Nduduzo Makhathini- Phinda Mzala

Nduduzo Makhathini is an award-winning pianist, improvisor, healer and scholar from South Africa. He is a recipient of prestigious awards such as the Standard Bank Young Artist Award, South African Music Award (SAMA) and AFRIMA among others that have made him an influential figure. Makhathini has nine albums under his belt with his last album Modes of Communication: Letters from the Underworlds on Blue Note Records and many as a sideman.
He has performed and collaborated with the Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Moreover, he has performed with Azar Lawrence, Billy Harper, Nasheet Waits, Logan Richardson among many other greats.