Siya Makuzeni

Siya Makuzeni is a professional South African trombone player, vocalist, lyricist and songwriter known for her extensive musical range, vocal dexterity, experimental creativity, and passion for symbiotic cross-genre influences. The Siya Makuzeni Sextet fuse traditional jazz instrumentation with modern electronic elements and harmonised vocal effects.

Makuzeni picked up the trombone in 1997 while attending Stirling High School in East London, South Africa and studied BMus/BMusJazz at Rhodes University & the Pretoria Technikon Music School. She has since toured, performed around the globe, and collaborates in special projects such as contributing as co-composer and lyric interpreter for the soundtrack of Forse Dio e Malato (Maybe God is Ill) and performing with William Kentridge and Phillip Miller in Dancing with Dada - featuring Dada Masilo (2011).

When not performing live Makuzeni is a music producer, session musician, arranger, songwriter, and voice-over artist. Her most recent vocal features are on Phillip Noyce-directed "Roots" and "Book Of Negroes" TV adapted productions, and her composition features include being Additional Music Producer for Mzansi Magic’s “The Road" drama series, which was aired in 2015.