JCQ Productions was formed in 1996 by lifelong friends and members John Esterhuizen (1953-2003), Craig Parks and Quinton Raaff.

JCQ Productions have achieved many landmark productions including the Cape Town Jazzathon, The City of Cape Town's Concerts in the Park, The Robben Island Jazzathon, the Opening of the Robben Island Gateway, The Cape Town Festival to mention a few.

The Audience
Many years ago, JCQ set out, as a goal, that the company would seriously make a concerted effort to contribute to the development and growth of the SA music industry. Today those goals have, without doubt, been realised. JCQ boasts of local and global market with products and services that appeal to music lovers, entertainment supporters, the music industry, corporate South Africa and the general public.

Previous successful events include
JCQ events are diverse and multi cultural and include noteworthy events like;
The Cape Town Jazzathon - 500 000 people annually for 9 years
The Cape Gospel Extravaganza - 20 000 people in one day
The GHFM Phatt Jamm - 20 000 people per annum (1995/1996)
SA Music Week - 10 000 people in one week
Weekly club gigs - 5000 people per week
Series of 8 Concerts in the park annually - 5000 people per concert

JCQ Productions commits to the promotion of South African and African music globally. JCQ Productions celebrates a Decade of international crusade of spreading this rich cultural heritage across the world.

A nation with a cultural tapestry as colorful as South Africa's boasts a rich and diverse musical history.

To protect this heritage, talent and musical expression in all South Africa's communities must be encouraged, developed and profiled.
This is the philosophic objective of JCQ Productions. As an event and artist management company, JCQ aims at presenting all forms of music, across diverse cultures, with distinctive style.

JCQ Productions has it's roots at the very heart of Cape Town's formal and informal music industries and the signature of the team's productions has been making music accessible to art lover's at a grassroots level by tapping into community networks.

JCQ Productions has managed to blend the unique, creative and organisational talents of its three original and primary members into a highly effective and efficient team. It is this teamwork, together with the motto of "Creative Freedom" that has transformed Jazzathon - JCQ's Premier event - from a conception into an internationally recognised jazz festival.

The achievement of this goal, in such a short space of time, within the parameters of the Jazzathon objectives, is a tribute to the team's ability to remain focussed without neglecting it's social responsibilities to the community at large.

The hands on management style of the team has resulted in the formation of solid working relationships with all main role players who contribute to the ultimate success of the event.

JCQ Productions, formed in 1996 was only officially recognised in 2002. Since then the company faced a severe challenge in February 2003 when its primary member, John Esterhuizen, passed away suddenly.

However, the company remains on target with set objectives and is more determined to succeed based on the original vision as proposed at the birth of this company.

… Then, when a good friend challenged three guys - who had so much passion and experience, within the biggest industry in the world - to do something positive in taking the music business to another level …