Continuity is not (always) a circle

Let's kick off this iteration of The Gig with thoughts about renewal, sparked by Nduduzo Makhathini and Wayne Shorter

“Post-lockdown, it seems that every new step we make is symbolic.”

Nduduzo Makhathini offered this reflection a few songs into his resonant early set at Dizzy’s Club on Friday night. Makhathini, the sagacious South African pianist and composer, was speaking broadly about this moment in time, on global terms. I couldn’t help but process his words on a mo…