Mbambisa and US-based South African guitarist Jonathan Butler. US trumpeter Rick Braun and Scottish saxophonist Richard Elliott will join Butler on stage.
Other artists in the initial line-up are: Amanda Tiffan (SA); The Bokani Dyer Trio (Botswana/SA); Brooklyn Funk Essentials (US); The Glenn Robertson Jazz Band (SA); Iridium Project (SA); Kesivan Naidoo and the Lights (SA/Sweden/Switzerland); Mezzoforte (Iceland); Michaela Rabitz & Robert Pawlik Quartet (Austria); Musa Manzini (SA); Sammy Hartman Project with Robbie Jansen & Ezra Ngcukana (SA); Selaelo Selota (SA); Stix Hojeng (SA); and Vusi Mahlasela (SA).
The remainder of artists will be announced at the beginning of 2010.
Ticket prices for the 2010 festival are R330 for single-day pass and a two-day weekend pass is R485. As in previous years, there will be an extra fee of R25 per act for patrons wishing to attend concerts on the Rosies stage. Tickets are available at Computicket and Shoprite-Checkers stores.
