Bokani Dyer is a multi-award-winning South African pianist, composer, and producer whose work traverses the intersections of jazz, soul, electronic music, and African rhythm. A deeply thoughtful and boundary-pushing artist, Dyer has spent over a decade cultivating a sound that is both deeply rooted in the South African jazz tradition and open to global and contemporary influences.

Born in 1986 in Gaborone, Botswana — where his father, renowned musician Steve Dyer, lived in exile during apartheid — Bokani moved back to South Africa as a child in 1990. He grew up primarily in Johannesburg before pursuing formal music studies at the University of Cape Town, graduating with distinction in jazz. Early recognition came in 2009 when he was named runner-up in the SAMRO Overseas Scholarship Competition, earning a mentorship with celebrated American jazz pianist Jason Moran in New York.

Over the years, Dyer’s performance career has taken him across the…