"JAZZ IS DAD"
"A Celebration of Fatherhood"
Fatherhood, much like jazz, is built on rhythm, improvisation, and presence. Some moments require structure, others call for spontaneity—but the steady foundation remains. Dads set the tone, providing wisdom and guidance while allowing space for individuality, much like a jazz musician leading a band while giving each instrument its moment to shine.
Through the Jazz is Dad campaign, we honor fathers who shape lives with their support, patience, and enduring influence. Whether through life lessons, shared laughter, or quiet gestures of encouragement, their presence leaves an unforgettable imprint—just like the rich melodies of jazz, timeless and deeply felt.
So turn up the volume, share a moment, and let the music play—because fatherhood, like jazz, is an everlasting legacy, one that echoes across generations and reminds us of the beauty in every note.
Bestsellers!
"Given South Africa’s venerable jazz tradition, it’s perhaps surprising it’s taken so long for more fundis to be tapped for their responses to our kind of jazz. But it takes a special brew of ingredients for this kind of book to come together. You need an inspired guiding spirit, such as editor and jazzwoman-in-words Myesha Jenkins, and you need a vat in which the ingredients can mix and bubble. You’ll find everything here in To breathe into another voice: faithful and fantastical accounts of the jazz life and jazz people as well as reflections on the music as a metaphor for how we live – or, maybe more importantly, how we’d like to live. All you need to do now is open the covers, start reading, and dance joyously about the architecture." —Gwen Ansel
Delightful read that traces the journey of migrants from rural villages in colonial SA. I found towards the last few chapters the story got distracted. A must read book for done cultural history
To Breathe Into Another Voice reminds you of why you cannot help but love ‘Stimela’; will teach you of known and little-known South African Jazz greats and the history of jazz in South Africa as it parallels South Africa’s social history.
Kadija Sesay George
