World class cuisine and world class music come together in one of North Carolina’s mst celebrated stand out restaurants The Chef and The Frog. Jamaaladeen Tacuma Quartet in Concert with performances of works from Tacuma's repertoire of groove-oriented original compositions and jazz standards that feature his facile and dynamic bass lines; with Rodney Smith (guitar), Richard Bradford (drums), George Freeman (keys) , and Kia Norton (sax) .
Restaurant Reservations Required :
There will be two sets of music
First set : TBA
Second Set : TBA
Award winning artist, producer, musician and composer Jamaaladeen Tacuma spent his youth sporting on the back dirt roads of Whiteville and has since traveled the world as a renowned and supremely versatile master of the electric bass guitar. In the 1970's, his creatively free approach caught the ear of saxophonist Ornette Coleman and he became a member of Coleman's Prime Time. His work is heard on some of Coleman's historic recordings: "Dancing In Your Head," "Body Meta," and "Of Human Feelings." Tacuma has since lent his bona fides as a jazz force to the work of Pharoah Sanders and Grover Washington Jr.. As his career evolved, Tacuma found himself right at home in music whether the genre be R&B, Soul, World Music, Classical, Hip-hop, Pop, Country, Experimental — or a collaboration with a classical symphony, Alpine brass band, Korean traditional drum ensemble, or Moroccan Gnawa group. He has shared stages with Sting, Sheryl Crow, The Roots, Marc Ribot, Brad Paisley, Jeff Beck, Derek Bailey, Carlos Santana, Peter Murphy, and Dave Matthews among others. Tacuma is a standing member of Super Soul Banned, a group assembled by Rolling Stone drummer Steve Jordan, rubbing shoulders with the glitterati at the annual Fox Gala (Michael J. Fox's annual fundraiser for Parkinson's research). He writes exceptionally well for young audiences: His song "Play the Bass Guitar" written for the massively popular kid's TV show The Wiggles, won an Aria award nomination. Tacuma is a brand ambassador for Aguilar Amplification/Korg, LaBella Strings, and Jam Pedals and continues to tour, produce and record worldwide from his current home base in Philadelphia....
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World class cuisine and world class music come together in one of North Carolina’s mst celebrated stand out restaurants The Chef and The Frog. Jamaaladeen Tacuma Quartet in Concert with performances of works from Tacuma's repertoire of groove-oriented original compositions and jazz standards that feature his facile and dynamic bass lines; with Rodney Smith (guitar), Richard Bradford (drums), George Freeman (keys) , and Kia Norton (sax) .
Restaurant Reservations Required :
There will be two sets of music
First set : TBA
Second Set : TBA
Award winning artist, producer, musician and composer Jamaaladeen Tacuma spent his youth sporting on the back dirt roads of Whiteville and has since traveled the world as a renowned and supremely versatile master of the electric bass guitar. In the 1970's, his creatively free approach caught the ear of saxophonist Ornette Coleman and he became a member of Coleman's Prime Time. His work is heard on some of Coleman's historic recordings: "Dancing In Your Head," "Body Meta," and "Of Human Feelings." Tacuma has since lent his bona fides as a jazz force to the work of Pharoah Sanders and Grover Washington Jr.. As his career evolved, Tacuma found himself right at home in music whether the genre be R&B, Soul, World Music, Classical, Hip-hop, Pop, Country, Experimental — or a collaboration with a classical symphony, Alpine brass band, Korean traditional drum ensemble, or Moroccan Gnawa group. He has shared stages with Sting, Sheryl Crow, The Roots, Marc Ribot, Brad Paisley, Jeff Beck, Derek Bailey, Carlos Santana, Peter Murphy, and Dave Matthews among others. Tacuma is a standing member of Super Soul Banned, a group assembled by Rolling Stone drummer Steve Jordan, rubbing shoulders with the glitterati at the annual Fox Gala (Michael J. Fox's annual fundraiser for Parkinson's research). He writes exceptionally well for young audiences: His song "Play the Bass Guitar" written for the massively popular kid's TV show The Wiggles, won an Aria award nomination. Tacuma is a brand ambassador for Aguilar Amplification/Korg, LaBella Strings, and Jam Pedals and continues to tour, produce and record worldwide from his current home base in Philadelphia.
