TICKETS ON SALE Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 12:00 PM
أحمد [Ahmed] (UK/France/Sweden)
[Ahmed] is Pat Thomas (piano), Antonin Gerbal (drums), Joel Grip (double bass), and Seymour Wright (alto saxophone), group jazz improvisation based on radical –– one may say minimalist –– repetition and syncopation. The model and impetus are the music and philosophy of Ahmed Abdul-Malik, a bassist for Monk among many others, and a composer and oudist whose innovations as a bandleader predated ‘world music’ intercultural experiments by decades. [Ahmed] is, at once, a rich (and richly conceptual) excavation of an under-sung master’s oeuvre, and one of the most hard-driving and swinging bands anywhere.
For the full schedule of Festival events and programming details, visit guelphjazzfestival.com/2023.
2023 Guelph Jazz Festival Ticketed Events:
Silvervest – Sep 14, 2023 4:00 PM
[Ahmed] – Sep 14, 2023 8:00 PM
Lina Allemano Four – Sep 14, 2023 10:00 PM
Certain Crafts – Sep 15, 2023 1:00 PM
Double-bill: Jorrit Dijkstra/François Houle: Coastlines & Susanna Hood Trio: unPacked – Sep 15, 2023 3:00 PM
Ratchet Orchestra – Sep 15, 2023 8:00 PM
Cory Smythe – Sep 16, 2023 11:00 AM
Josh Zubot Strings – Sep 16, 2023 3:00 PM
François Houle GENERA Sextet – Sep 16, 2023 8:00 PM
New Hermitage – Sep 17, 2023 11:00 AM
Everyone must have a ticket, including children. Infants will not be admitted during this event.
Access 2 Entertainment and CNIB cards are honoured for this event. See our accessibility webpage for more information.