Editing Abdullah Ibrahim (section)

==Post-apartheid==
Ibrahim has worked as a solo performer, typically in unbroken concerts that echo the unstoppable impetus of the old [[marabi]] performers, classical impressionists and snatches of his musical idols – [[Duke Ellington]], [[Thelonious Monk]] and [[Fats Waller]]. He also performs frequently with trios and quartets and larger orchestral units. Since his return to South Africa in the early 1990s, he has been feted with symphony orchestra performances, one of which was in honour of [[Nelson Mandela]]'s 1994 inauguration as president.<ref name=Jaggi /> Mandela reportedly referred to him as "our Mozart".<ref>Scheinin, Richard, [https://sfjazz.org/onthecorner/abdullah-ibrahim-life-song "Abdullah Ibrahim: A Life in Song"], SF Jazz, 1 April 2016. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806180826/https://sfjazz.org/onthecorner/abdullah-ibrahim-life-song |date=6 August 2017 }}.</ref>

In 1997, Ibrahim collaborated on a tour with drummer [[Max Roach]], and the following year undertook a world tour with the [[Munich Radio Orchestra|Munich Radio Philharmonic Orchestra]].<ref name=AllMusic>Harris, Craig, [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/abdullah-ibrahim-mn0000923935/biography "Abdullah Ibrahim"], AllMusic. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919063456/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/abdullah-ibrahim-mn0000923935/biography |date=19 September 2014 }}.</ref>

In 1999, he founded the "M7" academy for South African musicians in Cape Town<ref name=Jaggi /> and was the initiator of the Cape Town Jazz Orchestra, an 18-piece big band launched in September 2006.<ref name=Joburg>[http://www.joburg.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7635:ibrahim-returns-to-joburg&catid=110:arts-and-culture&Itemid=193 "Ibrahim returns to Joburg"], Johannesburg official website, 13 January 2012. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014061826/http://www.joburg.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7635:ibrahim-returns-to-joburg&catid=110:arts-and-culture&Itemid=193 |date=14 October 2014 }}.</ref><ref>[https://www.dac.gov.za/content/launch-cape-town-jazz-orchestra "Launch of the Cape Town Jazz Orchestra"], Department of Arts and Culture, Republic of South Africa, 23 August 2006. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015114609/https://www.dac.gov.za/content/launch-cape-town-jazz-orchestra |date=15 October 2014 }}.</ref><ref>Belcher-Van der Berg, Renée,
 [http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/2006/09/18/SK/8/fliekNacholibre.html "Kaapstadse Jazzorkes skop belowend af"], ''Die Burger'', 18 September 2006. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014142820/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/2006/09/18/SK/8/fliekNacholibre.html |date=14 October 2014 }}.</ref>

Ibrahim continues to perform internationally, mainly in Europe, and with occasional shows in North America.<ref>Lucia, Christine, [https://theconversation.com/abdullah-ibrahim-south-africas-master-pianist-is-going-on-a-world-tour-at-90-225026 "Abdullah Ibrahim: South Africa’s master pianist is going on a world tour at 90"], ''[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]]'', 13 March 2024.</ref> Reviewing his 2008 concert at London's [[Barbican Centre]] – a "monumental" show with the [[BBC Big Band]], featuring vocalists [[Ian Shaw (singer)|Ian Shaw]] and [[Cleveland Watkiss]] – [[John Fordham (jazz critic)|John Fordham]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' referred to "[Ibrahim's] elder-statesman status as the African Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk combined (and his role as an educator and political campaigner)".<ref>Fordham, John, [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/may/19/jazz "Abdullah Ibrahim"], ''The Guardian'', 19 May 2008. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821212441/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/may/19/jazz |date=21 August 2017 }}.</ref>

In 2016, at Emperors Palace, Johannesburg, Ibrahim and Hugh Masekela performed together for the first time in 60 years, reuniting the Jazz Epistles in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the historic 16 June 1976 [[Soweto uprising|youth demonstrations]].<ref>Podbrey, Gwen, [http://www.destinyman.com/2016/05/04/hugh-masekela-abdullah-ibrahim-perform-one-stage/ "Hugh Masekela and Abdullah Ibrahim to perform on one stage"], ''Destinyman.com'', 4 May 2016. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821214432/http://www.destinyman.com/2016/05/04/hugh-masekela-abdullah-ibrahim-perform-one-stage/ |date=21 August 2017 }}.</ref><ref>[http://abdullahibrahim.co.za/the-jazz-epistles-tribute-announcedabdullah-ibrahim-ekaya-and-hugh-masekela-a-tribute-to-jazz-epistles/ "Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya and Hugh Masekela: A Tribute to Jazz Epistles"], News, Abdullah Ibrahim website, 13 May 2016. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821221248/http://abdullahibrahim.co.za/the-jazz-epistles-tribute-announcedabdullah-ibrahim-ekaya-and-hugh-masekela-a-tribute-to-jazz-epistles/ |date=21 August 2017 }}.</ref><ref>[http://blackmajor.co.za/news/hugh-masekela-abdullah-ibrahim-present-a-tribute-to-the-jazz-epistles-in-jhb/ "Hugh Masekela & Abdullah Ibrahim perform a tribute to the Jazz Epistles in JHB"], ''Black Major'', 15 June 2016. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821213631/http://blackmajor.co.za/news/hugh-masekela-abdullah-ibrahim-present-a-tribute-to-the-jazz-epistles-in-jhb/ |date=21 August 2017 }}.</ref>

Reviewing Ibrahim's July 2023 appearance with bassist Noah Jackson and flautist Cleave Guyton at the Barbican Centre, [[Kevin Le Gendre]] wrote: "Ibrahim's enduring love of the founding fathers of modern jazz is made clear from the outset as the trio starts with rhapsodic versions of two timeless anthems, Ellington's '[[In A Sentimental Mood]]' and Coltrane's '[[Giant Steps (composition)|Giant Steps]]', while later on we are treated to a spirited take on Monk's 'Skippy'. But in the interim it is Ibrahim’s originals that take pride of place, showing how, since the '60s, he has been creating standards of his own that vividly capture the poised dignity of African culture and customs."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jazzwise.com/review/article/abdullah-ibrahim-brings-his-spell-binding-trio-to-barbican|title=Abdullah Ibrahim brings his spell-binding Trio to Barbican|first=Kevin|last=Le Gendre|website=[[Jazzwise]]|date=20 July 2023|access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref>