The Sound Forest will perform at the Experimental Music Festival, Shabak Hachings and Hamid Drake / Day
Multi -instrumentalist templaca hachings (Shabaka Hutchings) media Pitchfork Called one of the most famous jazz musicians in the last decade. Hamid Drake will step on the stage with him (Hamid Drake)recognized as one of the leading Friedza drummers
Media The Guardian Saxophonist Shabak Haching was called the British hottest jazz star last year. In turn, the magazine Rolling Stone his career to a certain point summed up: “With groups The Sons of Kemet and Shabaka and the AncestorsThis musician became the world’s high -pronounced London jazz scene pioneer. His particularly energetic playing style made jazz concerts dancing, and updated jazz in the UK itself, especially among younger listeners. ”
However, around the beginning of 2023, the musician made a creatively bold and commercially risky decision – to stop playing the saxophone, his primary instrument, and to indulge in various flute, especially Japanese Shakuči. This decision went hand in hand with extensive genre interests including New Age the influence of music, and Hachings’s personal spiritual search. « People asked me if I’m crazy – to give up strong, crafts -based careers! But the only way to keep the same creative spark that initially made me successful is to follow the creative intuition when it indicates a particular direction for me, » Haching explains the edition The Guardian.
Shakuhachi, as Hachings himself admits, is a very hard -to -learn tool, but in an interview to the magazine already mentioned Rolling Stone He emphasizes that the way to manage it has made him a better musician: « Being a professional musician and then suddenly starting from scratch – it can be great because you cover what is the most valuable in this activity. One thing is the spirit of adventure that has not yet got full control over your instrument. »
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Media JazzWise compares this musician’s decision with historical precedents – the moment Sonny Rolins (Sonny Rollins) At the end of the fifties, he temporarily stopped playing concerts to develop their instrument play skills in loneliness, or Ornet Koulman (Ornette Coleman) The ambiguous decision to start playing violin and trumpet. The media emphasizes that in the case of Hachings, it turned music from a rhythmic and robust to Afro-Aziatic, from hard-defined essential sounds to twist and meditative. « It emits a strong emotional heat that smells rather than flaming. »
2024 in Hachings – now known for the stage name shabaka – famous jazz publishing house Impulse! Posted by album under the auspices Percive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace. It hears how he plays not only Shakuhachi, but also a variety of flute from Slavic and ancient Mayan traditions, as well as clarinet. The album features not only jazz musicians like bassist Esperanza Spalding (Esperanza Spalding) and pianist Jason Moran (Jason Moran), but also such a pop -up guests like New Age Musician Laraaji, Electronics Producer Floating Points, singer Moses Samniy (Moses Sumney), group Outkast Members André 3000 and last year In the forest of the sound played rappers Elucid and Billy Woods from the duo Armand Hammer.
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Media Pitchfork The album has been ranked with 8 points out of 10 while the magazine Mojo concluded: « One of the most outstanding musicians in the UK may have just reached a higher degree of creative reason. »
As the media writes The quietus, « Chamid Drake is widely recognized as one of the best percussionists of our time in jazz and free improvisation. » Including the instruments and influences of African, Indian and African percussion, Drake has re -diversified the sound of the modern Friedza drum, equally successful in participating in both rock bands and reggae ensembles and free improvisation associations. Drake has played with both avant -garde saxophonists Peter Brocman (Peter Brötzmann) and Matsu Gustavson (Mats Gustafsson), Both with « Meinstrim » jazz stars Herbian Henkok (Herbie Hancock)David’s Murray (David Murray) and Faro Sandersu (Pharoah Sanders).
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Novel author and music journalist David Kinan (David Keenan) He wrote about Drake: « Drake’s dexterity with throbbing rhythms, abstract textures, hand drums, reggae, fan and garage pank makes him one of the most articulated musicians in this sphere. »
2022 Publishing House and Gallery Corbett vs. DEMPEY published Drake’s solo drum album Dedications.
Hamid Drake has repeatedly been recognized as the best drummer of the year or percussionist magazine Downbeat Critics surveys – this happened in 2006, 2010, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
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In the year 2023, Drake performed In the forest of the sound With bassist William Parker (William Parker) and guitarist Joe Morris (Joe Morris).
Sound forest is a festival dedicated to experimental music by a leading magazine for this sphere The wire Has already been called the largest avant -garde music festival in the Baltics. This features concerts, master classes and exhibitions of sound art installations.
Already announced festival artists are an experimental rock group Hesse New Puritans and American avant -garde vocalist Joan La Barbara (Joan La Barbara).
Tickets are available www.bilesuserviss.lv.
