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CARTAGENA JAZZ FESTIVAL: Chief Adjuah. EL BATEL
Chief Adjuah, formerly known as Christian Scott, began playing trumpet and recording with his uncle Donald Harrison. He made his solo debut in 2006 with Rewind That, followed in 2007 by Anthem, an impassioned response to the suffering of his fellow countrymen after Hurricane Katrina. He quickly became known for an unorthodox style of post-bop that combined modal jazz, electric fusion, post-rock, hip-hop influences and those of his native Louisiana, a mix he calls "stretch music."
His ambition and curiosity came to fruition in Christian aTunde Adjuah (2012), the first time he used his African name, and above all in Stretch music (2015), an even more experimental album, with snippets of southern hip-hop, techno, dub and house. His committed The centennial trilogy (2017), Ancestral recall (2019) and Axiom (2020) are other notable steps in his career.
Chief Adjuah is now a grand chief of a black Indian group, the Xodokan Nation. He was named Grand Griot of New Orleans last July. In his new album, he synthesizes the traditions of West Africa with his avant-garde approach to jazz and the musical roots of his hometown of New Orleans. On Bark out thunder roar out lightning, he sings and puts aside his usual trumpet for a handful of self-made instruments, including one called Chief Adjuah's bow, which combines the African n'goni and kora with the European harp.
Date: November 9, 2024.
Time: 20:00 hours
Location: Isidoro Máiquez Room.
Price: 30, 25 and 20 €.