Durban bassist set to debut an epic show in Morningside
Dalisu Ndlazi has explored music internationally and is returning to his home city to put on a show that comes from his heart at Alliance Française de Durban in Morningside this September.
DURBAN resident Dalisu Ndlazi will be performing his project, The Inevitable Calling, at Alliance Française de Durban in Morningside, on Thursday, September 1.
Ndlazi’s musical career began in 2011, when he was only 16 years old, at the Siyakhula Community Development Centre in Umlaz. Ndlazi proves himself every time he gets on stage with his forever fresh and strong basslines. He is a young, upcoming bassist whose playing is far beyond his age. In 2012, he was selected as the National Schools Big Band bassist at the Standard Bank Youth Jazz Festival held in Grahamstown. He continued to hold that position for three years. He has performed with great jazz artists such as Nduduzo Makhathini, Andile Yenana, and Salim Washington – who also featured him in his latest album.
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He titled his project The Inevitable Calling, referring to your response to a call from beyond yourself, and the use of your gift and strength to make the world a better place, through the cultivation of your creativity and your imagination.
“It is the vocation that rests on the belief that life is more than just about me! My music is drawn from memory and feeling of existence and life experiences through my surroundings, family, friends, commutation and society. It speaks more about who I am, my thoughts, beliefs, loved ones, influences and societal issues we as the current generation are facing,” said Ndlazi.
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During Ndlazi’s time as a student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, he played for the UKZN Storytellers as part of an exchange programme with VCU called Jazz Bridge to Greater Understanding. This was not his only international adventure; in 2019, he attended the Louis Amstrong Summer Camp in New Orleans as part of the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Youth Development Program.
Ndlazi’s band features Zibusiso Makhathini on the piano, Thabo Sikhakhane on the flugelhorn and trumpet, and Riley Giandhari on Drums.
Doors will open at 18:00, and the entrance fee is R120. Tickets are available on Webtickets and will be on sale at the door.
