“Post-Bebop”? “Free-Form”? Nah…Just Cool
Jazz drummer Rashied Ali has successfully crossed the generations of jazz with his “free jazz” drumming.
Starting his career in the 1950s playing in blues and rock groups in Philadelphia, he moved to New York City and became an integral force in the avant-garde jazz scene.
In 1965, jazz great saxophonist John Coltrane decided to try two-drummers, selecting the legendary drummer Elvin Jones as his first, and Ali as the second.
Ali’s music is ”avant-garde jazz”, or perhaps better called “post-avant-garde”, or perhaps “post-bebop“, or maybe it’s called “organized free-form bebop”. But what ever your categorize it, it has a complex rhythm that brings you back to the hip sounds of the 1960s Coltrane era.
Rasahied Ali Quintet
Twins Jazz
1344 U Street, NW, between 13th and 14th Streets
Washington, DC 20009 (map it)
Dining - Twins Jazz also serves Ethiopian and Caribbean inspired cusine. Entrees - $10.00 - $18.00.
Dates and Times - Friday and Saturday, Sept. 7th and 8th, shows at 9:00 and 11:00 p.m.
Tickets - $27.00 and are available online
Nearest Metro Subway Station - U Street/Cardoza, Green line, then a 2 block walk
Parking - Street and paid garage parking is available in the area.
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