Judith Sephuma


Judith Sephuma decided to make music her career at the age of 15. After reaching the finals of the Shell Road to Fame contest in 1994, and the finals in SABC's Jam Alley Search for Talent, she attended Fuba Academy in Johannesburg for a year. She has subsequently been studying Jazz Performance at the University of Cape Town, and will be graduating in June 2000 with an Honours degree in Jazz Performance.
She has been a member of Cape Towns bands Taola, Jimmy Dludlu and the C-Base Collective (with whom she appeared at the 1996 Arts Alive Festival), and the Cape Jazz Orchestra, and is now developing her solo career. Her versatility and professionalism have afforded her the opportunity to work with many well known artists, including Sibongile Khumalo, Jennifer Jones, British saxophonist Dave O'Higgins, pianist Jack von Poll and others.

Judith has broadened her international experience, working on the Princess Symphony cruise ship in the Indian Ocean, participating in the Fin de Siecle Festival in Nantes, France, and also during 1999 appearing in the Netherlands at the invitation of the SA Embassy.
Whilst maintaining a busy solo performance schedule, she is regularly featured as a soloist with Loading Zone, Virtual Jazz Reality, and the Cape Jazz Orchestra.
During 1999, Judith was signed as a recording artist to BMG Africa, and is due to release her debut album late in 2000. She will also be travelling to the Netherlands shortly, to work with the Netherlands Metropole Orchestra.