In the spring of 2000 Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq (Sax & EWI), Max Hughes (Bass), Till/Sjan Sahm (Keys), Kenny Martin (Drums) and Loomis Green (Git) came together to form FuMaTiKeLo. Performing original compositions inspired by the spirit of some of Fusion Musics finest they drew inspiration from the likes of among others, Miles Davis, Weather Report, Pat Metheny and Michael Brecker.
Back together for the first time in over 1
2
years FuMaTiKeLo will be bringing a fresh set of tunes and taking their "Jazz-Funk Electric Groove Project" for a spin at the Zig-Zag.
Expect: Powerful Electric Jazz...
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In the spring of 2000 Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq (Sax & EWI), Max Hughes (Bass), Till/Sjan Sahm (Keys), Kenny Martin (Drums) and Loomis Green (Git) came together to form FuMaTiKeLo. Performing original compositions inspired by the spirit of some of Fusion Musics finest they drew inspiration from the likes of among others, Miles Davis, Weather Report, Pat Metheny and Michael Brecker.
Back together for the first time in over 1
2
years FuMaTiKeLo will be bringing a fresh set of tunes and taking their "Jazz-Funk Electric Groove Project" for a spin at the Zig-Zag.
Expect: Powerful Electric Jazz
Fuasi a Los Angeles native comes out of the “Horace Tapscott/Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra” School of Music. Fuasi leads numerous Ensembles including The Afro-Cubano Latin Jazz Connection and The Ebony Big Band. He has shared the stage with such greats as Walter Bishop Jr., Jimmy Garrison, Rudy Stevenson, Ed Blackwell, Arthur Blythe, and Omar Sosa.
Max from San Diego, studied composition at UCSD and at The Berklee College of Music. Known for his diversity in styles Max has worked with among others, Chaka Khan, Tanmoy Bose, Marla Glen, Ack van Rooyan and Rogério Souza.
Till comes from Bavaria Germany and studied the piano with Leonid Chiczik at the Universität für Musik "Franz Liszt" in Weimar. Both as a Keyboardist and MD Till has worked with Silbermond, Rea Garvey, Adoro, Mark Forster and Sarah Connor.
Kenny hails from New York City, attended the Berklee College of Music and studied with Tony Williams, Jack DeJonette and Billy Cobham. Kenny is the original drummer of the legendary Funk Rock unit Defunkt. When he is not busy producing or dropping beats he is busy working with the likes of, Peter Fox, Astrid North, and Jean-Paul Bourelly.
Loomis comes out of Daytona, Florida and studied Jazz and Classical guitar at the Virginia School of Music. Loomis is not only in demand as a guitarist but also as a songwriter and has worked with among others: Jan Delay, Aloe Blacc, Santana, Eartha Kitt, The Weather Girls, Benny Golson, Kenny Burrell, Buster Williams, and D'Angelo.
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