Upcoming Events

May 6-10 - Jazz St Louis (St. Louis, MO)
Nduduzo Makhathini Trio - reserve tickets here

May 15 - Atwood Music Hall (Madison, WI)
Nduduzo Makhathini Trio - reserve tickets here

May 16 - Caffe Vivace (Cincinnati, OH)
Nduduzo Makhathini Trio - reserve tickets here

June 16 - Dizzy’s CLub (New York, NY)
Bokani Dyer Trio

Selected Past Events

April 24, 2026 - Dizzy’s Club (NYC)
Sisonke Xonti Presents: "UKHOLO" - reserve tickets here
Hope, resilience, and the vibrant spirit of South African jazz come alive in this special South African Freedom Day celebration. As part of a three-night series honoring the occasion, rising saxophonist Sisonke Xonti returns with UKHOLO, a powerful project inspired by faith and the belief that light can still break through in difficult times. It’s an uplifting, deeply felt evening of music that invites you into the joy, strength, and soul of South Africa’s jazz tradition.

April 25, 2026 - Dizzy’s Club (NYC)
McCoy Mrubata and Siyabulela with special guest Steve Turre - reserve tickets here
Jazz at Lincoln Center is proud to honor South African Freedom Day with a three-night series at Dizzy's club featuring South African jazz musicians. This show features one of South Africa's living legends of Jazz, McCoy Mrubata, presenting his extraordinary band Siyabulela. "Siyabulela," meaning "we give thanks," offers up McCoy's uniquely joyous and richly melodic music, fusing the musical traditions of South Africa's Xhosa people with America's Jazz traditions.

April 26, 2026 - Dizzy’s Club (NYC)
Keenan Ahrends Quartet - reserve tickets here
Jazz at Lincoln Center is proud to honor South African Freedom Day with a three-night series at Dizzy's club featuring South African jazz musicians. This show features Keenan Ahrends, one of South Africa's most forward-thinking masters of guitar, making his Dizzy's debut. Helming an ensemble that unites musicians of South Africa, the United States, and Cuba, Ahrends will offer up a range of singularly unique original compositions.

April 28, 2026 - Chris’ Jazz Cafe (Philadelphia)
Mzantsi Jazz Collective - reserve tickets here
Two risings stars of South African Jazz—saxophonist Sisonke Xonti and guitarist Keenan Ahrends—unite with saxophonist McCoy Mrubata, one of South Africa’s living legends of music, for a one-night only performance at Chris’ Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia!