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New Music from Nduduzo Makahthini And More

by Bob Osborne
July 30, 2026

This playlist presents a compelling cross-section of contemporary creative music, bridging the pioneering electric fusion of the late 1960s with the sophisticated and fluid improvisations of 2026. At its core, this selection celebrates the “collaborative impulse" The music here traverses the boundary between the composed and the unscripted. By juxtaposing the foundational studio-as-instrument techniques developed by Miles Davis and Teo Macero with the modern approaches of labels like 577, Adhyâropa, and Libra, this sequence highlights a group of artists who ...

Album Review

Frank Swart: This Is The One! (Raison D'êTre)

Read "This Is The One! (Raison D'êTre)" reviewed by Kyle Simpler

by Kyle Simpler
July 27, 2026

There is a common misconception that musical artists who release albums usually tour to promote them. While this may be true for the most part, there are exceptions. San Francisco-based bassist and composer Frank Swart is quick to point out that artists such as The Beatles were more focused on spending time in the studio creating albums than taking the show on the road. Swart's project Funkwrench Blues uses the studio to full effect, and this is evident on This Is The ...

Radio & Podcasts

Gabriel Mark Hasselbach, Nduduzo Makhathini, Conrad Herwig, Seamus Blake and more

by Benjamin Boddie
July 9, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by The Amstel Jazz Ensemble, Gabriel Mark Hasselbach, Early Times, Amanda Tosoff, Tobin Mueller & Tomas Martinez, Ardeshir, Zen Zadravec Quintet, Nduduzo Makhathini, Tom Teasley, Conrad Herwig, Seamus Blake, Schapiro 17, Alternative Guitar Summit, Tom Ricci, Tal Mashiach, Jeff Rupert, Ben Patterson, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Carlos Henriquez, Will Lyle, Helen Sung Big Band, Jan Harbeck Quartet, Charlie Wood, Jennifer Madsen, Le Boeuf Brothers, Reid Hoyson Project, Emmet Cohen, Anthony Caceres, Virginia MacDonald, Paul Silbergleit Trio, ...

Radio & Podcasts

New music from South Africa's Nduduzo Makhathini, Kalia Vandever, Emily Kuhn and the Helen Sung Big Band

by Hobart Taylor
June 24, 2026

New music from South Africa's Nduduzo Makhathini, Kalia Vandever, Emily Kuhn, and the Helen Sung Big Band.Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 D.J. Sparr “There Is Nothing in the Universe That You Are Not" from The Tao of Muhammad Ali (Neuma) 00:23 Desiree/Emmanuel Jal “Macho" from (single) (Mmino) 02:08 Allen Toussaint “Whirlaway" from Songbook (Concord) 08:15 Allen Toussaint “Long, Long, Journey" from Songbook (Concord) 08:54 Host Speaks 13:21 Venna /Yussef Dayes “Eternal Reflections" from Malik (Cashmere Thoughts) 14:45 Faye Carol ...

Album Review

Nduduzo Makhathini: The Myth We Choose

Read "The Myth We Choose" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
June 17, 2026

With the spirit winds and the sounds of Ladysmith Black Mambazo at his back, pianist/composer/shaman/philosopher Nduduzo Makhathini embarks, throughout the whole of The Myth We Choose, with an inspired, ancestral magic. Chanting, speaking, conjuring. Elegant but never stand-offish, it is the joyful music of a resilient, triumphant, spiritual people. It is the music of a people equidistant to Heaven and Earth. The Myth We Choose is certainly that and never, ever hard to listen to, absorb, and manifest. ...

Live Review

Nduduzo Makhathini at the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society

by Roy Strassman
December 21, 2024

Nduduzo Makhathini Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society Half Moon Bay, California November 3, 2024 As the waves gently lapped upon the shore beneath the setting sun on a lovely early November Sunday in Half Moon Bay, San Francisco, pianist, composer, bandleader and healer Nduduzo Makhathini and his trio took the stage at the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society seaside venue. Makhathini is a Renaissance man whose ken comprises not only music but ...

Live Review

Nduduzo Makhathini At The Philharmonie

by Matty Bannond
December 2, 2024

Nduduzo Makhathini The Philharmonie Cologne, Germany November 23, 2024 In the South African district of uMgungundlovu, November is a late-spring month of flipflops and chilled drinks. But icy wind was howling against gloved hands and mugs of hot Glühwein in Cologne on this November evening. The city in northwest Germany welcomed pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini to perform in its Kölner Philharmonie concert hall. It was a night of stark ...