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6. TACUMA SONG 8:270:00/8:27
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Jamaaladeen Tacuma’s For The Love of Ornette Ensemble is honored to have been awarded prestigious Mid Atlantic Arts International Engagement Grant and will be appearing in Europe in spring/summer 2022.
For The Love of Ornette Ensemble features , Jamaaladeen Tacuma Bass, Sumi Tonooka Piano, Alfredo Colon Sax/EWI, Justin Faulkner drums, a surprise guest soloist on Alto Saxophone will be appearing at select concerts.
“Jamaaladeen Tacuma — the most ecstatic, elastic, groove-laying, funkily free, deep electric bassist on the planet –followed with his For the Love of Ornette band (titled the same as his most recently released album, with mostly the same personnel). Ever since his mid ’70s debut (under another name) with Ornette on Dancing In Your Head, Jamaaladeen has been a bubbling spring of bluesy, out-bound movement, and his set starting with his “Tacuma Song” exemplified his style” - Howard Mandel - President Jazz Journalist Association
“Bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma joined the alto saxophonist/free jazz pioneer's electric Prime Time Group in the mid-'70s, contributing to Dancing in Your Head (Polygram, 1976) and Body Meta (Verve, 1976). With For the Love of Ornette, he teams with and pays tribute to his old boss and mentor. ” - DAN MCCLENAGHAN
“ Mid Atlantic Arts has announced over $528,000 in grant support to 49 ensembles and solo performers who will represent the United States at 57 different festivals around the globe through the second round of USArtists International’s (USAI) 2021 program year. USAI grantees include 25 music, 14 dance, and 10 theater companies and solo performers from 15 U.S. states. The grantee pool is composed of 49% first-time grantees and also marks the inclusion of supported engagements in Bahrain and Monaco for the first time. USAI round two engagements comprise both virtual and in-person events and will take place between July 2021 and June 2022.”