@johnedwinmason.bsky.social

I'm so excited that next week, these three amazing South African Jazz artists will be performing at Dizzy's. McCoy Mrubata has appeared many times, but this is Sisonke Xonti's first time in a main set, and Keenan Ahrends' outright Lincoln Center debut!

PREORDER: 'Did You Tell Your Mother' by Tete Mbambisa

Gem of a late 70s jazz LP hearing modal and hard bop meet.

Reissue of the second album from the South African pianist.

www.normanrecords.com/records/2077...

Thankfully, it is TACO Tuesday

Felix Laband's "Dark Days Exit"

🚨 Before midnight tonight 🚨

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I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.

And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.

Post a banger that’s not in English

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JekA...

Why does he always look like a startled bird?

Next week in #SouthAfricanJazz on SiriusXM Real Jazz is our last show of 2025! We'll hear from the Muirhead Quartet, Moses Molelekwa, Lindi Ngonelo, Sathima Bea Benjamin, Peter Auret, Andile Yenana, Kgethi Nkotsi, Ofentse Moses Sebula, and Viwe Mkizwana. Sun at 7 pm ET/Mon at 5 pm ET on Channel 67.

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Now Jazz Now - Byron Coley, Mats Gustafsson, Thurston Moore

Thanks for sharing this. I'm sad that my friend is gone, but so grateful for his beautiful music to find new listeners.

The Real McGregor (2025 Restoration) - Trailer YouTube video by Ogun Records

Ogun Records presents

The Real McGregor (2025 Restoration)

Released 10th December 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=suXR...

@johnedwinmason.bsky.social - this is well worth your time

"Peresina" by McCoy Tyner- Thembi Dunjana Quintet Live at Dizzy's 25.02.2025 YouTube video by Thembi Dunjana

This set at Dizzy's by Thembi Dunjana earlier this year was a serious highlight for me in 2025. Really happy to see some of it getting posted! Beautiful performance by an exceptional #SouthAfricanJazz artist

www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9PZ...

The Heshoo Beshoo Group - Armitage Road (1970)

Winston Ngozi - Yakhal Inkomo (1968)

Ibrahim Khalil Shihab Quartet - Spring (1969)

Philip Tabane - The Indigenous Afro-Jazz Sounds Of Philip Tabane And His Malombo Jazzman (1969)

Explore South African jazz albums that are undeniable pinnacles of the style: https://disc.gs/4qxJTKv

Thanks for coming to the music!!

Bheki Mseleku

We've got some magical stuff going for you right now in #SouthAfricanJazz on SiriusXM's Real Jazz channel

Nduduzo Makhathini and the Music of Bheki MselekuThe JLCO with Wynton Marsalis Take a musical journey through South African jazz with visionary pianist Nduduzo Makhathini. This dynamic concert finds the JLCO with Wynton Marsalis channeling the iconic sounds of multi-instrumental...

Our second week of music curated by Nduduzo Makhathini will run on SiriusXM Real Jazz's #SouthAfricanJazz show this Sunday at 7 pm ET and Monday at 5 pm ET.

Nduduzo picked selections of his music and of Bheki Mseleku's in advance of his hows at @jazzdotorg.bsky.social

jazz.org/concert/ndud...

Trip Shakespeare's "Lulu"

I think this album came out about fifteen years ahead of its time. It's magical, and it would have been a serious cult classic had it come out circa 2006.

Pianist Nduduzo Makhathini comes to Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater Oct. 24-25 for two special concerts with the JLCO & Wynton Marsalis that will journey through South African jazz with performances of works by Bheki Mseleku & Makhathini. Tickets: jazz.org/nduduzo

A shame they vote against their self interest then

Agreed - a highlight of the evening

On Friday I brought my Abdullah Ibrahim CDs to work and we got a nerdy and enthusiastic in advance of his concerts.

On Wednesday, Aaron Rimbui and I will kick off a six-week course on Abdullah's and Bheki Mseleku's music for Swing University. Hope to see you there!

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Learned about MTM through Seton Hawkins' South African Jazz show on SXM a few years back and picked it up. It's still within arm's reach of my stereo. The title track sounds like the soundtrack to the coolest video game set in a warm climate. Every time I hear it, my soul smiles.

That is one of the all-time best

In The Short Fuse Podcast, host Elizabeth Howard talks with @setonhawkins.bsky.social, the Director of Public Programs and Educational Resources at Jazz at Lincoln Center, about Jazz at @lincolncenter.bsky.social Orchestra’s “Mother Africa” season.

artsfuse.org/317187/short...

RIP Hermeto Pascoal (1936-2025)

📸 Jeff Caltabiano, Brooklyn, NY, 5.25.23

Next week in #SouthAfricanJazz on SiriusXM Real Jazz we'll hear music from Bheki Mseleku and from Tlokwe Sehume. We'll also dive into award recipients from this year's Mzantsi Jazz Awards, w/ tracks from Thembi Dunjana, Adam Glasser, Themba Mkhize, Ncesh Nonxishi, Sydney Mavundla, and Gabi Motuba.