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Seattle Black Arts and Culture: Kassa Overall

February 13 @ 5:00 pm - February 15 @ 7:00 pm PST

Photo by Phil Onishi

BEHIND THE BEAT

with Kassa Overall

February 13 – 15, 2023

5:00 – 7:00 PM PST

Kassa Overall returns to Seattle’s Hub for Black Arts and Culture for the next installment of his 4-part series, BEHIND THE BEAT

Kassa is working hard to shed new live material from his upcoming album for a world tour, starting with a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR in Washington, DC in late February. As he prepares this new material with his band, Kassa is opening his rehearsals (although recording will not be permitted), so you can glimpse his process, including the practical challenges that Kassa faces preparing a live show, including combining electronic and acoustic elements, leading a band, and designing the arc of a set. 

For these sessions, Kassa will be joined by the keyboardist Ian Fink (Common, Karriem Riggins, Shigeto), multi-instrumentalist Tomoki Sanders (Pharoah Sanders, Maurice Brown), and percussionist Bendji Allonce (Ms. Lauryn Hill, Miley Cyrus). 

Suggested Listening:

“Go Get Ice Cream and Listen to Jazz” by Kassa Overall

“I Think I’m Good” by Kassa Overall

Suggested viewing:

Kassa Overall with Theo Croker in the Brownswood Basement 

Kassa Overall Live on KEXP, Full Performance

Details

Start:
February 13 @ 5:00 pm PST
End:
February 15 @ 7:00 pm PST
Website:
kassaoverall.com

Venue

Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute
104 17th Ave South
Seattle, 98144 United States
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Organizer

LANGSTON
Email
info@langstonseattle.org
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