Where we come from Bluesville Lewis Wright (vibraphone) and Shaney

Lewis Wright (vibraphone) and Shaney Forbes (drums) confound listeners with a telepathic empathy that can only be attained after countless performances together

Apeland’s collection of pieces from local singers who have helped to keep the traditions alive forms the basis of the repertoire here

his idea was enthusiastically accepted and the group performed in front of a full house at Soledad Prison

and chose the environs of Studio S2 at the Polish Radio building in Warsaw where she had conducted sessions for her debut album ‘Esja’

the set is steeped in what Hutchings calls Afro-futurism

Where we come from Bluesville Lewis Wright (vibraphone) and ShaneyTaken from live improvisation to live sampling and amp; recomposition to borderdefying beat collage a new jazz mixtape tells a many splendored tale of Trans Atlantic collaboration in constant cadence. Over the course of 3 days in London, drummer producer Makaya McCraven connected with first time collaborators (Theon Cross, Nubya Garcia, Joe Armon Jones, Soweto Kinch, Ashley Henry, Daniel Casimir and Kamaal Williams) and did 2 improvised performances