Composer

Multi-instrumentalist

 Redefining jazz traditions with fearless exploration of sound. Push boundaries of expression and human experience.

Jazz & Sonic Arts Concert: Sonic Visionaries

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

Festival Sons d'hiver - Carte blanche. Quartet with Immanuel Wilkins, Micah Thomas, Ryoma Takenaga, Kweku Sumbry, plus a world-premiere duo creation with Shabaka.

Immanuel Wilkins (USA) – Festival Sons d'hiver – Carte blanche

Théâtre Antoine Watteau

In recent years, the most vital, inclusive, and innovative jazz scene on earth has shifted east across the Atlantic to London, and the figure that stands atop this revolution is Shabaka (formerly known as Shabaka Hutchings). The former leader of the heralded conglomerations Sons of Kemet, Shabaka and the Ancestors, and The Comet is Coming, Shabaka returns to SFJAZZ with music from his 2026 release Of the Earth — an innovative and adventurous solo recording that marks both his return to the saxophone and his immersion into electronic beats and loops that has opened new worlds for exploration.

Composer, Multi-instrumentalist

Shabaka Hutchings

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 4, 2027

Immanuel Wilkins (USA) – Festival Sons d'hiver – Carte blanche · Théâtre Antoine Watteau

16 - 17 Apr, 2027

Shabaka · San Francisco Jazz

Past events

Aug 10, 2024

Jazz & Sonic Arts Concert: Sonic Visionaries · Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

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