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: | http://nduduzomakhathini.co.za/ |
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.[6]
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
- Mother Tongue (Gundu, 2014) with Sakhile Simani, Mthunzi Mvubu, Linda Sikhakhane, Ariel Zamonsky, Benjamin Jeptha, Ayanda Sikade
- Sketches of Tomorrow (Gundu, 2014) with Sakhile Simani, Mthunzi Mvubu, Jonathan Crossley, Ayanda Sikade
- Listening to the Ground (Gundu, 2015)
- Matunda Ya Kwanza, Vol One (Gundu, 2015)
- Icilongo – The African Peace Suite (Gundu, 2016) with Sakhile Moleshe, Justin Bellairs, Shabaka Hutchings, Benjamin Jeptha, Ayanda Sikade
- Inner Dimensions - Umgidi Trio & One Voice Vocal Ensemble (2016) with Fabien Iannone, Dominic Egli, Lisette Spinnler, Jule Fahrer
- Ikhambi (Universal South Africa, 2016)
- Reflections (Gundu, 2017) - solo piano
- Modes Of Communication: Letters From The Underworlds (Blue Note, 2020)[11]
- The Blues of a Zulu Spirit (EP, 2021)
- In the Spirit of Ntu (Blue Note Africa, 2022)
- uNomkhubulwane (Blue Note Africa, 2024)
Notes and References
- Web site: Nduduzo Makhathini: SBYAA for Jazz. The M&G Online. 4 November 2014 .
- Web site: Nduduzo Makhathini | The Orbit – Jazz Club & Bistro – Johannesburg. Theorbit.co.za. 27 June 2022.
- 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.
- Web site: Nduduzo Makhathini obtains his PhD in Music from Stellenbosch University . 28 March 2023 .
- Web site: SA jazz master Nduduzo Makhathini adds a PhD to list of accolades .
- Web site: Interview: South Africa's Nduduzo Makhathini On His Upcoming Blue Note Records Debut - OkayAfrica. 2022-05-12. OkayAfrica . Nadia . Neophytou.
- Web site: Nduduzo Makhathini finds the gift of healing in song. Setumo-Thebe Mohlomi. The M&G Online. 30 October 2014 .
- 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 .
- Web site: The rising star of South African jazz. BBC. 28 June 2018. 31 October 2018.
- Web site: Nduduzo Makhathini: Jazz Is a Shared Memory . 1 February 2018. All About Jazz. 27 June 2022.
- Web site: Nduduzo Makhathini at Blue Note . 2022-03-20 . Bluenote.com.