Nduduzo Makhathini | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Nduduzo Makhathini |
Born | Umgungundlovu, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | 24 September 1982
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Composer, pianist, teacher, philosopher |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Years active | 2000-present |
Labels | 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]
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]