Ambassadors of London’s Rebooted

Ambassadors of London’s Rebooted, Revitalized Jazz Scene Come to New York

The British tenor saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings brought his trio to New York for two shows presented by Jazz Re:freshed. Credit Jacob Blickenstaff for The New York Times

By GIOVANNI RUSSONELLOAUG. 29, 2017
The British tenor saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings pawed the stage with his bare feet on Saturday night at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn as he led his trio through a soaring set of crackling originals. Neither leg stayed on the ground for long; it was as if he were constantly making sure the floor was still there, that his saxophone hadn’t lifted him up and away.

With an effervescent, Antillean rhythm rising behind him, he emitted a powerful energy from his horn, but vested each note with its own shape and sensitivity.


Mr. Hutchings’s trio — with Moses Boyd on drums and Theon Cross on tuba — was playing the final set in a three-act bill that repeated Monday night at Nublu 151 in Lower Manhattan. It was an after-party for the Afropunk Festival that afternoon, and a showcase of young British jazz acts. Both concerts were presented by Jazz Re:freshed, a small British organization that for the last 14 years has fostered young and diverse talents in London. For the American listener who’s attuned to the nouveau fusion coming out of places like Los Angeles and Chicago, it was a reminder that these days, almost no creative trend adheres to geographical borders.

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