Kirsten Skippers

Kirsten Skippers is a Capetonian pianist and composer. She studied jazz performance at The South African College of Music under Dr Andrew Lilley and has since shared the stage with several known musicians. Kirsten has performed at many festivals, including the Makhanda Jazz Festival and Standard Bank Joy of Jazz. She has performed and scored music for several cultural projects for academia and media, that includes key highlights such as the Tutu House heritage documentary screening as well as the Pieter Van Der Westhuizen Tribute at the Castle of Good Hope. In 2023, she released a track entitled ‘Mindflight’. In 2025, Kirsten was accepted at The Manhattan School of Music in New York.