(Keep reading for details.) “In a way,” he says, this open-ended show is “like a guinea pig performance.” With the pandemic shutting down concerts worldwide, it is essential that musicians plow fresh musical ground and that virtual audiences be given something that is expansive, fresh, and even risky: “A certain amount of breath, oxygen, is being pumped into the survival of this music for the next year or so,” he explains. And he will attempt some futuristic experiments that might include a virtual appearance by one of his famous musical friends. 12, he will perform centuries-old repertory for the tabla, the Indian hand drums. Sitting alone on stage in the empty hall on Nov. With that expectation, he is allowing for latitude in his upcoming live-streamed concert from San Francisco’s SFJAZZ Center. In his world, musical discipline is a given, yet rules are made to be broken and discoveries seem always to be around the bend. The Indian-born percussionist is a lifelong bridge-builder whose collaborators have ranged from Ravi Shankar to Jerry Garcia. Alone Together returns on December 17 with a live holiday show by singer Lavay Smith and keyboardist Chris Siebert.įor Zakir Hussain, past and future are part of the same loop. The 60-minute broadcast - available only to SFJAZZ Members and Digital Members - is part of SFJAZZ’s expanding digital platform, which also includes the Fridays at Five series of streaming archival concerts. Pacific Time), master percussionist Zakir Hussain performs on a new streaming concert series: Alone Together: Live from SFJAZZ.
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