Jazz on the Zoo Lake Concert's road closures
02 September 2016
The Joburg Arts Alive International Festival 2016 will kick off with the Jazz on the Lake concert on Sunday, 04 September 2016 at Zoo Lake.
The event celebrates the beginning of spring, sets to start from 10:00 to 17:30. It is free to the public and it's an event for the whole family drawing on a diverse audience from across greater Johannesburg.
The performance line up for Jazz on the Lake includes acclaimed Nigerian artist, Seun Kuti with his 14-piece band, son of the great Afrobeat world icon, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Artists also featured include Paco Sery and his Parisian Band (Ivory Coast/Paris). Paco Sery is regarded as one of the world best drummers. He has played with the likes of Nina Simone, the Joe Zaiwinal Syndicate to Wyne Shorter, Dee Dee Bridgewater, amongst many others.
Award-winning South African artists who will also perform during the Jazz on the Lake event include Afro-soul singing sensation Nathi, Afropop act Makizolo and talented SA jazz trumpeter, fresh from his stint in New York City, Lesedi Ntsane and his home grown band, The Azanian People's Movement.
The roads surrounding the Parkview area will be closed and members of the public attending the event are encouraged to use the free Park 'n Ride at Metro Centre in Braamfontein and Marks Park in Emmerentia. No bottles, alcohol and weapons will be allowed into the venue.
The road closures will be located on Sunday, 04 September 2016 between 06:00 and 19:00 at the following points:
• Jan Smuts and St. Andrews
• Loch Avenue and Gale / Napier
• Rustenburg Road and Carlow Road
• Wicklow Avenue and Greenhill Road
• Chester Road and 3rd Avenue / Cardigan
• Chester Road and Denbigh Street
• Chester Road and 4th Avenue / Dorset Road
• Chester Road and Cardiff Road / Winslow
• Chester Road and 3rd Avenue / Cardigan Road
• Chester Road and Swansea Road / Glamorgan Road
• Gleneagles and Emmerentia / Tyrone Road
• Gleneagles and Derry Road
• Jan Smuts Avenue and Bolton Road
• Bolton Road and Newport Road
• Bolton Road and Sussex Road
• Bolton Road and Dudley Road
• Bolton Road and Blandford Road
• Bolton Road and Bath Road
• Bolton Road and 4th Avenue (Cradock)
• Oxford Road and Ashford Road
• Oxford Road and Wantage Road
• Oxford Road and Rutland Road
• Oxford Road and Worcester Road
• Oxford Road and Bristol Road
• Oxford Road and Northwold Drive
• Oxford Road and Cotswold Drive
• Oxford Road and Griswold Road
• Oxford Road and Abbotswold Road
• Oxford Road and Engelwold Drive
• Oxford Road and Methwold Road
• Oxford Road and Eastwold Way
• Oxford Road and Restanwold Drive
• Oxford Road and Waltham Road
• Oxford Road and Ettrick
• Oxford Road and Victoria
• Oxford Road and Sherwood/Birnam
• Lower Park Drive and Ennis Road
• Lower Park Drive and Westwold Way
• Dorset Road and Crescent Road
• Donegal Road and Kinross Road
• Westwold Way and Cardigan Road
• Westwold Way and Glamorgan Road
• Westwold Way and Newport Road
• Jan Smuts Avenue and Northwold Drive
• Jan Smuts Avenue and Dunkald Avenue
• Dunkalk Avenue and Kilkeney Road
• Dunkalk Avenue and Kerry Road
• Dunkalk Avenue and Westmeath Road
• Dunkalk Avenue and Roscommon Road
• Dunkalk Avenue and Ennis Road
Joburg Arts Alive International Festival website: www.arts-alive.co.za