REVIEW: Blessings and Blues by Dan Bilawsky

“Leading an incredibly capable trio with bassist Ildo Nanja and drummer Riley Giandhari, Gonsalves explores dimensions well beyond any implied form or formal nature. “

Gonsalves curates this week's set of #SouthAfricanJazz works on SiriusXM Real Jazz names the Unbroken Playlist, in honor of KwaZulu-Natal.

Gonsalves delivers a Youth Workshop at the online National Arts Festival.

Gonsalves named as one of the Top 50 Influential Personalities of South Africa

INTERVIEW: Neil Gonsalves – Blessings And Blues, Or Ritualistic Roots by Bruce Dennil.

“I prioritise the musicians. They bring the music to life, infuse it with their energy and spirit, and will never be properly compensated for the sacrifices they’ve made to play it. The music is also where we find each other, rarefied air where we can engage our collective imagination, shared humanity and find real depth of connection. “

A conversation between artists presented by the Consulate General of India, Durban. Episode #7

REVIEW: Every Day is Jazz Day by Wulf Muller

“ His playing from swinging to contemplative and soft, but always expressing aspects of his life and emotions…Remarkable!!!”

INTERVIEW: Bheki Mseleku: ‘He could play anything in any key’

“I taught with Bheki Mseleku in the music department, which was at Technikon Natal’s City Campus, before the merger to form the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Before I met Bheki, I’d encountered his music. I have quite a clear recollection of that. I was a student. “

REVIEW: UKZN Jazz Pianist Neil Gonsalves Celebrates Authenticity in Blessings and Blues by Carol Martin

“Look at a row of boxes; they have a similar form and shape and contain and hold their contents. But once you open a box and rummage inside, all sorts of items pop out with life’s textures, colours, shapes, impressionistic whims, free flowing beats, and judgmental sounds. Close the box up and it returns to its foundational purpose – to contain and preserve. Similarly, Blessings and Blues takes the listener inside multi-textured melodies and rhythms…”

REVIEW: Blessings and Blues: Neil Gonsalves’ southern migration to a space called home by Gwen Ansell

“But it’s the overall atmosphere of Blessings and Blues that is most engaging: the intimate interchanges between three musicians shaping and reshaping sonic spaces in process as they play.”

REVIEW: Blessings and Blues – The Neil Gonsalves Trio by John Edwards

“…it is my hope that this top class album will bring him the attention and wider audience that artistry as rich and varied as his deserves.”

INTERVIEW: Neil Gonsalves: The Interview

“It’s sometimes difficult for me to say what my things are about because they are so much out of my imagination. I think I’m a romantic at heart so I tend to see the world through rose-tinted glasses. There’s a certain element of fantasy, positivity, and some sense of joy in my music…”

South African jazz cultures and the archive: the playlist by Jonathan Eato and Nduduzo Makhathini

“Gonsalves brings a beautiful continuation to a lot of jazz music developed in South Africa. In many ways, Heads Up invokes the spirit of home and its histories, whilst also allowing the listener space to think about what tomorrow might look like.”

REVIEW: Jazzeye: The Genius of Gonsalves by Gisele Turner

Rites, Rights and Riots was an important milestone in the life of Gonsalves, marking old territory covered, taking in the immediate landscape and looking with interest at the horizon. It moved everyone in the room, transporting us on a wave of decent, mature, well constructed, beautifully realised and whimsically achieved music…