Shabaka and the Ancestors push jazz into the future
Saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings and his band of South African musicians are charting an exciting path in jazz.
Led by Shabaka Hutchings, who is one of the most exciting jazz saxophonists on the scene right now, Shabaka and the Ancestors are blazing a path of insistent spiritual jazz.
Hutchings has gathered a crew of South African jazz musicians and together the band fuses the inspirations of legendary figures like Sun-Ra and the concepts of Afrofuturism.
Hutchings joins q guest host Laurie Brown live in the studio to discuss the album Wisdom of Elders.
— Produced by Ben Edwards
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