Kassa Overall ˇ
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Biography ˇ
Kassa Overall 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 six critically acclaimed mixtapes and albums, including I Think I’m Good and Go Get Ice Cream and Listen to Jazz. His latest project, ANIMALS, 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. A graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Overall has been a driving force in the jazz world for over two decades. In 2020, he was called “one of modern jazz music’s most audacious futurists” by Pitchfork. He has toured and recorded with renowned artists like Geri Allen, Jon Batiste, Steve Coleman, Vijay Iyer, Terri Lyne Carrington, and Gary Bartz, and his production work can be heard on albums by Theo Croker, Arto Lindsay and Danny Brown. A Seattle native, Kassa Overall attended Washington MS and Garfield HS. A child drum prodigy, he taught himself to make beats on an MPC and an ASR 10 he acquired at a Seattle Police Department auction.
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Events ˇ
, Ghent, Belgium, Gent Jazz
, Wrocław, Poland, Plac przed Impartem
, Locorotondo, Italy, Il Granaio Eventi
, Philadelphia, PA, US, Solar Myth (presented By Ars Nova Workshop)
, State College, PA, US, Manny's
, Portsmouth, NH, US, Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club
, Baltimore, MD, US, Keystone Korner
, Baltimore, MD, US, Keystone Korner
, Frankfurt, Germany, Museum Angewandte Kunst
, London, UK, The Lower Third
