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Chief Adjuah at Fox Theater
Courtesy of Evvnt | Posted on September 1, 2023
When
Thu, January 18, 2024
7:30 pm
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Musicians
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accordionChief Adjuah
trumpetAbout
he deeply considers his work's place within its cultural and musical lineage. Adjuah is a player in communion with the past; his "stretch music" approach envisions jazz as a tradition to be expanded upon, one that can embrace contemporary musical languages, such as hip-hop. "Centennial Trilogy," from 2017, commemorates the first-ever jazz recordings, and his most recent studio album as a leader, "Ancestral Recall," attempts to decolonize sound, connecting styles and rhythms from Africa and its diaspora. Chief Adjuah continues his experiments in sonic and aesthetic integration during a residency at this haven for jazz progressives....