Shabaka and the Ancestors, Montreal Jazz Festival
Shabaka and the Ancestors; Shabaka Hutchings, saxophone, tenor; Hutchings was born in 1984 in London. He moved to Barbados at the age of six, began studying classical clarinet aged nine; and remained until sixteen. Shabaka's primary project is the group Sons of Kemet, which won the 2013 MOBO Award for; Jazz Act of the Year. In June 2014 Shabaka was invited to join the Sun Ra Arkestra, performing with them and recording a; session for BBC Radio 3. He has performed and recorded with Courtney Pine's Jazz Warriors, Mulatu Astatke and the; Heliocentrics, Polar Bear and Soweto Kinch. Some of the many notable musicians he has shared the stage with include Jack; DeJohnette, Charlie Haden and the Liberation Music Orchestra, Louis Moholo, Evan Parker, King Sunny Ade and Orlando; Julius to name a few. Recorded on, 2017, June 29 at Gesu, Montreal Jazz Festival; TV Director, Mathieu Mastin (80 min)
