Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids
spiritual jazz afro-jazz free jazz
Influences: John Coltrane, Sun Ra, Pharoah Sanders
Idris Ackamoor leads this Philadelphia-born ensemble on saxophone, piano and vocals, with Sandra Poindexter on violin and Bobby Cobb on guitar, backed by drums, bass and congas. The sound is rooted in spiritual jazz, with long, hypnotic grooves, Afro-diasporic percussion and collective improvisation that moves from meditative passages to driving, ecstatic peaks. The Pyramids formed in 1972 and are still active, so this is a chance to hear a founding-era spiritual jazz group performing live.
Personnel:
Idris Ackamoor (saxophone, piano, vocals)
Sandra Poindexter (violin, vocals)
Bobby Cobb (guitar, vocals)
Gioele Pagliaccia (drums)
Riccardo di Vinci (bass)
Lorenzo Gasperoni (congas, percussion)
Upcoming gigs
- Fri 06 Nov — 18:30 — Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids at The Jazz Cafe (tickets)