Kassa Overall

Released in January, Kassa Overall's debut album "Get Ice Cream and Listen to Jazz" received excellent reviews from major publications such as The New York Times, Afropunk, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Seattle Times and Downbeat. The New York Times wrote about the album: "One of the few genuine-sounding, full-scope amalgams of contemporary hip-hop and jazz to surface in recent years." The use of percussion, his preferred musical instrument, is coupled with a growing interest in electronics. During his career, Kassa Overall has performed with a formidable array of artists: Christian McBride, Donald Byrd, Vijay Iyer, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Terri Lyne Carrington, Francis & the Lights, Yoko Ono, Marc Ribot, Mayer Hawthorne, Wallace Roney, Ravi Coltrane, Gary Bartz and countless others.