MUSIC: FÖR (NYC) + Bashi Rose + Velvet Zombie

Doors/Bar: 7PM

Show: 7:30PM

$15 ($20 ATD)

FÖR

FÖR is a new collaboration between percussionists Shakoor Hakeem, Kweku Sumbry and Swedish saxophonist Isak Ingvarsson. Rooted in the spirit of Don Cherry’s arrival in Sweden in the mid-1960s, the project bridges Swedish folk traditions with the rhythmic folklore of the Afro-Diaspora—fusing into a deep sonic eruption of energy and expression. For the Baltimore performance they will be performing as a duo of Shakoor Hakeem & Isak Ingvarsson.

Isak Ingvarsson (Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute) is a rising voice in the European jazz scene, Ingvarsson has performed with Per “Texas” Johansson, Kresten Osgood, Fredrik Ljungkvist, and others. A graduate of Jazz Institut Berlin and currently pursuing a Master’s at City College of New York under Tim Berne and Vincent Herring, his sound blends avant-garde jazz, Scandinavian minimalism, and raw emotional depth.

Shakoor Hakeem (Percussion) is a fearless, deeply expressive improviser rooted in Afro-diasporic mysticism and ritualistic tradition. Hakeem has worked with Graham Haynes, Maria Grand, Joel Ross, and Wallace Roney, among others, and is known for his powerful yet restrained presence on stage.

Bashi Rose

@bashirose 

Bashi Rose is a theater artist, musician, and filmmaker. He was raised in West Baltimore and was nurtured, inspired, and trained in his craft by the Baltimore arts community.

As a musician, Bashi uses the drum-kit as a creative tool for mental/spiritual healing and as a bridge between the spirit and physical worlds. He is the co-founder of Konjur Collective, a multidisciplinary group using music, video, and spoken word to create radical, experimental, and spiritual Black art. He has performed and had work produced in numerous venues including: the High Zero Festival of Experimental Improvised Music, Baltimore Rhythm Festival, San Francisco Black Film Festival, Black Femme Supremacy Film Fest, Black Panther Party Film festival, HipHop Theatre Festival, Creative Alliance, Arena Players, The Ottobar, Mind on Fire, Rhizome DC, New York International Fringe Festival, and the Schomburg Center.

Velvet Zombie

Thick Furry Crying Styles since 2006 /// Groove-based psychedelia for being tuned in to the outer skirts, built from guitar & sampler /// The solo project of Lucy Sands (DLI, Machete Clan).

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