Pheeroan AKLAFF Fourtet, Nov 8!

"I recently gave a lecture entitled "Play like a spoiled baby". The why's and why knots of musical diplomacy. Abandon is not glitter, nor is it a resource for the uninitiated. Confines of the grand staff and every sage that may have wielded one have always encircled me with wonder, yet never entrapped my glee for guttural expression.

Atlantis, Lemuria, Shorter, and Priester are jump-off points for today's repertoire. There's no rigor like mortis, and no entrapment of beats to a fructose bar. We will be signifying like the opening page of a Julius Lester rant with electric and eclectic favorites."

-- Pheeroan akLaff

Drummer and composer Pheeroan akLaff is revered for his groundbreaking collaborations with Oliver Lake, Wadada Leo Smith, Anthony Davis, and Henry Threadgill. Today, through his Seed Artists collective, akLaff continues to expand the terrain of creative music, curating works that honor both its legacy and future.

Join us at Loove Annex on McCarren Park on November 8, 8PM for a special presentation with this master percussionist and his quartet, featuring the subversively brilliant Sam Newsome & Rob Schwimmer, the irrepressible Stomu Takeishi and akLaff's partner in rhythm, Lisette Santiago. Abandonment is not glitter.

Featuring
Sam NEWSOME: saxophones
Rob SCHWIMMER: keyboards
Stomu TAKEISHI: bass
Lisette SANTIAGO: percussion
Pheeroan AKLAFF: drums

November 8th, 2025

Doors @ 8 PM

LOOVE Annex

238 N12 St

Brooklyn, NY

$15.00 USD

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