Four men, who police believe may be responsible for the murder of jazz musician Gito Baloi, were arrested in Hillbrow on Friday.

Inspector Amanda Roestoff said the Johannesburg Serious and Violent Crimes Unit took four men in for questioning after a tip-off.

Three firearms, two unlicenced and one licenced, were confiscated.

Baloi, a celebrated South African bassist and one-time member of the group Tananas, was shot and killed on the streets of Johannesburg in the early hours of April 4.

He had been driving from a gig in Pretoria to his home in Kensington when the incident occurred.

Roestoff said investigations were continuing. - Sapa

• This article was originally published on page 2 of Cape Argus on May 01, 2004