Very sad news, so sorry to hear of the passing of jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim. youtu.be/L5i4stj4M30?... #RIP #AbdullahIbrahim #jazz #music #jazzsky #musicsky
Abdullah Ibrahim: Tiny Desk (H...
The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the c...NPR Music (YouTube)
Nacido en Sudáfrica, Adolph Johannes Brand se hizo conocido como Dollar Brand, pero al convertirse al Islam pasó a llamarse Abdullah Ibrahim. Pianista, en 1962 se exiilió del régimen de Apartheid a Europa. Alguna vez reemplazó en algún momento a Duke Ellington al frente de su orquesta, supo abrevar al mismo tiempo del estillo de Thelonious Monk e incorporó ritmos africanos al jazz. Su composición "Mannenberg" se convirtió en un himno anthi-Apartheid. Falleció hoy, con 91 años.
Just listen to that phrasing, that touch.youtube.com/watch?v=poYFln5s4e…
Abdullah Ibrahim - The Wedding (Solotude)
From the album Solotude, released November 26, 2021. Stream: https://orcd.co/solotudeComposed and performed by Abdullah IbrahimTeam:Tobias Corts - Director o...Gearbox Records (YouTube)
The first offering from Brian Jackson's EP 2 , produced by @MastersAtWorkTV , @louieveganyc & @kdopeproductions .https://orcd.co/brianjacksonep2The second di...BBE TV (YouTube)
Entrepreneur died of colon cancer, with Mobo Organisation hailing her as ‘one of the most fearless champions’ in the music industryBen Beaumont-Thomas (the Guardian)
Another Jazz post:
Today its 100 years since the birth of Miles Davis; the one jazz musician nearly everyone has heard of.
Across a long career, Miles seldom looked back, never resting on his laurels but rather pushed forward into new forms... from Kind of Blue to electric Miles, sometimes he took people with him, sometimes he left them behind, but in the end few musicians can have so shaped their home genre, and innovated so often.
He may no longer be with us but his music is!
RIP Sonny Rollins
For jazz fans a towering colossus of the saxophone, Rollins work spanned be-bop to fusion, with his distinctive sound always taking the lead.
Famous for practicing on Brooklyn Bridge & memorialising it in music as well as providing the soundtrack for Alfie (a landmark British film), Rollins was one of those musicians who was alway there, always playing & always interesting.
A genius has left the stage
One of the last stars of the bebop generation, Rollins was an genius of melodic invention and improvisation, working with Davis, Monk, Coltrane and othersBen Beaumont-Thomas (the Guardian)
You can stream my videos at my PeerTube site. Here's the link to one of the playlists you'll find there, personally curated by the composer himself! That would be me. 😎
Just on the off chance, I am looking for some help from the fediverse in re-obtaining the following music album:
Fast & Louche, Top Shelf Jazz, 2009. Originally discovered via @pluralistic from his post (boingboing.net/2009/07/15/top-…). At some point in time the iTunes monster ate my copy and by the time I realised it was gone, the album was no longer available.
Additionally, The band appears to have long since disbanded and I can't find a way to contact them to re-acquire a copy.
I loved this album, so any help finding it again or putting me in contact with someone who can help would be hugely appreciated.
#askfedi #music #jazz #askmastodon #fedihelp
This week I have mainly been reading, no. 297.
Nicola Barker's social satire TonyInterruptor (2025) is a short but sweet tale of the impact (via social media & the social interactions of its various protagonists) of a heckle at a free jazz concert. It's knowing & razor sharp, skewering various contemporary cultural tropes & behaviours. I often find such satires fail to satisfy, but this is completely different; powerfully caustic & hilarious. A joy to read.
Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, Queen Latifah and Joy Division/New Order will also be inducted, along with the late Luther VandrossGuardian staff reporter (the Guardian)
Happy Birthday Herbie Hancock
There are few jazz musicians who have had such a long career & contributed to so many different aspects of jazz music, from his work with Miles, to his towering achievements in jazz-fusion, from his acoustic playing (just brilliant) to his electric forays (finding ways to push the frontier of what jazz might be).
No jazz collection is complete without a fair few albums by Hancock - a great, great musician!
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Herbie Hancock – Head HuntersLabel: Columbia – KC 32731Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Pitman PressingCountry: USReleased: 1973Genre: JazzStyle: Jazz-FunkCredits D...JazzMan Dean (YouTube)
Some great music from the 80s, no.42
Herbie Hancock. A Quick Sketch
A change of pace for Sunday. This lovely (but pretty long) Herbie Hancock track should have featured Freddie Hubbard but he was not available & so it showcased a young Wynton Marsalis, playing with the personal of a classic Miles Davis group from the early 60s. Driven by Tony Williams & Ron Carter's superb rhythm section & punctuated by Hancock's great piano playing. Great modern jazz in any decade!
#music #80sClassics #jazz
