RC 260816Cape TalkGary van Dyk
Sunday, 16 August 2026
A women-focused Jazz and Beyond featured Zanzi Jazz Awards winner Lindy Gornello, a listener vote on two versions of one standard, and strong talk about women instrumentalists' place in South African jazz.
- 17:31
Lindy Gornello won Best Newcomer in Jazz at the Zanzi Jazz Awards, with the programme highlighting her debut album In a Men’s World and her work as pianist, composer, arranger and educator.
- 17:45
The show’s Old Soul vs New Sound contest compared Chet Baker? No — Chet McRae’s 1976 live version of “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever” with Jane Monheit’s 2024 rework; the new-school version won the listener vote.
- 18:39
Gornello said classical training gave her technique, then jazz opened up through hearing African giants like Pops Mohammed and Hugh Masekela, and later the pianist Bobo Tembo Mkise became a major inspiration.
- 18:50
She said women instrumentalists are still sidelined in the industry, with the same names repeatedly booked for gigs and festivals, and pushed back against being labelled a “female pianist” instead of simply a pianist.