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

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 MemorialLive Tracks (Vivid Japan) 06:18 Juan Cortes Cyborg King" from Wameru (Self Produced) ...
How Do You Rate Miles Davis’ Music, On Record and Live, In The 1980s?

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, ...
Nate Smith: A Drummer's Life

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 ...
Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival

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 ...
Elegant People: A History Of The Band Weather Report

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

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

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" ...
Gergo Borlai: Talkin' Drummers and Drumming

by Jim Worsley
Most kids have heroes. Whether they be athletes, astronauts, artists, astrophysicists, (and that's just the A's") or any of the many asundered possibilities. Gergo Borlai needn't go passed the D's" to find his calling. Drumming came early, incredibly early, and he has never looked back. Determination and commitment can be a powerful force. Before long the ...
Ghosts In The Machine, Part 3: Jazz Musicians And Popular Music

by Kurt Ellenberger
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Part 3: The GhostsIn a recent essay in Commentary, Terry Teachout, arts and culture critic for the Wall Street Journal, makes an argument for the date on which the jazz era officially ended and the rock/pop era began--May 9, ...