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Idris Ackamoor, The Pyramids at Salon İKSV
Courtesy of Bandsintown | Posted on August 9, 2019
Where
Salon İKSV
Şişhane, Emekyemez Mah., No:5
İstanbul
Map
+90 212 334 07 00
When
Thu, October 10, 2019
21:30
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Musicians
Idris Ackamoor
saxophoneAbout
American multi-instrumentalist, saxophone player/composer Idris Ackamoor, pioneer of cosmic jazz from the 70s to this day, and his cult project The Pyramids. Born and raised in Chicago, Idris Ackamoor has studied under many instructors, including the legendary pianist Cecil Taylor. Ackamoor and the band he founded in the early ‘70s, The Pyramids, frequently travelled across Africa during the ‘70s and enriched their music with new members and instruments. The first curtain was drawn in the history of The Pyramids when they decided to disband in 1977. Ackamoor spread his message across the world organising events as the founder and artistic director of the San Francisco-based multi-disciplinary performance company Cultural Odyssey...