He's only booked for one gig at this year’s TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, but if you’re paying attention, you might see a lot of him around town.
The musicians employ such diverse approaches that Triple Double uses a severely restricted sonic palette—no bass, woodwinds, keyboards, or bowed strings.
Since the line between Black Thought raps and Roots material is permeable, is it possible that the band will play his powerful tune "Fentanyl" in its upcoming gig?
That’s important, both for the performers—who are often rediscovering their own languages within the context of a larger reclamation of identity and power—and for settler listeners, who might need to be reminded of Indigenous culture’s enduring strength.
She first presented the program at the Western Front arts centre in 2000. Its return—this time with a brand-new five-piece band—was inspired by a show she caught at the 2017 Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
