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AVOTCJA & MODÚPUE Carifest Teaser Sampler Medley:
1-Shangó’s Trini Jazz Dance (Val Serrant)
2-Oaktown Blue (Avotcja)
3-Laba Laba (Baba Ken Okulolo)
4-Great Wall (Francis Wong)
5-Leon Azul (Sandi Poindexter)
Medley
Smiles for Billy
Ian Dogole and Avotcja
This video captures an excerpt of a piece I composed entitled “Smiles for Billy,” in honor of the legendary drummer Billy Higgins. This version features the exceptional poet Avotcja performing her piece “Soundly Metaphysical” and Ian Dogole on the Swiss Steel Pan hybrid instrument called the Hang. Performed on August 2, 2009 at La Pena Cultural Center in Berkeley, CA.
Avotcja’s Jazz Journalist Award 2015 Jazz Hero Award
at Bird & Becket 4/11/2015
video by Bob Hsiang
Bright Moments / Song For Brother Rahsaan
AVOTCJA & MODÚPUE
(the Bay Area Blues Hall Of Fame Jazz Group Of The Year 2005 & 2010)
SANDI POINDEXTER-Violin, JON JANG-Piano,
HESHIMA MARK WILLIAMS-Bass, YANCIE TAYLOR (Vibes),
VAL SERRANT-Steel Drum & Djembe,
BABA KEN OKULOLO-Talking Drum),
& AVOTCJA-sm. Multi Percussion & Poetry
with
RAÚL RAMIREZ (Cajon) & MYRON COHEN (Drum set)
Snippets of AVOTCJA & MODÚPUE
(means Gratitude)