Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq

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The Horace Tapscott Tribute Ensemble

Based in Berlin, Germany, is presenting and performing the music of Horace Tapscott and the Pan Afrikan Peoples’ Arkestra.
 

Born in 1934, pianist and composer Horace Tapscott moved from Houston, Texas in 1943 and lived in the African American community of Los Angeles. He exhibited exceptional talent from an early age, performing throughout LA. and touring the country with Lionel Hampton in the late 50s. While Tapscott's prospects for a national career were bright, he returned to LA. in the early '60s with the goal of fostering African American music in his hometown. He would continue this mission until his death in 1999, becoming an important anchor in the local jazz community.
 
In 1961, Tapscott founded the Pan African People's Arkestra, a group designed to preserve, develop and promote the work of local musicians. Spurred by Tapscott's powerful compositions, the group pushed the boundaries of the Avantgarde while retaining close ties with the local neighborhood. It soon became the center of Los Angeles' creative music scene, boasting alumni including Arthur Blythe, David Murray, Butch and Wilbur Morris, Azar Lawrence, Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq, Michael Session, Nate Morgan and many others. Last year, 2011, marked the 50th anniversary of the group, which continues to perform to this day. Despite Tapscott's important role in African American music history, his music remains under-recognized outside of Los Angeles.

In the same tradition that the P.A.P.A.was built upon, to preserve the music through performance and presentation, The
Horace Tapscott Tribute Ensemble continues to perform Horace’s compositions and compositions of others from the „ARK“ who have had the opportunity to pass through this institution of „Black Classical Music“ from the Los Angeles community.
The Horace Tapscott Tribute Ensemble performs compositions of Horace Tapscott and various members of the Pan Afrikan Peoples’ Arkestra (P.A.P.A.), featuring the dynamic and spiritual voice from Los Angeles, Dwight Trible.
Dwight Trible is a singer who combines the best of vocal virtuosity with musicianship and improvisational skills to the delight of audiences and musicians alike. In addition to performing with his own group, Dwight is the vocalist with the Pharaoh Sanders Quartet and is also the vocal director for the Horace Tapscott Pan Afrikan Peoples’ Arkestra.

Dwight’s collaborations with Horace Tapscott have produced some of the finest musical moments in Los Angeles history. Now he will bring his voice and spirit to Berlin for one weekend only, performing with “The Horace Tapscott Tribute Ensemble” under the directorship, of Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq, who is also a member of the Pan Afrikan People’ Arkestra. Together, with Bobby West on piano and Ghasim Batamuntu (both also original ARK members), they will continue the same tradition that P.A.P.A. was built upon…”to preserve the music through performance and presentation…” They will not just entertain the audience with rare and unheard musical compositions from P.A.P.A. but also introduce to the audience some of the “Greatest Unknowns Ever Known” …Horace Tapscott…
The Ensemble consist of Regis Molena (Cuba) on alto sax, Kenny Martin (USA) on drums, Lars Guhlke (GER) on bass, Bobby West (USA) on piano, Ghasim Batamuntu (USA) on soprano sax, Fuasi (USA)on ten sax and special guest, Dwight Trible (USA) on vocals



HTTE for WebpageJAW Free Spirits The Ensemble consist of Regis Molena (Cuba) on alto sax, Kenny Martin (USA) on drums, Lars Guhlke (GER) on bass, Bobby West (USA) on piano, Ghasim Batamuntu (USA) on soprano sax, Fuasi (USA)on ten sax and special guest, Dwight Trible (USA) on vocals.





THE CALL

AFRIKA

TO THE GREAT HOUSE

IN THE BEGINNING

THE GREATEST UNKNOWNS EVER KNOWN