This is pretty dope. I suppose there are people who only like techno, but
I listen to a lot of Jazz and Jazz is interwoven in a lot of Detroit dance
music - Think Theo Parrish, and even (in his own unique way) Omar S...
On Wed, Dec 22, 2021 at 8:33 AM David A. Powers wrote:
> Forget that JM press release, if you want to hear some real underground
> jazz, check out Djallo Djakate playing drums alongside Rafael Statin (aka
> Leafar). This is the cutting edge of cosmic techno-jazz experimentation...
> Caught the recent show under the name "Inner Ear" at Trinosophes in Eastern
> Market, and it was fantastic. Be on the lookout for Inner Ear in the
> future...
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvFM6CImoqo
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpA7zYslnAo
>
> PS Rafael is the saxophonist for a recent Jeff Mills project:
> https://www.axisrecords.com/product/jeff-mills-rafael-leafar-the-override-switch/
>
> It's cool that Jeff recognizes the talent of someone like Rafael and is
> using him. But people should be aware that there are other amazing jazz
> musicians like Djallo Djakate that few people have heard of, and these are
> the people who have been participating in local scenes for years and are
> quietly pushing boundaries and continuing to evolve the music behind
> the scenes.
>
> ~David
>
