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The two-day long Cape Town International Jazz Festival begins at various locations around Cape Town, South Africa. Artists appearing during the event include award-winning jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves, jazz-funk king Maceo Parker, smooth jazz guitarist Peter White and legendary South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela.
An OM-45 Deluxe Martin Guitar, serial No42125, formerly owned by the 'King of Cowboys' Roy Rogers, is sold at auction by Christies in New York City, for $460,000. Rogers bought the guitar in 1933 for $30 at a Californian pawn shop.
Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play at the Jobing.com Arena, Glandale, Arizona, USA.
The Enemy play at The O asis Leisure Centre, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
Carlos Santana makes a public plea to US President Barack Obama to legalise marijuana and use the revenues raised to fund education.
The Village Pump Folk Club in Trowbridge, reopens and begins presenting live music events again. Tonight's line-up includes Merv Grist and Leander Morales. In the 70s the venue, which inspired the annual Trowbridge Village Pump Festival, hosted some of the greatest names in folk, blues, comedy and jazz, including The Tannahill Weavers, Long John Baldry, Fred Wedlock and even Stephane Grappelli.
The Troggs play at The 100 Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
Dave Brubeck cancels today's appearance at the Brubeck Festival, named in his honour, at the University of the Pacific, Stockton, California. The legendary jazzer, now 88 years old, is under observation at Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut because of a viral infection.