More info about Jamaaladeen can be found at
www.Jamaaladeenmusic.com
From Guillaume Slama:
We thrive to provide the greatest possible dining experience without necessarily breaking the bank. Our restaurant is the perfect location for a nice moderately upscale meal, wonderful atmosphere and great service. Our award-winning chef has created an extensive network of local farmers and fishermen to have access to the best ingredients for you. We offer daily specials for lunch and dinner, made with fresh, in-season products. Our menus change often but you can view them via our website. From freshly grown produce, to delicious goat cheese from the Piedmont, to seafood sourced from the North Carolina coast, our menu is a representation of our culinary community.If you had to describe our style, it would be something like "European classics with a twist of Asian and Southern flair," in a casual, fine dining setting. But we prefer "Fresh, creative, affordable."
Here’s what “Life in Brunswick County” has to say about “The Chef and The Frog” :
Not all of the best restaurants in southeastern North Carolina are in Wilmington or along the coast. Take drive inland on Highway 74 to downtown Whiteville, and you’ll find the award-winning The Chef & The Frog.
An artisan blend of French-Asian-Southern farm-to-table slow food, The Chef & The Frog has been featured in numerous magazines and TV shows and could easily stand out among the restaurants in larger cities. But owners Sokun Slama and Guillaume Slama are committed to Whiteville.
Sokun (the Chef) and Frenchman Guillaume (the Frog) love what they do, and it shows. They put their heart and soul into everything at their restaurants, and the results add up to more than a meal but rather an exceptional dining experience.
Chef Sokun uses the freshest ingredients, growing her own herbs and vegetables and even raising chickens for the fresh eggs.
The Chef & The Frog 607 S. Madison Street
Whiteville, NC
(910) 640-5550
chefnc.com
This event is part of Jamaaladeen Tacuma’s South Arts Creative Residency
THE DIRT ROAD XPERIENCE: RENOWN BASSIST JAMAALADEEN TACUMA IN RESIDENCE IN WHITEVILLE, NC FEBRUARY 16 — MARCH 10, 2022
Jamaaladeen Tacuma, the American free jazz bassist, composer, and interdisciplinary artist whose work with Ornette Coleman during the 1970s and 1980 put him on the international map, is tracing his own origin story with a residency project he is calling The Dirt Road Xperience. To support the composition of a new musical suite, Tacuma will reflect on his career arc and musical journeys while revisiting the stomping grounds of his youth—the winding back roads of Whiteville in Columbus County, NC.
Tacuma's own artistic biography parallels the Carolina origins of important nationally- and internationally-acclaimed musical talents including bassist Kim Clarke (also from Whiteville), Graham Haynes (his Greensboro roots), and the geographic arcs of Percy Heath, Nina Simone, Max Roach, George Clinton, Maceo Parker, Paul Robeson; not to mention the iconic individuals known to the world as Dizzy, Monk, and Coltrane. Tacuma is the grandson of Whiteville's own Luther and Bertha Hill. He spent his summers in Whiteville working on sharecropper families' tobacco farms while also discovering his passion for his instrument, the bass guitar; having experiences that shaped him into the man and musician he is today.
During the residency, Tacuma will set up a combination art gallery, music studio, and design installation space at 611 South Madison Street in downtown Whiteville from February 16 through March 10. During this period, the public will be able to stop by to meet the artist and experience his multifaceted creativity. The public is also invited to join Tacuma's Xperience by attending one or more from a series of free performances, workshops, and discussions in Whiteville and Charlotte (details listed on next page).
Tacuma will be joined during the residency by award-winning videographer and Apollo Theater sound engineer Gregg Mann, who will be documenting the entire residency for posterity. Mann brings his wealth of over 25 years in the music industry to the project. He has worked with Ornette Coleman, Alicia Keys, Gladys Knight, John Legend, Eryka Badu, and many other significant artists. For the last 10 years, he has been working in the independent film community as a director and editor.
The Dirt Road Xperience is made possible with the support of Jazz Road, a national initiative of South Arts, which is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. South Arts awarded $2 million in grants in October 2021 to support jazz musicians through the Jazz Road initiative. The individual grants, which ranged from $24,700 to $40,000, were delivered to 52 musicians to support a wide variety of creative residencies.
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