Linda Sikhakhane

Linda Sikhakhane is a saxophonist, composer, and arranger from South Africa. His physical yet sensitive tone and playing style meld various lyrical and spiritual influences from John Coltrane and Billy Harper to Winston Mankunku Ngozi, Thandi Ntuli, and Bokani Dyer. He has played and recorded with respected South African and international artists such as Brian Thusi, Nduduzo Makhathini, Gregory Potter, and Reggie Workman, among others. Sikhakhane won the SAMRO Overseas Scholarship in 2016, and in 2017 released his debut, Two Sides, One Mirror, while studying jazz at the New School University. He followed with the live An Open Dialogue (Live in New York) in 2020. 2022's Isambulo, on Ropeadope, was released to critical acclaim. That year he won the Standard Bank Young Jazz Artist award. The following year he signed with Universal Music Africa and released his third studio album, Iladi, on Blue Note.