Nduduzo Makhathini at Scullers Jazz Club

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SECTIONSPremium Front Row Seating Premium Front Row Seating WITH Dinner Reseved Seating/Dinner and Show Packages Reserved Seating General Admission: Main Floor GA, Miles Davis MezzaninePremium Front Row Mezzanine Level Seating without Dinner All GA sections (Main Floor GA & Miles Davis Mezzanine) will be seated by host and are first come, first served (other than where a reserved sign is posted to table). If you require special seating, please call the venue for accomodations no later than 48 hours prior to show date. Nduduzo Makhathini grew up in the lush and rugged hillscapes of umGungundlovu in South Africa, a peri-urban landscape in which music and ritual practices were symbiotically linked. The area is significant historically as the site of the Zulu king Dingane kingdom between 1828 and 1840. Its important to note that the Zulu, in fact the African warrior code, is deeply reliant on music for motivation and healing. This deeply embedded symbiosis is key to understanding Makhathinis vision.The church also played a role in Makhathinis musical understanding, as he hopped from church to church in his younger days in search of only the music. The legends of South African jazz are deep influences as well, in particular Bheki Mseleku, Moses Molelekwa, and Abdullah Ibrahim. The earlier musicians put a lot of emotions in the music they played, he says. I think it may also be linked to the political climate of those days. I also feel there is a uniqueness about South African jazz that created an interest all around the world and we are slowly losing that too in our music today. I personally feel that our generation has to be very conscious about retaining these nuances in the music we play today.Through his mentor Mseleku, Makhathini was also introduced to the music of John Coltranes classic quartet with McCoy Tyner. I came to understand my voice as a pianist through John Coltranes A Love Supreme, he says. Makhathini also cites American jazz pianists including Andrew Hill, Randy Weston, and Don Pullen as significant influences.His Blue Note debut Modes of Communication: Letters from the Underworlds will be released on April 3, 2020.

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