Nduduzo Makhathini

Join us for McCarter at the Museum - renowned performing artists in one-night only events at the Princeton University Art Museum. 

Pianist, composer, educator and healer Nduduzo Makhathini is a leading voice in South African jazz. His new Blue Note album, The Myth We Choose features his working trio alongside special guests Shabaka Hutchings, Black Coffee, and a lineup of South African talent.  Makhathini merges spirit-seeking American jazz — echoes of John Coltrane and McCoy Tyner — with South African jazz and Afro-Cuban rhythms, treating every performance as ritual: an invocation of personal, familial, and cultural memory.

A limited number of early access tickets for McCarter Director’s Circle members and members of the Museum’s Partner Circle are available, on sale Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM. General public on sale begins Friday, September 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM. This show is available for Passport to the Arts.