“Live Review: Outsiders Fest in Philadelphia Jamaaladeen Tacuma's funky, bold, and fashionable festival celebrates its fifth anniversary ”

THE 2019 OUTSIDERS IMPROVISED & CREATIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL April 2019 Celebrates Philly Jazz
Philadelphia PA -- Jam-All Productions, led by renowned jazz bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma, presents the fifth annual Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival. Organized by Jam-All and curated by Tacuma, this year's 5-event festival continues its mission of showcasing diverse styles of risk-taking, progressive music and groundbreaking artists in April for Philadelphia’s Jazz Appreciation Month. This year's festival theme is "invasion of the outsiders," celebrating the contributions of mavericks, interlopers, refugees, and strangers to the culture of music.

The 2019 Outsiders fest begins on Saturday and Sunday April 13th & 14th at South Jazz Parlor, 600 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19130, Saturday and Sunday Night: Saturday Night: Jamaaladeen Tacuma Bass, Sumi Tanooka Piano, Ronnie Burrage Drums, Braxton Bateman Trumpet, Tarus Mateen Bass. Sunday Night: Jamaaladeen Tacuma Bass, Oliver Lake Sax, Kelvyn Bell Guitar, Nazir Ebo Drums. There will be two sets each night at 7pm and 9pm. Admission is $25 and tickets are available online through southrestaurant.com or by phone at (215) 600-0220. BUY TICKETS Click Photo

The Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival 2019 and Philadelphia's Clef Club of Jazz are thrilled to present a film by Shirley Clarke Ornette: Made In America Philadelphia Premiere. Followed by a Panel Discussion moderated by Dan Buskirk featuring members of the cast. Ornette: Made in America is essential for anyone hoping to understand the history of jazz and the fertile creative exchange that highlighted the 60’s and 70’s in America. It is a portrayal of the inner life of an artist-innovator. At Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz April 17 2019 6-9 pm FREE event- You must RSVP to guarantee entry (215) 893-9912.

Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival Presents: Synergy Effect: Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Will Calhoun (of Living Colour), Marc Ribot These three need no introductions a first time meeting of 3 powerhouse improvisers sharing the stage for the first time together. Tacuma has collaborated with both in separate configurations and understands the Synergy that take effect when the three take the stage together. This will be a monumental event.
Akeem's Razor ft. Matthew Stewart (trumpet- Streetlight Manifesto) warms the stage
Sun, April 21, 2019 Doors: 6:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm $16 Advance / $20 Day of Show

A Grand Finale highlighting Philadelphia's contributions to Improvised & Creative Music will take place Friday April 26th at the Community Education Center (CEC), 3500 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104; Lineup : Gary Bartz (Sax), Fay Victor ( Vocals), Jamaaladeen Tacuma ( Bass), Chuck Treece Drums, New Ghost, Marco Oppedisano ( Guitar) , HPrizm ( Electronics), Retrograde, TR7 (Electronics), Julius Masri (Drums) , Richard Hill ( Bass) , Blake Fleming (Drums), Harold E. Smith (Sacred Sounds) Admission is $25 and tickets are available at eventbrite and CEC phone: (215) 387-1911.
Previous events
Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival 2020 - CANCELLED
Covid 19 has cancelled all live concerts around the world , Jamaaladeen will be broadcasting in the Redd Carpet Room Outsiders virtual improvisations and discussions with other musical artists from around the world about staying creative in 2020.
Jamaaladeen Tacuma's Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival 2020- CANCELLED
Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz, 736 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19146, Philadelphia, PA
Covid 19 has cancelled all live concerts around the world , Jamaaladeen will be broadcasting in the Redd Carpet Room Outsiders virtual improvisations and discussions with other musical artists from around the world about staying creative in 2020.
February 21, 2020 Ramapo College of New Jeresey - Mahwah, NJ The Young Philadelphians (w/Jamaaladeen Tacuma, G.Calvin Weston + strings) where deco meets disco meets decon"
Jamaaladeen Tacuma, G. Calvin Weston, Mary Halvorson, Marc Ribot: 4 professional, harmolodic noise improvisers with an uncommon love of Philly soul and hard groove. Forever young, forever Philadelphian, forever fixated on the moment before dance went digital. Stuck in the groove like a scratch in your favorite record. Ladies and Gentlemen…the hardest working musicians in punk/funk/soul/noise: The Young Philadelphians!!!
