Beer Yard | 1 Cooper St, Port Elizabeth (Port Elizabeth) 6001, Eastern Cape

The South African jazz scene grew in popularity through performances in nightclubs, and other major venues during the time of the 1950s. It forms a large part of South African culture, through anti-apartheid protest from individuals like Hugh Masekela and Kippie Moketsi (Jazz Epistles).Due to government censorship, a massive exodus occurred and many black jazz artists left the country in search of work and audiences; and so there has always been a high demand for affordable, small-scale jazz entertainment in Johannesburg particularly.On the first and third Wednesday of every month, Stanley Beer Yard will host the Corona Busking Sessions; drawing on jazzs status as a national art form and part of South African cultural history. Busking sessions were once common occurrences in Johannesburg and there is a pressing need to entrench the local jazz scene and create an interface between real world jazz and practical music education The busking sessions will begin with opening performances by top young SA jazz music