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.

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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
76 Alfa Mist 879 33.7 54.6% Jazz
77 Pat Metheny Group 788 51.9 30.6% Jazz
78 Freddie Hubbard 725 47.8 41.2% Jazz
79 Al Di Meola 715 50.6 29.6% Jazz
80 Trijntje Oosterhuis 695 46.6 79.6% Jazz
81 Don Cherry 692 51.3 49.4% Jazz
82 Joshua Redman 662 49.2 40.5% Jazz
83 Brian Simpson 630 36.1 50.2% Jazz
84 Brad Mehldau 607 48.9 37.7% Jazz
85 Jan Akkerman 605 56.7 12.8% Jazz
86 Brad Mehldau Trio 597 49.0 39.6% Jazz
87 John Scofield 594 51.6 27.2% Jazz
88 Nancy Wilson (jazz singer) 558 52.0 65.0% Jazz
89 The Dave Brubeck Quartet 552 47.5 37.4% Jazz
90 Kenny Garrett 547 49.2 40.5% Jazz
91 Joe Martin 495 Jazz
92 Carmen McRae 468 48.1 53.8% Jazz
93 Eddie Palmieri 449 44.5 69.3% Jazz
94 John Scofield Trio 442 44.8 53.8% Jazz
95 Dirty Loops 432 45.8 36.0% Jazz
96 Ravi Coltrane 407 0.0 0.0% Jazz
97 Ibrahim Maalouf 405 40.8 59.9% Jazz
98 Cécile McLorin Salvant 385 0.0 0.0% Jazz
99 Toots Thielemans 363 Jazz
100 Bill Evans Trio 353 46.1 38.8% Jazz

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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.

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