The Young Philadelphians pays tribute to twin legacies: The mind-blowing harmolodic punk-funk of Ornette Coleman's first Prime Time band and the sweet, optimistic pulse of 1970s Philly Soul. Ribot enlists bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma and drummer G. Calvin Weston, both Prime Time alumni and Philadelphia natives, along with guitarist Mary Halvorson plus a newly added 3-piece string section** to do the job.
Set list includes classics such as The Hustle, Love Rollarcoaster, TSOP, Love Epidemic
Jamaaladeen Tacuma Trio Featuring Greg Osby & Ronnie Burrage
2 sets 7 pm and 9pm
Jamaaladeen Tacuma - Bass, vocals Greg Osby - saxophone, vocals Ronnie Burrage - Drums, keyboards, vocals
The Jamaaladeen Tacuma Trio delivers a pure synthesis of creativity, groove and innovative musical adventures. These three masters of their craft share an effortless intuitive presence that transcends genre boundaries and takes the audience on an uplifting journey.
“Dancing, racing, and singing with clarity unequaled in the realm of bass guitar.” DOWNBEAT
“Jamaaladeen is the master of the sequence.” ORNETTE COLEMAN
“The baddest electric bassist virtuoso in years.” MUSICIAN MAGAZINE
“Tacuma has always been ahead of the average hipness curve.” BASS PLAYER
Jamaaladeen Tacuma Quartet featuring Sonia Sanchez celebrates MLK at Masjidullah
Acting On The Dream Celebrating Martin Luther King Jamaaladeen Quartet Jamaaladeen Tacuma Bass CHuck Treece Drums Jake Morelli Guitar Sonia Sanchez Poet
Jamaaladeen Tacuma Trio w/ Gary Bartz & Ronnie Burrage at EARSHOT JAZZ FEST
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute , 104 17th Ave S, Seattle, WA
EARSHOT JAZZThe biggest, baddest bassist in jazz is accompanied by saxophonist legend Gary Bartz — “one of the very best who ever picked up the instrument” (Stanley Crouch) — and drummer Ronnie Barrage. The playing of Tacuma, a key figure in four decades of jazz expansion, is marked by “dancing, racing, and singing with clarity unequaled in the realm of bass guitar” (DownBeat). Photo courtesy of Sound Evidence.
Outsiders Fest in BC Jamaaladeen Tacuma & Aram Bajakian
Each April Jamaaladeen Tacuma presents his acclaimed annual Outsiders & Improvised & Creative Music Festival in Philadelphia, PA. 2019 marks the fifth year anniversary , to celebrate they are going global and The Outsiders Fest is presenting a POP UP event in Vancouver BC in cooperation with NYC expat guitarist Aram Bajakian on Friday Oct 4th 2019 at The China Cloud in Vancouver the festival continues its mission of showcasing diverse styles of risk-taking, progressive music, groundbreaking artists and cultivating intergenerational collaborations. Jamaaladeen is thrilled to be joined by guitarist Aram Bajakian (Lou Reed, John Zorn, Dálava) and Joshua Wells (Black Mountain, Destroyer)"
Legendary bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma (Ornette Coleman, The Roots, The Last Poets, Marc Ribot) plays in Vancouver with guitarist Aram Bajakian (Lou Reed, John Zorn, Dálava) and drummer Joshua Wells (Black Mountain, Destroyer).
Two Sets:
9PM (doors at 8:30)
11PM (Doors at 10:30)
$15 per set presale, $20 at door.
No Refunds!
The China Cloud
524 Main Street
Vancouver, BC V6A 2T9
Canada
Gemini Gemini Jamaaladeen Tacuma Wolfgang Puschnig
Muku - Musik Kultur, Lederergasse 5, 6380 , Sankt Johann in Tirol, Austria
Fetter funkiger E-Bass und Jazzband sind ja nichts Ungewöhnliches, deren Kombination mit alpinen Blasmusiken – wie in Alpine Aspects – oder mit fernöstlichen Musikkulturen – wie in Red Sun & Samul Nori – klangen jedoch schon einzigartig. Jamaaladeen Tacuma und Wolfgang Puschnig betrieben diese Projekte einst gemeinsam und sehr erfolgreich. Im Duoformat mit E-Bass und Saxophon reduzierte man seit den späten Neunzigerjahren den musikalischen Ausdruck auf die grundlegende Form des Duos, Gemini Gemini veröffentlichte seither immerhin drei großartige CDs. Eine extended version dieses Duos erinnert nun an die gemeinsamen fulminanten Lausbubenstreiche der beiden Weltenbummler, mit dem jüngeren Reinhardt Winkler an den Drums noch um eine Spur grooviger!
