Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Jazzes in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest jazzes in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 190 jazzes tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Weather Report, Kenny G and Frank Sinatra lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 268k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 7.4k, and the largest, Weather Report, reaches around 139k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each jazz, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Africa and are refreshed weekly.

Last updated:

How to read this list

Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in South Africa. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in South Africa, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in South Africa. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 The Necks 2.1k 43.8 63.9% Jazz
52 Sun Ra 2.1k 43.8 28.0% Jazz
53 Sonny Rollins 1.9k 49.4 46.8% Jazz
54 Lizz Wright 1.9k 42.3 25.7% Jazz
55 Sungazer 1.8k 42.8 47.2% Jazz
56 Femi Kuti 1.8k 30.7 24.1% Jazz
57 Masayoshi Takanaka 1.6k 35.9 63.3% Jazz
58 Boney James 1.6k 51.5 60.6% Jazz
59 The Rippingtons 1.6k 51.5 60.6% Jazz
60 Peter Evans 1.5k 44.8 53.8% Jazz
61 Simon Phillips 1.4k 48.3 32.9% Jazz
62 Django Reinhardt 1.4k 41.7 51.8% Jazz
63 Ahmad Jamal 1.4k 48.8 39.3% Jazz
64 Nubya Garcia 1.4k 44.3 13.5% Jazz
65 Hiromi 1.4k 47.2 41.4% Jazz
66 Cassandra Wilson 1.4k 42.3 25.7% Jazz
67 John McLaughlin (musician) 1.3k 50.5 43.2% Jazz
68 Allan Holdsworth 1.2k 51.8 0.0% Jazz
69 Cory Henry 1.2k 46.4 48.0% Jazz
70 Kandace Springs 1.2k 35.3 47.8% Jazz
71 Medeski, Martin & Wood 1.1k 47.4 43.7% Jazz
72 Rubén Blades 1.1k 47.0 48.8% Jazz
73 Herbie Mann 1k 38.8 38.6% Jazz
74 Wayne Shorter 966 47.8 41.2% Jazz
75 Art Blakey 931 45.2 32.9% Jazz

Want the full picture for any of these audiences?

Open any profile to see psychographics, top regions, peer affinities and demographic splits — all derived from the same anonymized signals.

Explore the full directory →

Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular jazzes compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each jazz by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest jazz in South Africa?

Weather Report currently leads with an estimated audience of 139k people in South Africa.

Other top lists in South Africa