On alto saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin’s new themed album of John and Alice Coltrane covers, Pursuance: The Coltranes, she doesn’t just pay homage to jazz’s most intimidating power couple. Benjamin also enlisted a dizzying assemblage of guests, from the Coltranes’ colleagues (bassists...
David Murray: "It’s a wrap for the new record Necktar! Thx to all the great musicians who made it possible! Special thx to Craig Harris . Can’t wait for the mix!" Lakecia Benjamin / Josh Evans / Terry L. Greene II...
Première next February 2021. Stay tuned! Percussionist Hamid Drake guides Sean Kitching through 13 favourite albums of cosmic enlightenment courtesy of Alice and John Coltrane, Don Cherry, Ravi Shankar, Jimi Hendrix and much more. Born in Monroe, Louisiana, in 1955, Hamid Drake...
New cd coming out soon. Six decades after Super-Sonic Jazz (1957) which for Sun Ra and his Arkestra launched an intriguingly prophetic return to the Saturn label (“Home! Home!”), saxophonist, singer and composer Thomas De Pourquery (aged 41 when on stage...
Dave Liebman (ten., sop.), Jamie Saft (p.), Bradley Christopher Jones (cb.), Hamid Drake (dr.) Hidden Corners is the latest manifestation of Saft’s ceaselessly adventurous musical spirit, one that has allowed him to veer across genres with a staggering list of collaborators–...
All compositions by William Parker; Eternal Is The Voice Of Love by Parker/IOTS; Drum & Bass Interlude by Parker/Drake; published by Centering Music (BMI) William Parker - bass Rob Brown - alto saxophone Cooper-Moore - piano Hamid Drake - drums Produced by Steven Joerg, with William Parker Recorded live in performance at...
In the fall of 2018 our three person Research and Development team discovered an imaginary archipelago. On each of these eleven islands they found a bio-sonic range of aural flora and fauna rich in color, texture, movement and meaning. While...
Come aprire il sipario su un abisso siderale: Open Border, un confine aperto, mondi che non sappiamo eppure sono e suonano familiari e che torniamo a visitare con grande gioia nell’ascolto. Nell’ottobre del 2018 alla chiesa di San Giacomo di...
ADAM RUDOLPH'S MOVING PICTURES OCTET Adam Rudolph: handrumset (kongos, djembe, tarija), sintir, cajon, itotele,glockenspiel, gongs, percussion Alexis Marcelo: fender rhodes, electric keyboards, hammond B3 Damon Banks: electric bass Graham Haynes: cornet, flugelhorn, electronics Hamid Drake: drumset, percussion James Hurt: sogo and kidi drums, oghene bell, okonkolo,...
"The Mystery Of The Gardener's Groove" & "Illumination" examine the musical brotherhood of bassist William Parker and drummer Hamid Drake. Known worldwide as of one of the premier rhythm sections, the two discuss their musical kinship and the shamanistic sound ceremonies they...