Join Nasar Abadey as he takes you on an exploration of key fundamental elements which create Jazz music, as well as the when, why and how this music developed and the many that advanced it to achieving its status of America's gift to world culture will also be a part of the discussion. Music examples will be played to illustrate points of views presented. All in all, this will be a fun filled activity of listening and enjoying the music of some of the greatest Jazz musicians, male and female, that created this music.

Enjoy the music from the course: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7CNMIXCwmOEOpakAQ5J3BI

Drummer and Composer Nasar Abadey is the founder, leader and driving force of SUPERNOVA®. This band performs music from the threshold of Jazz to beyond space and time, while having an artistic license to express their compositions through traditional African rhythms, bebop, fusion, Afro-Cuban, Afro Brazilian, modal and free form. The band’s musical inspirations include, but are not limited to, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie and many more. Based in Washington, DC Abadey has also built a solid reputation as a sideman with several groups, and has performed with many national artists throughout his career. Abadey began playing drums at age five, drawing influences from powerhouse drummers such as Tony Williams, Max Roach, Roy Haynes, Elvin Jones, Art Blakey and cousin Frankie Dunlop, to name a few. Nasar Abadey creates music which he refers to as Multi-D: multidimensional, multi-directional.

Event page: https://events.jhu.edu/form/HAHJazzLives