Seton Hawkins
@setonhawkins.bsky.social
Director of Public Programs at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Host of South African Jazz on SiriusXM Real Jazz. Adjunct faculty at Juilliard. Curator of AfricArise record series.
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We've got some magical stuff going for you right now in #SouthAfricanJazz on SiriusXM's Real Jazz channel
October 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
We've got some magical stuff going for you right now in #SouthAfricanJazz on SiriusXM's Real Jazz channel
I think this album came out about fifteen years ahead of its time. It's magical, and it would have been a serious cult classic had it come out circa 2006.
October 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I think this album came out about fifteen years ahead of its time. It's magical, and it would have been a serious cult classic had it come out circa 2006.
Next week in #SouthAfricanJazz on SiriusXM Real Jazz we'll hear music from Bheki Mseleku and from Tlokwe Sehume. We'll also dive into award recipients from this year's Mzantsi Jazz Awards, w/ tracks from Thembi Dunjana, Adam Glasser, Themba Mkhize, Ncesh Nonxishi, Sydney Mavundla, and Gabi Motuba.
September 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Next week in #SouthAfricanJazz on SiriusXM Real Jazz we'll hear music from Bheki Mseleku and from Tlokwe Sehume. We'll also dive into award recipients from this year's Mzantsi Jazz Awards, w/ tracks from Thembi Dunjana, Adam Glasser, Themba Mkhize, Ncesh Nonxishi, Sydney Mavundla, and Gabi Motuba.
Emotional hearing #SouthAfricanJazz show this evening: our 200th. We started in Jan 2020 at SiriusXM studios before doing it at home (on a Blue Yeti) when COVID hit. Since then my microphone got better, my speaking didn't, but the music stayed magnificent. Playlist: www.cityofgoldarts.org/siriusxm
September 1, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Emotional hearing #SouthAfricanJazz show this evening: our 200th. We started in Jan 2020 at SiriusXM studios before doing it at home (on a Blue Yeti) when COVID hit. Since then my microphone got better, my speaking didn't, but the music stayed magnificent. Playlist: www.cityofgoldarts.org/siriusxm
Next week in #SouthAfricanJazz on SiriusXM Real Jazz we air the our 200th episode!
We'll hear from Glen Mafoko, Estelle Kokot, Xixel Langa, Frank Paco, Andile Q, Mike Laatz, Phinda, Nishlyn Ramanna, Benguela, GTX Xaba, and Oupa Makhubela
Sunday at 7 pm ET, Monday at 5 pm ET on Channel 67.
We'll hear from Glen Mafoko, Estelle Kokot, Xixel Langa, Frank Paco, Andile Q, Mike Laatz, Phinda, Nishlyn Ramanna, Benguela, GTX Xaba, and Oupa Makhubela
Sunday at 7 pm ET, Monday at 5 pm ET on Channel 67.
August 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Next week in #SouthAfricanJazz on SiriusXM Real Jazz we air the our 200th episode!
We'll hear from Glen Mafoko, Estelle Kokot, Xixel Langa, Frank Paco, Andile Q, Mike Laatz, Phinda, Nishlyn Ramanna, Benguela, GTX Xaba, and Oupa Makhubela
Sunday at 7 pm ET, Monday at 5 pm ET on Channel 67.
We'll hear from Glen Mafoko, Estelle Kokot, Xixel Langa, Frank Paco, Andile Q, Mike Laatz, Phinda, Nishlyn Ramanna, Benguela, GTX Xaba, and Oupa Makhubela
Sunday at 7 pm ET, Monday at 5 pm ET on Channel 67.
Genuinely surprised that this King hasn't been brought up in the thread yet
July 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Genuinely surprised that this King hasn't been brought up in the thread yet
Can't wait for Sisonke Xonti to make his United States debut next week! Come to Dizzy's if you get a chance. #SouthAfricanJazz
July 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Can't wait for Sisonke Xonti to make his United States debut next week! Come to Dizzy's if you get a chance. #SouthAfricanJazz
McCoy Mrubata had a pennywhistle throwdown at Dizzy's Club on Saturday night. Might be the first time we've had a kwela battle at Jazz at Lincoln Center. #SouthAfricanJazz
April 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
McCoy Mrubata had a pennywhistle throwdown at Dizzy's Club on Saturday night. Might be the first time we've had a kwela battle at Jazz at Lincoln Center. #SouthAfricanJazz
The incredible pianist Thembi Dunjana is in the US from Cape Town and doing a soundcheck with her quintet at Dizzy's Club in NYC before their show tonight. #SouthAfricanJazz
February 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The incredible pianist Thembi Dunjana is in the US from Cape Town and doing a soundcheck with her quintet at Dizzy's Club in NYC before their show tonight. #SouthAfricanJazz
Next week in #SouthAfricanJazz on SiriusXM Real Jazz we'll hear from Kyle Shepherd, Steve Dyer, Thembi Dunjana, Melanie Scholtz, The Lady Day Big Band, Keenan Ahrends, Aaron Rimbui, and Adam Glasser. We'll also remember Rashid Vally w/ music from Tete Mbambisa.
Sun 7 pm ET/Mon 5 pm on Channel 67.
Sun 7 pm ET/Mon 5 pm on Channel 67.
December 14, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Next week in #SouthAfricanJazz on SiriusXM Real Jazz we'll hear from Kyle Shepherd, Steve Dyer, Thembi Dunjana, Melanie Scholtz, The Lady Day Big Band, Keenan Ahrends, Aaron Rimbui, and Adam Glasser. We'll also remember Rashid Vally w/ music from Tete Mbambisa.
Sun 7 pm ET/Mon 5 pm on Channel 67.
Sun 7 pm ET/Mon 5 pm on Channel 67.
Thinking about Sathima Bea Benjamin today - 10 years ago to the day she passed away unexpectedly. Still terribly missed.
This photo is from 2005, at a gig at Sweet Rhythm (photographer: Delia Kulukundis)
This photo is from 2005, at a gig at Sweet Rhythm (photographer: Delia Kulukundis)
August 20, 2023 at 10:04 PM
Thinking about Sathima Bea Benjamin today - 10 years ago to the day she passed away unexpectedly. Still terribly missed.
This photo is from 2005, at a gig at Sweet Rhythm (photographer: Delia Kulukundis)
This photo is from 2005, at a gig at Sweet Rhythm (photographer: Delia Kulukundis)
Getting a little bit of "Hugh Masekela's Next Album" energy from this.
August 20, 2023 at 9:57 PM
Getting a little bit of "Hugh Masekela's Next Album" energy from this.