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Bungul: Hamid Drake, Peter Knight, David Wilfred, Daniel Wilfred, Sunny Kim, Aviva Endean + Amalia Umeda at Jazztopad Festival New York at Public Records
Where
Public Records
Jazztopad Festival New York
233 Butler Street
Brooklyn, NY
Map
(347) 529-4869
When
Sun, June 16, 2024
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Hamid Drake
drumsPeter Knight
trumpetDaniel Wilfred
vocalsDavid Wilfred
vocalsAviva Endean
clarinetAmalia Umeda
violinSunny Kim
vocalsAbout
Hamid Drake- drums
Peter Knight โ trumpet, electronic, percussion
Daniel Wilfred โ vocal, bilma
David Wilfred โ vocal, yidaki, dance
Sunny Kim โ vocal, electronics, percussion
Aviva Endean โ bass clarinet, aliquot flute, electronics
Amalia Umeda โ violin
The project is organized by the National Forum of Music in Wroclaw in partnership with the Polish Cultural Institute New York.
As part of Jazztopadโs commitment to erasing borders this yearโs program includes Hand to Earth, a group from Australia led by trumpeter Peter Knight, also including Korean singer Sunny Kim and featuring two aboriginal membersโbrothers David and Daniel Wilfred, keepers of one of the oldest known vocal traditions in the world. Turkiewicz first met Knight on a trip to Australia in 2016, when Knight was director of the Australian Art Orchestra. Theyโve built a lasting partnership ever since. There have been several iterations of Hand to Earth but the version that comes to New York, โThe Crowโ co-commissioned by the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, is special thanks to the participation of Umeda, an exciting musician whoโs development and growth has been nourished in part by various Jazztopad projects. The ensemble, which also includes the acclaimed saxophonist Aviva Endean, uses expansive improvisation to meld ambient sounds and traditional โManikayโ (public songs) sung in Wagilรคk. โWhen we started doing Jazztopad in New York it was just Polish artists playing,โ Turkiewicz says. โBut then I realized when you look at the programs in Poland, there's not so many Polish artists performing. What I wanted to do is reflect in New York what we were doing in Poland, but without bringing in artists that regularly play here.โ ...