Frank McComb was undoubtedly the only artist I couldn’t have missed the festival to see. He was my personal main attraction. I’ve been a fan of his music since the first time I heard him. At that very moment, I couldn’t figure out if it was Donny Hathaway or someone else singing. I also picked up some Stevie Wonder in the texture of his voice. I made sure that I arrived at Mbira early. I didn’t even debate the possibility... 

Jazz music has always been seen as a genre of music only enjoyed by the more mature crowd. It came as a surprise for me, well maybe a little disillusion on my part for thinking I wasn’t a grown up, when I fell in love with this beautiful form of expression just a few years ago. I learnt to undertsnad that it’s all about how you interpret what you hear when you listen to any type of music. Jazz in this country has been enjoying an ernomous...