Wolfgang Puschnig – reeds / Jamaaladeen Tacuma – e-bass / Reinhardt Winkler – drumsFoto © Sound Evidence
Gemini Gemini - Jamaaladeen Tacuma & Wolfgang Puschnig
Kulturtreff Altes Kino StFlorian, Wiener Strasse 8, 4490, Markt Sankt Florian, Oberosterreich
Wolfgang Puschnig Jamaaladeen Tacuma Reinhardt Winkler
Gemini-Gemini wurde nach einer Idee von Jamaaladeen Tacuma in den Neunzigerjahren gegründet. Nachdem Tacuma und Puschnig in einigen Projekten zusammengearbeitet hatten, beschlossen sie, den musikalischen Ausdruck auf die grundlegende Form des Duos zu reduzieren und nur mit Bass und Saxophon zu arbeiten. Nach einigen Tourneen beschlossen sie einen Drummer hinzuzufügen um die Energetik etwas zu erweitern. Sie spielten mit Musikern aus Philadelphia, zuerst mit Dennis Alston und später noch mit Adam Guth quer durch Europa verschiedene Programme aus eigener Feder und eines mit Kompositionen von Th. Monk. Dies ist auf drei CDs dokumentiert: „Gemini-Gemini“, „The Flavours Of Th.Monk“ und „Journey Into The Gemini Territory“ Nach vielen unterschiedlichen Projekten (einzeln wie auch gemeinsam) waren sie einige Jahre später nochmals im Duo unterwegs. Jetzt gibt es eine Reminiszenz an diese gemeinsamen Zeiten mit Reinhardt Winkler an den Drums, ein Musiker der sie auch schon bei anderen Unternehmungen unterstützte.
„Gemini-Gemini“ steht für die Sternzeichen der Protagonisten, das + für den Drummer.
Ich darf mit neuen und alten, nationalen und internationalen musikalischen Wegbegleitern meinen 60igsten Geburtstag im schönsten Musikclub der Welt, dem Porgy & Bess in Wien, feiern. featuring Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Wolfgang Puschnig, Maja Jaku, Peter Herbert, Café Drechsler Band, Harry Sokal, Raphael Wressnig, Aljosha Pfeifer , Origami Punani and others tbc.
cYa, freu mich über jede einzelne und jeden einzelnen von euch, AleX
Gemini Gemini Jamaaladeen Tacuma & Wolfgang Puschnig
Programm jazz.villach.19 - Herbst MI, 18.09.2019 Gemini Gemini + Wolfgang Puschnig reeds, Jamaaladeen Tacuma b, Reinhardt Winkler dr
Outsiders Creative & Improvised Music Festival Grand Finale
THE 2019 OUTSIDERS IMPROVISED & CREATIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL April 2019
Philadelphia PA -- Jam-All Productions, led by renowned jazz bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma, presents the fifth annual Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival. Organized by Jam-All and curated by Tacuma, this year's 5-event festival continues its mission of showcasing diverse styles of risk-taking, progressive music and groundbreaking artists in April for Philadelphia’s Jazz Appreciation Month. This year's festival theme is "invasion of the outsiders," celebrating the contributions of mavericks, interlopers, refugees, and strangers to the culture of music.
A Grand Finale highlighting Philadelphia's contributions to Improvised & Creative Music will take place Friday April 26th at the Community Education Center (CEC), 3500 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104; Lineup featuring Gary Bartz (Sax), Fay Victor (Vocals), Jamaaladeen Tacuma (Bass), New Ghost Ensemble, Retrograde, Marco Oppedisano (Guitar) and more . Admission is $25 and tickets are available at Eventbrite and CEC phone: (215) 387-1911.
Outsiders Festival & Milkboy Presents Synergy Effect -Jamaaladeen Tacuma, WIl Calhoun & Marc Ribot
Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival Presents: Synergy Effect: Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Will Calhoun (of Living Colour), Marc Ribot These three need no introductions a first time meeting of 3 powerhouse improvisers sharing the stage for the first time together. Tacuma has collaborated with both in separate configurations and understands the Synergy that take effect when the three take the stage together. This will be a monumental event.
