Rashied Ali

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From Greg Murphy:

MEMORIAL SERVICE

FOR

JAZZ DRUMMER

RASHIED ALI

WILL BE HELD

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5TH - 11am

AT

RIVERSIDE CHURCH

490 Riverside Drive

New York City

212-870-6700

http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/

http://rashiedali.org

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Sunday, October 25, 2009 - 3:00pm - 7:00pm

Rashied Ali Tribute

Rashied Ali (1935-2009)

Muhammid Ali, drums

Grant Calvin Weston, drums

Cornell Rochester, drums

Jamaaladeen Tacuma, bass

Amin Ali, bass

Ronnie Burrage, drums

Charlie Ellerbee, el. guitar

Juju Jones, drums

Umar Raheem, saxophone

Many others, to be announced

Venue:

Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz

738 S. Broad Street

Philadelphia, PA

Price: Free Admission

Sponsored by:

Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz

WRTI's J. Michael Harrison

LifeLine Music Coalition, Inc.

http://www.arsnovaworkshop.org/events/rash...bute-10-25-2009

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LIVE WEBCAST STARTING IN ABOUT AN HOUR!!!

http://www.arsnovaworkshop.org/blog/rashie...e-webcast-3-7pm

Muhammid Ali, drums

Grant Calvin Weston, drums

Cornell Rochester, drums

Henry Grimes, bass

Jamaaladeen Tacuma, bass

Amin Ali, bass

Ronnie Burrage, drums

James "Blood" Ulmer, el. guitar

Charlie Ellerbee, el. guitar

Juju Jones, drums

Umar Raheem, saxophone

Dave Burrell, piano

Alan Nelson, drums

Lamont "Napalm" Dixon, poetry

Pheralyn Dove, poetry

Stanley Crouch, jazz critic

Edited October 25, 2009 by J.H. Deeley

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Here's what's coming up:

4-5pm :

Dave Burrell

Film Reflection

Philadelphia Clef Club Youth Band

5-6pm

Drum jam w/

Mickey Roker, Edgar Bateman, and too many more to list.

6-7pm:

Henry Grimes, G.Calvin Weston, Amin Ali, James "Blood" Ulmer, Charles Ellerbee, Jamalaadeen Tacuma

Open Jam session to follow

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Before playing, Henry Grimes read to the audience this tribute at the Rashied Ali memorial celebration at the Clef Club of Philadelphia on October 25th, 2OO9:

"Rashied Ali was one of the most creative and exciting musicians ever to come on the scene. To play music with him was to rejoice in the exhilarating rhythms he contributed to the music of our time, and his. We hope that more and more, the world will come to recognize the tremendous artistic gifts Rashied Ali has given us.

"We have come to a time and a feeling of last days with the demise of so many of our brothers and sisters in the music and in the literary world. I was fortunate enough to share in the last days of brother Rashied Ali. We came out of each other’s beings and had the opportunity to work on some music in a short time, and in that time we became friends, a rare occurrence in these times. The music we produced in that short period was truly inspiring -- gigging in upstate New York at Hamilton College, in Camden, New Jersey at Rutgers, in Philadelphia and New York City, and in some other places. We also began to do some recording, which is some serious work to accomplish.

"It was very inspiring to play with this brother. I knew him when he used to work with Mr. Coltrane during the ‘6O’s, when he worked a little with me also and with other groups at that time. Before Rashied left us, it looked like the ‘6O’s were coming back for a while.

"Now I hope people will be able to have some experience with the musical legacy of our friend Rashied Ali. His music, his knowledge, and his charm will continue to reach people everywhere. Rashied Ali knew how to cause music to have life and give life.

"Peace, salaam alaikum, and love,

"Henry Grimes"

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In the past two years, Rashied and Henry had a great duo collaboration going. They recorded "Going to the Ritual" in duo up at the WKCR studios on March 2Oth, 'O7, and that's out on Porter Records (#PRCD-4OO5, 2OO8), with their second duo recording, "Spirits Aloft," now in post-production. Rashied also played six other concerts with Henry between 'O7 and 'O9:

* April 21, 'O7, duo, Brecht Forum, NYC;

* June 19, 'O7, Vision Festival, NYC, trio with Marilyn Crispell;

* January 29-31, 'O9, duo residency, workshops, and concert at Hamilton College of Performing Arts, Clinton, NY;

* February 7, 'O9, duo, Rutgers U., Camden, NJ;

* June 19, 'O9, duo, Middle Collegiate Church, NYC; and

* June 21, 'O9, duo at West Oak Lane Festival, Philadelphia.

Even though Henry and Rashied were around the same age and were both born and raised in Philadelphia, they had only recorded together once before 2OO7, and that was in 1965 on Archie Shepp's album "On This Night" on Impulse!. The others in that group were Bobby Hutcherson, J. C. Moses, Joe Chambers, Ed Blackwell, and Christine Spencer.

http://www.henrygrimes.com

Rashied Ali (left) and Henry Grimes (right),

photo by Michael Lowe

Edited December 12, 2009 by musicmargaret