Announcement in Stellenbosch Media Forum News, 31 July 2025

"Taking up this prestigious role means that I get to help to put up an African element in [the jazz division] so that it can be in symbiosis with it, so that the learners are able to get hold of the element [and] play things that are also from their space and from their country."

- Bheki Khoza

Interview with Nothemba Madumo on CapeTalk, 16 March 2025

One of South Africa’s celebrated guitarists and pianists Bheki Khoza shares his jazz journey and move to Cape Town as his base to further his music career on Jazz and Beyond. We also get to hear about some of the legal challenges experienced in getting his music out. 

Review by Sandile Ngidi, News24, April 2023

“What made the show even more special for those of us who know Khoza as one of the finest jazz guitarists in South Africa today was when we were kept on the edge of our seats by his towering talent on the piano.” 

IOL News, 2 Nov 2022 

EXTRACT: Jensen and Washington agreed that the meeting point of jazz and physics is in the deviation from old rules and the discovering of new territory. Jensen said, “In physics one has to question the established rules and deviate in order to create new paradigms and go on to new horizons. Whilst in physics one has the paradigm shift into the realm of quantum mechanics, in the world of music, jazz has been the new pathfinder.”

WeekendSpecial, 25 Aug 2022

"South African jazz has always had nuances of what is happening globally, think of Nduduzo Makhathini’s sound today. Furthermore, the South African jazz “feel” has made a mark since the sixties with musicians like Abdullah Ibrahim, Chris McGregor, Gilbert Matthews, Philip Tabane, Bheki Mseleku, Morris Goldberg, Mervyn Africa, Zim Ngqawana etc." - BK

What you also won't find on the internet is the very unique repository of stories and wisdom he holds from all of his years travelling between countries in Southern Africa both as an anti-Apartheid activist and as a musician attempting to maintain political neutrality in service of Art. An achievement that trumps all others when considering the degree of integrity required when finances are at stake. Nevermind the Grammys or the SAMA's. This speaks louder than any trophy ever will.