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Kassa Overall(Opens in a new window) is a Grammy-nominated jazz artist, drummer, emcee, singer, and producer. He seamlessly blends jazz, hip-hop, and avant-garde experimentation into a sound uniquely his own. His music is both innovative and accessible, pushing the boundaries of genre while remaining deeply engaging. Overall has released three critically acclaimed albums, including Go Get Ice Cream and Listen to Jazz (2019) and I Think I’m Good (2020). His latest project, ANIMALS (2023), explores the complexities of his identity as an artist and a Black man in America, featuring collaborations with an eclectic mix of musicians—from Danny Brown and Lil B to Nick Hakim and Vijay Iyer.

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Kassa Overall

The Red Room at Cafe 939

Kassa Overall is a Grammy-nominated musician, emcee, singer, producer and drummer who melds avant-garde experimentation with hip-hop production techniques to tilt the nexus of jazz and rap in unmapped directions. He previously released four critically acclaimed projects: I THINK I’M GOOD, Go Get Ice Cream, Listen to Jazz, Shades of Flu and Shades of Flu 2. On ANIMALS, his Warp Records debut, Kassa pushes his kaleidoscopic, subversive vision further. He layers Roland 808s against avant-garde drumming in the vein of his mentors Elvin Jones and Billy Hart, the latter of whom he studied with at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Virtuoso musos appear alongside rap poets, including Danny Brown, Wiki, Lil B, and Shabazz Palaces. Top-flight jazz improvisation weaves in and out of orchestral string arrangements by Jherek Bischoff. The album’s diverse, all-star roster of collaborators includes several of his close friends, like vocalists Nick Hakim, Laura Mvula, Francis and the Lights, and jazz stars like Theo Croker and Vijay Iyer.

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Kassa Overall

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Sep 9, 2025

Kassa Overall · Berklee College of Music

Oct 30, 2024

Kassa Overall · ArtPower at UC San Diego

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