Nduduzo Makhathini Explained

Nduduzo Makhathini
Birth Name:Nduduzo Makhathini
Birth Date:24 September 1982
Birth Place:Umgungundlovu, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Genre:Jazz
Occupation:Composer, pianist, teacher, philosopher
Instrument:Piano
Years Active:2000-present
Label:Blue Note, Universal South Africa, Gundu Entertainment (his own record label)
Website:https://www.nduduzomakhathini.com/

Nduduzo Makhathini (born 24 September 1982) is a South African jazz musician from Umgungundlovu, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

Coming from a musical family, his love for music began at an early age.[1] Makhathini has performed with Zim Ngqawana, Simphiwe Dana, Feya Faku, and McCoy Mrubata. Nduduzo completed his Diploma in Jazz Piano at Durban University of Technology in 2005,[2] [3] and obtained a PHD in music from the University of Stellenbosch in 2023. [4] [5]

In April 2020, his studio album Modes of Communication: Letters from the Underworld was released by Blue Note.[6] In 2020 Blue Note released the debut of South African artist,Nduduzo Makhathini called Modes of Communication: Letters from the Underworlds. It was named one of the “Best Jazz Albums of 2020” by The New York Times, and was followed by In the Spirit of Ntu in 2022, and uNomkhubulwane in 2024.

Awards and honors

Makhathini is the recipient of the 2015 Standard Bank Young Artist Award in the category of Jazz.[7] This is part of the National Arts Festival.[8] At the 2017 All Africa Music Awards, Makhathini won the Best Jazz Artist award.[9] His musical output has led him to be described by Seton Hawkins of All About Jazz to be "a truly singular pianist, an astonishingly gifted composer, and a deeply nuanced thinker on the music...one of the [South Africa]'s most remarkable talents."[10]

Discography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nduduzo Makhathini: SBYAA for Jazz. The M&G Online. 4 November 2014 .
  2. Web site: Nduduzo Makhathini | The Orbit – Jazz Club & Bistro – Johannesburg. Theorbit.co.za. 27 June 2022.
  3. Web site: Nduduzo Makhathini. Hermanus Fynarts Festival. 2015-06-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20150615062955/http://www.hermanusfynarts.co.za/artist/nduduzo-makhathini/. 2015-06-15. dead.
  4. Web site: Nduduzo Makhathini obtains his PhD in Music from Stellenbosch University . 28 March 2023 .
  5. Web site: SA jazz master Nduduzo Makhathini adds a PhD to list of accolades .
  6. Web site: Interview: South Africa's Nduduzo Makhathini On His Upcoming Blue Note Records Debut - OkayAfrica. 2022-05-12. OkayAfrica . Nadia . Neophytou.
  7. Web site: Nduduzo Makhathini finds the gift of healing in song. Setumo-Thebe Mohlomi. The M&G Online. 30 October 2014 .
  8. Web site: National Arts Festival . 2018-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141029040308/https://www.nationalartsfestival.co.za/about/young-artists/young-artists-award-history/ . 2014-10-29 . dead .
  9. Web site: The rising star of South African jazz. BBC. 28 June 2018. 31 October 2018.
  10. Web site: Nduduzo Makhathini: Jazz Is a Shared Memory . 1 February 2018. All About Jazz. 27 June 2022.
  11. Web site: Nduduzo Makhathini at Blue Note . 2022-03-20 . Bluenote.com.

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