Pheeroan akLaff (New York)
Legendary drummer Pheeroan akLaff is one of the greats of jazz and improvised music. Since the 1970’s Pheeroan has been at the forefront of innovative new music, collaborating with renowned artists such as Sam Rivers, Oliver Lake, Andrew Hill, Reggie Workman, Cecil Taylor, Amina Claudine Myers, Liu Sola and many, many more.
“Pheeroan akLaff believes in drums first, rather than last. He can drive an ensemble forward with the machine-gun attack of his snare and the rolling thunder of his bass and toms, compounding and enriching the music with dense polyrhythms, or using the metallic shimmer of his cymbals to surmount it all with a luminous, celebratory grace.” - Stuart Broomer
When akLaff speaks of the jazz drumming tradition, he speaks with the rhythmic energy of his drumming and the fluidity of a Beat poet. For him, it’s “piloting a fearless flight of one thousand passengers. It’s the sensation of conducting the breath and heartbeat of a joyous few, of having a tradition of mentor and devotee with a transcendental bond. It’s making others dance with you, making others hear what is not apparently audible or imaginable.”
For his show at CJC on Thursday 20 October, Pheeroan will perform with local musicians J.Y Lee, Jeff Henderson (saxophones), Kat Tomacruz (guitar) and Cameron McArthur (bass).
FEATURING
Pheeroan akLaff - drums
J.Y. Lee - saxophone
Jeff Henderson - saxophone
Kat Tomacruz - guitar
Cameron McArthur - bass
ENTRY
$35 General
$25 CJC Members
$20 Students
$15 CJC Student Members
DOOR SALES MAY BE AVAILABLE
Doors: 7.30pm
Performance: 8-10pm with intermission
Presale tickets available from Eventfinda until 7pm on day.
