Nduduzo Makhathini

Blue Note Records Album Release Show

Le Poisson Rouge - 158 Bleecker St, New York, NY

Doors 7:30pm | Show 8:30pm

Nduduzo Makhathini has earned widespread acclaim for the genuinely spiritual transcendence of his music. For Makhathini, a Zulu healer and educator who has delved deeply into the histories and traditions of his ancestors, improvised music has never been merely about aesthetics or idioms. As the New York Times put it when naming Modes of Communication one of the Best Jazz Albums of 2020: “In a moment when spiritual jazz has become a dangerously buzzy concept, trust a musician who has truly devoted his life to divination practices.” Celebrating his third Blue Note album uNomkhubulwane, a transcendent three-movement suite—which pays homage to the Zulu Goddess uNomkhubulwane and explores Africa’s tragic history of oppression— Makhathini performs at LPR with his trio featuring bassist Zwelakhe-Duma Bell le Pere on bass and drummer Francisco Mela.