BC Jazz Lounge Stories

Wynton Marsalis to headline inaugural BC Jazz Lounge in Nairobi
Wynton Marsalis to headline inaugural BC Jazz Lounge in Nairobi
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 24, 2025

Marsalis, a global figure in jazz, serves as Managing and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Centre, Director of Jazz Studies at The Juilliard Schoo...

Kippie Moeketsi’s global influence: What made the South African saxophonist so great
Kippie Moeketsi’s global influence: What made the South African saxophonist so great
The Conversation  |  Aug 20, 2025

Fela Kuti’s legacy on the menu: Nigeria’s Lagos restaurants celebrate music icon through food
Fela Kuti’s legacy on the menu: Nigeria’s Lagos restaurants celebrate music icon through food
The Conversation  |  Aug 17, 2025

In the early 1970s, Fela fused jazz, highlife, funk, and Yoruba rhythms with politically charged lyrics attacking corruption, oppression, and postcolo...

Roberta Flack, American singer and Grammy winner, dies aged 88
Roberta Flack, American singer and Grammy winner, dies aged 88
Reuters  |  Feb 24, 2025

Flack revealed in November 2022 that she had been diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and could no longer sing.

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