Kora Band at Cafe Solstice, Seattle 2/11
The Kora Band is back in full 5 – piece format now that Chad McCullough, our trumpeter, is on his way back from another extended European jaunt! We’re appearing a bunch in the next few months, starting it off with a show on Saturday the 11th at Cafe Solstice in the University District of Seattle. [...]
Return of the Kora Band!
Kane Mathis has been off in Europe and Africa for much of the fall and so the Kora Band has been on somewhat of a hiatus, but we’re back for a gig this Saturday night in Seattle at a great house concert series in the Burien neighborhood. If you’re in the area and would like [...]
Golden Ear + WA/OR Kora Band Dates
I’m very happy to announce that the Kora Band has recently received a Golden Ear Award from Seattle’s Earshot Jazz for “2010 NW Jazz Recording of the Year”! Needless to say I and we are very happy about this honor. There’s more info over at the Kora Band site, and just in time to celebrate we have [...]
Round Mountain tomorrow!
I’m very excited to be playing tomorrow night at the Alberta Street Public House in a double bill: my duo with Kane (the “Kane Mathis/Andrew Oliver duo”) which in this case will actually be a trio with the addition of Kevin Van Geem on percussion (read: calabash!) will be starting the evening off followed by [...]
New Kora Band Album – Release Friday @ Jimmy Maks!
Tuesday the 21st was the official release date for my latest album, “Cascades” by the Kora Band. This is a project I’ve been working on ever since I went to West African with Devin Phillips in 2007 and returned with a desire to integrate the kora with jazz. Thanks to Seattle-based kora virtuoso Kane Mathis [...]
“Start with Guitar….”
The other day at Bantus Band rehearsal, we were lucky to have Lucky Moyo from Zimbabwe hanging out with us. Lucky is a great singer and dancer and overall musical guy and had been in town, I believe for Zimfest, which was last weekend in Corvallis. (He now lives in the UK). Loveness had him [...]
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