Makaya Ntshoko

Makaya (or Makhaya) Ntshoko (born 29 October 1939, Cape Town) is a South African drummer.

He played with Dollar Brand's trio in 1958, and recorded in a sextet with Hugh Masekela and John Mehegan in 1959. He performed on The Jazz Epistles album, Jazz Epistle: Verse 1. After the breakup of the group, Ntshoko founded The Jazz Giants with Kippie Moeketsi, Dudu Pukwana, Gideon Nxumalo, and Martin Mgijima. Ntshoko left South Africa in 1962, moving to Switzerland and playing with Johnny Gertze and Dollar Brand at the Club Africana in Zurich from 1963 to 1965.[1]

Following Brand's move to New York City, Ntshoko played in Copenhagen (1966, 1969–70) and recorded with Stuff Smith (1967), Benny Bailey (1968), Dexter Gordon (1968–69), and Ben Webster (1969). He embarked on a tour of the United States and the Bahamas in the early 1970s. He and Masekela recorded again in 1972. In 1974 he founded Makaya and the Tsotsis with Heinz Sauer, Bob Degen, and Isla Eckinger (later replaced by Jürgen Wuchner). Concomitantly he played in Nicra with Nick Evans and Radu Malfatti. In 1975, he appeared alongside Joe McPhee and Pepper Adams at the Willisau Jazz Festival. He collaborated with Mal Waldron (1977–79) and Johnny Dyani (1978).

Discography

As leader or co-leader
  • Makaya & the Tsotsis with Heinz Sauer, Bob Degen, Isla Eckinger (Enja, 1974)
  • Happy House (SteepleChase, 2008)

As sideman

With Pepper Adams

With Dollar Brand

  • Duke Ellington Presents the Dollar Brand (Reprise, 1961)
  • Dollar Brand Plays Sphere Jazz (Continental, 1962)
  • Anatomy of a South African Village (Fontana, 1965)
  • The Dream Trio (Freedom, 1979)
  • Round Midnight at the Montmartre (Black Lion, 1988)
  • Blues for a Hip King (Kaz, 1988)

With Johnny Dyani

  • Song for Biko (SteepleChase, 1979)
  • Grand Mother's Teaching (Disques Jam, 1982)

With Hugh Masekela

With Joe McPhee

With Marvin Peterson

  • In Antibes (Enja, 1977)
  • Tribute (Baystate, 1979)

With Mal Waldron

With Ben Webster

  • Ben Webster Plays Ballads (Storyville, 1988)
  • Plays Duke Ellington (Storyville, 1988)

With others

References
  1. "Makaya Ntshoko's biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story – 650.org". 650.org. Retrieved 15 June 2022.


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