Nduduzo Makhathini is a pianist, composer, teacher, and music philosopher. He started singing gospel music in the Zion Evangelical Ministries of Africa in his teenage years in Umgungundlovu, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. Although Nduduzo’s sound and musical effects are unique, he is influenced by jazz greats like McCoy Tyner, John Coltrane, and Bheki Mseleku. In 2019 he made his debut appearances at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City, as well as Jazz at Lincoln Center where he was a featured guest with Wynton Marsalis. He is a member of Shabaka Hutchings’ band Shabaka and the Ancestors appearing on their 2016 album Wisdom of Elders. He has also collaborated with Logan Richardson, Nasheet Waits, Tarus Mateen, Stefon Harris, Billy Harper, Azar Lawrence, and Ernest Dawkins. Makhathini is the first South African artist to release music under the legendary Blue Note Records.

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