Akeem's Razor ft. Matthew Stuart (trumpet- Streetlight Manifesto) warms the stage
Sun, April 21, 2019 Doors: 6:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm $16 Advance / $20 Day of Show
Outsiders Festival & Clef Club of Jazz Present Ornette: Made in America a film by Shirley Clarke
Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz, 738 S Broad St, , Philadelphia, PA 19146
The festival continues on Wednesday April 17th at the Clef Club of Jazz, 738 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19146, with a 6pm screening of Ornette: Made in America, a film by Shirley Clark with a Panel Discussion featuring Denardo Coleman and members of Ornettes Prime Time Band who appear in the film. Admission is free and to reserve tickets contact The Clef Club phone: (215) 893-9912.
FREE event but you must RSVP to ensure entry.
Outsiders Kickoff Night 2 at South Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Oliver Lake, Kelvyn Bell, Nazir Ebo
THE 2019 OUTSIDERS IMPROVISED & CREATIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL April 2019
Philadelphia PA -- Jam-All Productions, led by renowned jazz bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma, presents the fifth annual Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival. Organized by Jam-All and curated by Tacuma, this year's 5-event festival continues its mission of showcasing diverse styles of risk-taking, progressive music and groundbreaking artists in April for Philadelphia’s Jazz Appreciation Month. This year's festival theme is "invasion of the outsiders," celebrating the contributions of mavericks, interlopers, refugees, and strangers to the culture of music.
The 2019 Outsiders fest begins on Saturday and Sunday April 13th & 14th at South Jazz Parlor, 600 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19130 , Sunday Night Lineup: Oliver Lake Sax, Kelvyn Bell Guitar, Nazir Ebo Drums, Jamaaladeen Tacuma will be two sets each night at 7pm and 9pm. Admission is $25 and tickets are available online through southrestaurant.com or by phone at (215) 600-0220.
Outsiders Festival Kickoff Jamaaladeen Tacuma , Ronnie Burrage, Sumi Tanooka , Braxton Bateman
THE 2019 OUTSIDERS IMPROVISED & CREATIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL April 2019
Philadelphia PA -- Jam-All Productions, led by renowned jazz bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma, presents the fifth annual Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival. Organized by Jam-All and curated by Tacuma, this year's 5-event festival continues its mission of showcasing diverse styles of risk-taking, progressive music and groundbreaking artists in April for Philadelphia’s Jazz Appreciation Month. This year's festival theme is "invasion of the outsiders," celebrating the contributions of mavericks, interlopers, refugees, and strangers to the culture of music.
The 2019 Outsiders fest begins on Saturday April 13th & Sunday the 14th at South Jazz Parlor, 600 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19130 Saturday Night: Jamaaladeen Tacuma-Bass , Ronnie Burrage Drums, Sumi Tonooka- Piano, Braxton Bateman-Trumpet, Tarus Mateen- Bass will be two sets each night at 7pm and 9pm. Admission is $25 and tickets are available online through southrestaurant.com or by phone at (215) 600-0220.
am happy and thrilled to announce that I will be joining The Legendary Wiggles in Australia to perform as a part of their end of year arena tour, The Wiggles “Big Show”. This is going to be epic as this will be my first time traveling to Australia and to connect with the folks in Australia. It’s going to be a “WIGGLY” good time on stage and off. I will performing our big hit “PLAY THE BASS GUITAR” Australia God willing here I come Wiggltown. Check out the new episode For Play The Bass Guitar
1 December 2018: Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Victoria. Three (3) shows scheduled at 10am, 1pm and 5pm. 2 December 2018: Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Victoria. Two (2) shows scheduled at 10am and 1pm. 4 December 2018: Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart Tasmania. Two (2) shows scheduled at 10am and 1pm 5 December 2018: Silverdome, Launceston Tasmania. One (1) show scheduled at 10am. 8 December 2018: ICC Sydney Theatre, Sydney NSW. Three (3) shows scheduled at 10am, 1pm and 4pm.
Samulnori & Red Sun with Jamaaladeen Tacuma & Lady Alma
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Grand Theater of Hanam Culture and Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
Saturday Ocotber 20th 2018 The Hanam Cultural Foundation will hold the 'Call to Spirit & Big Vibration' performance on the 20th at the Grand Theater of Hanam Culture and Art Center, where traditional instruments and vocals from East and West meet.
The stage will meet Korean traditional musical instruments such as Janggu, Jing, Chung-ri and Buk, saxophone, bass guitar and western and eastern vocals as well as music like Samulnori, Jazz, Pansori, Minyo, I'm going.
Kim Deok-soo, who is the best example of our time, Red Sun, a multi-national jazz group, Jungs vocalist Woongsan, fusion Korean classical ensemble Sinawi and baritone cosmos.
