William Parker, SHABAKA, Hamid Drake
Free-jazz meeting of bassist William Parker and drummer Hamid Drake, a rhythm partnership built over decades, with Shabaka's woodwinds and flutes threaded through their deep, rolling pulse.
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About William Parker, SHABAKA, Hamid Drake
William Parker and Hamid Drake are among the most recorded rhythm sections in free jazz. Parker, a bassist from New York, came up through Cecil Taylor's groups and the David S. Ware Quartet. Drake, a Chicago drummer, worked with Don Cherry and Fred Anderson and draws on reggae and West African rhythms as readily as on jazz. The two have played together in Parker's own bands and in many ad hoc groups.
SHABAKA is the London musician Shabaka Hutchings, formerly of Sons of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming. In recent years he has stepped away from the saxophone to concentrate on flutes, including the shakuhachi, a shift heard on his 2024 Impulse! album Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace. In this trio his breathy, meditative lines sit on top of Parker and Drake's rolling grooves.
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What festivals is William Parker, SHABAKA, Hamid Drake playing in 2027?
William Parker, SHABAKA, Hamid Drake is booked at 1 festival we cover: Big Ears 2027.
Is William Parker, SHABAKA, Hamid Drake playing Big Ears 2027?
Yes, William Parker, SHABAKA, Hamid Drake is on the Big Ears 2027 lineup, April 1–4, 2027 at Downtown Knoxville, TN.
What kind of music does William Parker, SHABAKA, Hamid Drake play?
William Parker, SHABAKA, Hamid Drake plays jazz.