Sunday, 8 November 2026

Joburg Ballet and Universe on Stage present Celestial Bodies, blending ballet with astrophysics, live music and cinematic projections, running at Cape Town's Baxter Theatre from 12 to 15 November.

Dizzy Gillespie was a mentor to Miles Davis, Kitty said, answering a listener's question; she says Davis later slowed fast-paced jazz down and became known as the king of cool.

Idris Mohammed's Lauren's Dance, from his 1974 album Power of Soul, runs just over 10 minutes and was sampled by the Beastie Boys and Fat Boy Slim.

Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge and Harry Sweets Edison trade solos on Tour de Force, backed by Oscar Peterson on piano, a meeting of three trumpet generations on Verve.

Olinga, from Gillespie's Portrait of Jenny, pairs his trumpet with congas and timbales in Afro-Cuban Latin jazz, with the rhythm section driving a continuous groove beneath.