Nduduzo Makhathini

Nduduzo Makhathini is a multi-award-winning artist, scholar, and internationally acclaimed musician from Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal. Makhathini holds a PhD in music from Stellenbosch University, and he teaches musicology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. As a bandleader, Makhathini holds 11 albums under his belt, and he features on many as a sideman and producer. He is currently signed to the prestigious Blue Note Records in the US and has a busy touring schedule that keeps him relevant in current jazz discourses. Makhathini has collaborated with Wynton Marsalis, Richard Bona, Hamilton de Holanda, Black Coffee, (the late) Zim Ngqawana, Omagugu, and Mbuso Khoza, to name a few of his favorite musicians he has worked with. Makhathini has also performed at reputable festivals around the globe, such as Newport Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz Fest, Joy of Jazz, Jarasum Jazz Fest, Chicago Jazz Fest, Montreal Jazz Fest, and Cape Town International Jazz Fest, among others. He has also performed in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, the O2, Koln Philharmonie, and Blue Note (Tokyo, Rio, and New York), to name just a few.