The performance was planned in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Samulnori 's birthday, Kim Duk - soo' s Samulnori and 30 years' friendship of Jazz group Red Sun.
It is a meaningful performance prepared by a solo performance at Hanam Culture and Arts Hall ahead of the 30th anniversary of the promotion of Hanam city next year. Kim Deok-su, who is the general manager of the company, is going to show the conquering of the new music that transcends the preservation of tradition and transcends time, race, continent and genre on this stage.
The first performance begins with the ceremony "Mun-gut", in which performers and audiences are united, and is decorated with a traditional stage that weighs on our sounds and rhythms such as samulnori, dancing, folk songs, and song. Especially, Kim Duk-soo's Janggo Sanjo who catches up with the annual rings captivates the eye. Here, the performance of the Hanoolim Troupe, the tone of the voice of the cosmos, the singer of Lee Kyung-sook, the Gyeonggi Gyeonggi folk song, and the Gyeonggi-do intangible cultural asset Lee Jeong-hee's Gyodangdusa Sinawi dance.
The second part is a new collaboration of music from the East and the West. Among the five recordings released together with Red Sun and Kim Duk-soo Samulnori, the songs that are considered to be the most Korean and have artistic value and the newly composed music for this performance are played together. 'Spirit Warriors', 'Time Boundary', 'Golden Birds', 'Rabbit Story', 'Childbearing & Hiking', 'No Secret' ), Park Jong Ho (Pansori), and Yun Hyeong-wook (Flute) are released.
The foundation said, "This show will bring out the wonderful touches and wonderful moments of the process in which each music world becomes a beautiful one."
Red Sun Jamaaladeen Tacuma : Bass Wolfgang Puschnig ; Sax, Flute Lady Alma - Vocals
Khahil El Zabar Heritage Ensemble Brazil Toru
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JAM-ALL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
THE 2019 OUTSIDERS IMPROVISED & CREATIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL
April 2019
Philadelphia PA -- Jam-All Productions, led by renowned jazz bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma, presents the fifth annual Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival. Organized by Jam-All and curated by Tacuma, this year's 5-event festival continues its mission of showcasing diverse styles of risk-taking, progressive music and groundbreaking artists in April for Philadelphia’s Jazz Appreciation Month. This year's festival theme is "invasion of the outsiders," celebrating the contributions of mavericks, interlopers, refugees, and strangers to the culture of music.
The 2019 Outsiders fest begins on Saturday and Sunday April 13th & 14th at South Jazz Parlor, 600 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19130, Saturday and Sunday Night: Saturday Night: Jamaaladeen Tacu,a Bass, Sumi Tanooka Piano, Ronny Burrage Drums, Braxton Bateman Trumpet, Tarus Mateen Bass. Sunday Night: Jamaaladeen Tacuma Bass, Oliver Lake Sax, Kelvyn Bell Guitar, Nazir Ebo Drums. There will be two sets each night at 7pm and 9pm. Admission is $25 and tickets are available online through southrestaurant.com or by phone at (215) 600-0220.
The festival continues on Wednesday April 17th at the Clef Club of Jazz, 738 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19146, with a 6pm screening of Ornette: Made in America, a film by Shirley Clark with a Panel Discussion featuring Denardo Coleman and members of Ornettes Prime Time Band who appear in the film. Admission is free and to reserve tickets contact The Clef Club phone: (215) 893-9912.
On Sunday April 21st the Outsiders Festival moves over to Milkboy, 1100 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107. Jamaaladeen Tacuma (Bass), Will Calhoun (Drummer of Living Colour fame), and Marc Ribot (Guitar) will play a set at 8pm. Admission is $20 and tickets are available at Milkboyphilly.com . Milkboy phone: (215) 925-6455.
A Grand Finale highlighting Philadelphia's contributions to Improvised & Creative Music will take place Friday April 26th at the Community Education Center (CEC), 3500 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104; Lineup : Gary Bartz (Sax), Fay Victor ( Vocals), Jamaaladeen Tacuma ( Bass), New Ghost, Marco Oppedisano ( Guitar) , HPrizm ( Electronics), Retrograde, TR7 (Electronics), Julius Masri (Drums) , Richard Hill ( Bass) , Blake Fleming (Drums), Harold E. Smith (Sacred Sounds) Admission is $25 and tickets are available at eventbrite and CEC phone: (215) 387-1911.
JAM-ALL PRODUCTIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 2019
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