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Omar Hakim

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From playing in his father's band at age ten to selling out stadium shows with Madonna, Omar Hakim has done it all. His talent and unique style have made him a favorite among drummers and musicians worldwide. A graduate of the New York School of Music and Art, Omar began his career recording with various pop and soul groups. His father, Hasan Hakim, had played trombone for Duke Ellington and Count Basie and that influence helped to warm the younger Hakim's ear up for the part he would play in one of the most famous jazz fusion acts ever, Weather Report. "I had a natural affinity for drums and rhythm very young," says Hakim

Album

Sensual

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Save My Soul; What I Fear; Bodhisattva; Forgive Me; What About the Kids; Inamorata Enamorata; Shepard’s Lullaby; Sensual; These Days.

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Article: Album Review

Rachel Z: Sensual

Read "Sensual" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic


Whatever her impetus--be it the loss of her parents or peans to a shared sense of hearth, home and heaven--pianist/composer Rachel Z's thirteenth full length album, Sensual, bares a sincere, hopeful humanity. Buoyed by a sense of survival, Sensual opens as if it were a letter, closing with the Foo Fighters' crotch-kick raise-the-roof-'n-rile-'em-up “These ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Japanese band Prism, Argentinian guitarist Juan Cortes and French band Masal

Read "Japanese band Prism, Argentinian guitarist Juan Cortes and French band Masal" reviewed by Len Davis


Omar Hakim, Japanese band Prism, guitarist Juan Cortes, French band Masal, Alex Acuna, the latest from Dhafer Youssef, plus Greg Spero, Erik Escobar, and Polish band Quartado.Playlist Omar Hakim “Walk The Walk" from We Are One (OzMosis) 00:00 Prism “Tornado" from Memorial—Live Tracks (Vivid Japan) 06:18 Juan Cortes “Cyborg King" from Wameru (Self Produced) ...

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Article: The Big Question

How Do You Rate Miles Davis’ Music, On Record and Live, In The 1980s?

Read "How Do You Rate Miles Davis’ Music, On Record and Live, In The 1980s?" reviewed by Ian Patterson


The release of The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: That's What Happened 1982-1985 invites renewed reflection on Miles Davis' music in the 1980s. A few tracks aside, these studio outtakes from the recording sessions that produced Star People (Columbia, 1983), Decoy (Columbia, 1984) and You're Under Arrest (Columbia, 1985) don't amount to a whole heap of beans, ...

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Article: Catching Up With

Nate Smith: A Drummer's Life

Read "Nate Smith: A Drummer's Life" reviewed by Mark Robbins


Nate Smith can't sit down! After headlining with two of his bands at the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival, The Fearless Flyers and Nate Smith + Kinfolk he is off to New York for a one week run at the Blue Note followed by jny: Los Angeles, Europe and then back to the United States where he ...

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Article: Live Review

Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival

Read "Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke


Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs, NY June 25 and 26, 2022 From the opening strains of the Dan Wilson Trio's first song, late Saturday morning at Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival, there was a vibe set. The music was bliss. Not just because of its quality (though ...

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Article: Book Review

Elegant People: A History Of The Band Weather Report

Read "Elegant People: A History Of The Band Weather Report" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Elegant People: A History Of The Band Weather Report Curt Bianchi 496 Pages ISBN: 978-1-4930-5999-7 Backbeat Books 2021 Few bands hold a place in jazz history quite like Weather Report, the band formed in 1971 by Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter and Miroslav Vitous. The term “jazz-fusion" could have been ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

New music from Aurora Clara, Spandrel, Special EFX and Timothee Robert

Read "New music from Aurora Clara, Spandrel, Special EFX and Timothee Robert" reviewed by Len Davis


New music from Raul Mannola and Aurora Clara, Paolo Zhu, Timothee Robert, Spandrel and Tim Miller from his new release Synergy.Playlist Aurora Clara"Slo Fun" from Clear Dawn (Youkali) 00:00 Chieli Minucci & Special EFX “Homeland" from Twenty Twenty 2 (Self Produced) 06:39 Paolo Zhu “Orhis" from Orhis (Jazz Engine) 13:25 Animals As Leaders “Thoughts ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

John McLaughlin, Beledo, Spherical Agenda and Reza Tajbakhsh. Favourites with Project Z and Lorenzo Feliciati

Read "John McLaughlin, Beledo, Spherical Agenda and Reza Tajbakhsh. Favourites with Project Z and Lorenzo Feliciati" reviewed by Len Davis


Spherical Agenda with their new release Arcane Wisdom, Beledo from Seriously Deep, Lorenzo Feliciati, Project Z, Omar Hakim and John McLaughlin. Playlist Project Z “Mud Bug" from Project Z (Terminus) 00:00 Lorenzo Feliciati “Thief Like Me" from Elevator Man (Rare Noise) 07:35 Omar Hakim “Transmigration" from We Are One (Ozmosis) 15:14 Reza Tajbakhsh “Chickology" ...


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