The Trio Of OZ featuring Omar Hakim & Rachel Z
Legendary drummer Omar Hakim from Weather Report, Sting, Miles Davis and David Bowie has teamed up with pianist extraordinaire Rachel Z who’s work with such artists as Wayne Shorter, Steps Ahead, and Peter Gabriel has earned her international recognition and acclaim from her peers and fans alike. Let the tasteful virtuosity and sensitivity of these gifted musicians take you on an exciting journey performing some of the most creative and unique arrangements of Jazz standards and chart topping Rock hits of the past 30 years. They are joined on-stage by bassist Solomon Dorsey.
Press quotes for “The Trio Of Oz”
“Witty, original, focused, and a formidable exponent of a post-Herbie Hancock/McCoy Tyner style meets the Bad Plus,Rachel Z makes a charismatic role model...thepairing of Z and Hakim turns up the intensity andthe piano virtuosity more. Coldplay's Sour Girlhighlighted the leader's long-lined ingenuity in itsepisodes of clear space, the Police's King of Painunfolded over softly ticking funk, Wayne Shorter'sNefertiti was a tour de force of skimming swing, andin more lyrical passages Z revealed a symmetricallyclassical touch." — John Fordam, The London Guardian
“Omar Hakim is an extraordinarily fluent musician; he just happens to have chosen to demonstrate this on the drums. Without dominating or adopting the leader’s mantle, the man whose drumming credits include Miles Davis, Sting and Madonna infused this gig with percussive musicality, lending crisp, beautifully weighted direction and easing back in support when appropriate and rendering the often dreaded drum solo as an exhilarating composition." — The Herald Scotland by Rob Adams
- Performed more than 100 concerts worldwide in 2011!
- Cited as the top touring band in Europe last year!
- Top 5 at Jazz Radio as charted by Jazzweek
- Nominated for ”Album of the Year” by Jazzweek
- Top Pick Artist & Debut Album of 2010 by Jazziz Magazine