Nduduzo Makhathini

Since his 2020 debut for Blue Note, ‘Modes of Communication: Letters From the Underworlds’, South African pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini has received widespread acclaim for his truly fulfilling music. As the New York Times put it when it named the work one of the best jazz albums of 2020: ‘With the three-movement suite uNomkhubulwane, his third release for the venerable jazz label, however, Makhathini transcends any existing notion of music-making, offering his most profound vision of creative mysticism yet.’