Catch a jazz performance in traffic

Johannesburgers just got a reason to drive home in rush hour traffic.

That reason is jazz, and it’s coming to you live from a billboard.

On September 1, motorists will be treated to a live jazz performance on a billboard, corner of William Nicol and Republic roads in Sandton for two hours from 5pm to 7pm.

If you’re driving past in your car, you’ll get to see a jazz performance from the comfort of your seat. As you get closer to the jazz billboard, you will be directed to tune into a specially opened frequency – 100.0Mhz.

Once tuned in you’ll be greeted with the sweet melodies of jazz from the live performance of the jazz band on the billboard. You’ll be able to see the performance and hear it.

The two-hour live gig features some of the best young jazz musicians in South Africa, who make up the 2016 Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Band and will be conducted by celebrated bass guitarist Concord Nkabinde.

If you don’t happen to live in Johannesburg or drive that route you will be able to watch a live stream of the performance at standardbankarts.co.za or 702.co.za. A live audio stream will also be available on the 702 app. This is the very first live stream performance of a band on a billboard in South Africa.