SHABAKA / Kokoroko / Omar / Lovie @ SUMMERSTAGE

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SHABAKA has spent much of the past decade pushing the boundaries of contemporary jazz with different groups. He reached into the past with Shabaka and the Ancestors, plumbed the depths of the Caribbean with the Sons of Kemet, and forged out into the cosmos with The Comet is Coming – both of the latter, SummerStage alumni. But, in recent years the artist and bandleader has retreated from the saxophone and into a more meditative space, exploring experimental and ambient sounds for his 2023 solo debut Afrikan Culture. His bold new direction is informed by the exploration of instruments like the Japanese shakuhachi, Mayan Teotihuacan drone flutes, Brazilian pifanos, Slavic svirels, South American quenas, and other Native American flutes. For his latest LP <em>Of The Earth</em>, Shabaka pivots once again, writing, performing, producing, and mixing the album entirely on his own, doing much of it on the road with portable instruments and production tools. The result is a project he is b (View Full event Description Here: https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/shabaka-kokoroko-omar-lovie/)

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