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D.Hotep
From North America's west coast to the east, across Western and Eastern Europe, thru the Tuvan steppes of Siberian Mongolia to the Fuji Mountains of Japan, D.mHotep has traveled across the northern hemisphere [and into Brazil] for the past two decades: observing, hearing, performing, and learning music of the human earth.
After leaving behind years of architectural apprenticeship, his professional music experience began in the early 1990s as an integral member of legendary DJ Tat Money's Halfro Productions team. While studying with private teachers such as Curtis Harmon Sr., Steve Giordano, Myrtle Young, and [Dennis Sandole students] Glenn Wallace and Pat Martino, he created his own ensemble — JazGuardian — that went on to engage corporate, political and public performances for nearly 15 years. He was also fortunate to begin performing, composing, and teaching with Khan Jamal & Barry Schuck’s Philadelphia Jazz Composers’ Forum, which led to collaborations with a wide variety of forward thinking artists and ensembles around the Philadelphia tri-state region.
Since 2000, he has continued to rehearse, tour internationally and record as a member of the Sun Ra Arkestra, under the direction of Marshall Allen. Through that association, he's received commissions to transcribe and orchestrate the music of Sun Ra for university music programs and international ensembles — such as the Germany based ensemble MusikFabrik, with whom he subsequently completed a 3-week artist-in-residency program to explore the intersection of Sun Ra composition and performance, Harry Partch instrumentation, and spectral music aesthetics.
Internationally, he has played alongside many seminal Arkestra members and others including Wayne Krantz of MC5 , poet John Sinclair, Bernie Worrell, DJ Spooky, bassists John Ore and Juni Booth, violinist Billy Bang, percussionist Robert Kenyatta, avant-garde multi-instrumentalists William Parker and Kali Fasteau, Tuvan throat-singing ensemble Alash, legendary Tuvan musician Kongar-ol Ondar (star of the Oscar award winning documentary Genghis Blues), and has briefly toured and filmed with Solange Knowles.
In 2018/19 he served as music director & consultant for Philadelphia Jazz Project’s Satellites Are Spinning concert series, and worked with afro-futurist multidisciplinary artist Rashaad Newsome. He is currently a participating member of Philadelphia’s Arcana New Music Ensemble (beginning with resurgent performances of the works of Black avant-garde composer Julius Eastman).
The last few years has also seen him begin touring and recording with the guitar/vocal electronic-jazz duo Jupiter Blue, and continuing to work at incorporating remote mixing, composition, media scoring, and instrument tracking services for clients as diverse as ballet companies, independent artists, and music library publishers into his portfolio. He's scheduled to begin teaching a course in improvisation strategies at Curtis Institute of Music during the 2022 school year.
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Continue ReadingSouth African Pianist Hotep Idris Galeta Honors President-Elect Barack Obama with New Album
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All About Jazz
South African jazz pianist Hotep Idris Galeta honors President-elect Barack Obama with Funkin' for Obama, made available for download on CDBaby today, and featuring the Cape Town Digital Jazz Band.
The South African jazz pianist Hotep Idris Galeta was born in Crawford, Cape Town and grew up exposed to the rich music culture in and around the city. After meeting Abdullah Ibrahim, then known as Dollar Brand, at a high school jazz concert, the two became close friends and Brand ...
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South African Pianist Hotep Idris Galeta Will Appear on WBGO December 11
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All About Jazz
South African jazz pianist Hotep Idris Galeta makes a rare United States appearance this weekend, December 13-15, at Shutters Cafe in New York City. In preparation for the event, he will appear on New York's jazz station WBGO at 2 pm, Eastern Standard Time, where he will discuss the upcoming concert, as well as chat about his recent work in jazz upon returning to South Africa after many years in exile. To listen, tune into 88.3 FM, or go to ...
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From Cape Town to Midtown: Onaje Allan Gumbs and Hotep Idris Galeta in Piano Duo Series
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
From Cape Town to Midtown Jazz and the African Diaspora New York and South Africa unite for the Holidays as Bronx-based pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs and South African pianist Hotep Idris Galeta pair up for three unique duo concerts December 13-15 at Shutters Cafe in New York, melding the American and South African jazz traditions in a one-of-a-kind series, presented by Inja Yami Production and Rose Petal Entertainment with support from A.C. Pianocraft. On Thursday, December 13, the two pianists ...
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Holiday Jazz on 34th Street, Featuring New York's Onaje Allan Gumbs and South Africa's Hotep Idris Galeta
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All About Jazz
New York and South Africa unite for the Holidays as Bronx-based pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs and South African pianist Hotep Idris Galeta pair up for three unique duo concerts December 13-15 at Shutters Cafe in New York, melding the American and South African jazz traditions in a one-of-a-kind series, presented by Inja Yami Production and Rose Petal Entertainment with support from A.C. Pianocraft.
On Thursday, December 13, the two pianists perform together without accompaniment, presenting their own highly original brands ...
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Onaje Allan Gumbs Joins Forces with Stage Actor Obba Babatunde and South African Pianist Hotep Idris Galeta
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All About Jazz
Pianist, composer, and arranger Onaje Allan Gumbs will take part in two major musical collaborations in the upcoming months. On September 20 at the famed Apollo Soundstage, Onaje and the esteemed stage and film actor Obba Babatunde will reprise their successful collaboration from Onaje's latest album Sack Full of Dreams. Onaje and Obba will by joined by actress and vocalist Ebony Jo-Ann for the concert.
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Primary Instrument
Guitar
Willing to teach
Beginner to advanced
