Tomoki Sanders Quartet at Jazzfest Budapest at Városháza Park

A Tomoki Sanders performance is the kind of event that, from the very first note, makes it clear that a singular, forward-looking artist has stepped on stage. The young multi-instrumentalist is one of the most distinctive voices of the new jazz generation. Sanders’ musical universe is at once spiritual, exploratory, and deeply human; in his playing, the intensity of free jazz, Afro-American sonic traditions, and contemporary groove aesthetics blend organically.

Improvisation and collective energy-building play a central role in his live performances. His quartet operates with the same sweeping freedom and creativity associated with the work of his father, Pharoah Sanders, yet it forges a decisively modern sound that is entirely its own...

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A Tomoki Sanders performance is the kind of event that, from the very first note, makes it clear that a singular, forward-looking artist has stepped on stage. The young multi-instrumentalist is one of the most distinctive voices of the new jazz generation. Sanders’ musical universe is at once spiritual, exploratory, and deeply human; in his playing, the intensity of free jazz, Afro-American sonic traditions, and contemporary groove aesthetics blend organically.

Improvisation and collective energy-building play a central role in his live performances. His quartet operates with the same sweeping freedom and creativity associated with the work of his father, Pharoah Sanders, yet it forges a decisively modern sound that is entirely its own. The concert unfolds through a dynamic alternation of new compositions and full-throttle improvisations, where meditative, resonant textures stand alongside pulsating rhythmic peaks.

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