Kassa Overall: Tiny Desk Concert
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Suraya Mohamed | April 5, 2023
Kassa Overall is no stranger to NPR. Back in 2020 he was a featured vocalist and percussionist on the Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science Tiny Desk concert and in the same year he scored the original music for the first season of NPR Music's Louder Than A Riot podcast. (His catchy theme song has been remixed by producer Suzi Analogue for the show's second season.) Now, Kassa's back again, leading his own band and doing what he always does - pushing musical boundaries and finding new ways to express himself through a unique blend of experimental hip-hop-infused jazz.
This Tiny Desk starts with two cuts from ANIMALS, Kassa's May release that will be featured on his upcoming summer tour. On "Ready To Ball," pianist Ian Finkelstein opens with a chord progression that signals bebop but quickly moves into a more dynamic, experimental sound with hypnotic meter changes and surprising interludes.
"Make My Way Back Home" is a beautiful song featuring Nick Hakim's sultry vocals overtop a captivating rhythmic foundation with an avant-garde yet familiar feel. I especially love the catchy melodic line, one you can sing along to even if only hearing this tune for the first time.
Then, Kassa's outstanding drum solo on "Find Me" moves into a driving percussive groove that breaks for a short rap interlude and thoughtful melodic moments featuring soprano saxophonist Tomoki Sanders and vocalist J. Hoard. "Who's on the Playlist" is an oldie but goodie from Kassa's 2019 record, Go Get Ice Cream and Listen to Jazz, which finishes the set with a continued virtuosic display of musicianship, lyricism and artistic innovation.
SET LIST
"Ready To Ball"
"Make My Way Back Home (Feat. Nick Hakim)"
"Find Me"
"Who's on the Playlist"
MUSICIANS
Kassa Overall: drums, vocals
Tomoki Sanders: soprano saxophone, drums, percussion, vocals
Ian Finkelstein: piano
Bendji Allonce: percussion, vocals
Giulio Xavier Cetto: bass, vocals
J. Hoard: vocals
Nick Hakim: vocals
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
Audio Engineer: Alex Drewenskus
Audio Mix: Josh Rogosin
Creative Director: Bob Boilen
Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame, Sofia Seidel, Maia Stern
Audio Assistant: Josephine Nyouani
Production Assistant: Jill Britton
Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Josh Rogosin, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Ashley Pointer, Pilar Galván
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
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Thank You NPR Tiny Desk for having me! This was a once in a lifetime moment! Watching the performance feels like watching a scene I dreamed in a dream.
You all killed it!
Legendary performance
Loved this SO much. Just went to check out your tour schedule. If there’s anyway you all can make it to Louisville KY around the time you play Nashville, Memphis and St. Louis, I’d be there and so would all my friends! Thank you all for sharing your gift
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaye yooooooooooooooooooo
Beautiful Kassa! Keep Shining Fam ~ You make the Town proud
never heard of this guy before but I'm off to binge every piece of music I can find. see ya'll at the next one.
La Casa Azul with Roy Hargrove was one the best news of 2019…
Same
Just saw him tonight . He opened for Digable Planets. It was an experience. Do yourself a favor and go see him and his band live!
My world got bigger today! Love the stylistic fusion going on here! 👏👏👏
Freshest music I’ve heard in over a decade
The most interesting and intelligent band I’ve listened in many, many time 👏👏👏👏
Hats off to Ian Fink, the keys player, what a guy!!!
THE SCREAM I LET OUT WHEN I HEARD NICK HAKIM
Let’s go Kassa!!!!!!!
One of the best live performances I’ve ever seen was these guys at Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Festival, truly astounding talent across each member ❤️
0:00 - Ready To Ball
4:44 - Make My Way Back Home (feat. Nick Hakim)
9:30 - Find Me
16:15 - Who's On The Playlist
So glad I clicked on this this morning. This was a whole jam. Incredibly... rich ☀️🌺👌🏿
Really enjoyed this. Haven’t heard anything this original in a while. So good
The vibe of this group is so lovely. I'm painting and I keep rewatching this concert just to keep my juices flowing...thank you, Tiny Desk!
Terri Lyne said it best:
“pre-eminent style bender and blender, successfully juxtaposing genres through his production expertise and use of melodic and harmonic forms that deftly integrate the new with the old.”
I love Tiny Desk Concerts, and to be honest I don’t always watch them end to end. This one I for sure did - this is what jazz looks like in 2023
“What’s the meaning of algorithms if the rhythm is out of rhythm?”
Terrific performance from the first note to the last! Beautiful arrangements as well. You all killed it!
Incredible performance. Floored!! These songs are so beautiful and this band is so locked in. And that Nick hakim verse just casually slipped in there 🫠
Umm what have I stumbled across here? I’m going through this man’s whole discography now. This is beautiful
J Hoard 😫🔥
Anderson Paak. surrounded by Durand Bernarr team in another dimension
Had the association too.
Loved this! And loved Ian Finkelstein on keys!!
Piano Man 👍
I love this set. Getting very much a story vibe like from Anderson Paak or Lupe Fiasco
Really innovative music. Nick Hakim’s music is mesmerizing. Unjustly Underrated.
That was a vibe , I like it .
I heard freedom in their music!!!!
I'm really bugged out, that I'm just learning of them. My Gawd.
Mesmerizing ❤
Outstanding Performances by all !
So much going on musically. Absolutely brilliant.
I have been listening to Kassa since his first project, so glad to see him on here again, and to see him live this summer :)
This is a masterpiece.
so great and inspirational music !!
THIS WAS 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. Get it babies!!
The Tiny Desk sound engineering is just toooooo pure! Kassa Overall goodness gracious!
It would do a grave disservice to pigeonhole this music into any specific genre. Plain and simple it’s just transcendent art. It also challenging and cerebral, and I’m here for it
I was so blown away by this group performing at the San Jose jazz festival. If you ever get a chance go to a show!!!
these last two singles are special - excited for his upcoming album
Great performance ❤❤❤
Pianist is amazing. Enjoyed very much.
Alright now!!
i❤tiny desk. period.
Outstanding
14:01 Kassa looked at J. Hoard expectantly and he responded beautifully. His falsetto is so emo I can't stop getting goosebumps.
16:05 ✊x✊
So much goosebumps at the song find me - this is so incredible
Bro. That’s crazy 🙏
Saw their show tonight in Baltimore! Absolutely amazing 👏🏽
Ian Finkelstein is amazing ❤ 💣
Congratulations Kassa! Your music is so inspiring and peaceful/soothing to the soul. I really enjoyed this performance. Great chemistry within the band too.
🙏🏽🌈❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎🤍
What an expression😲!!! So interesting👏👏👏
Extremely inspiring, this is the type of music I want to start making
I know you guy from somewhere, still keepin it hype and letting the jazz run wild, thanks and congrats! Bless!
OOOO so steezy. love it. love the vibe and the pause moments and blitz moments!
My favorite act. Never heard until now. So dang good. Thank you!!
Fan forever
Nick ❤
Music has so many different expression and this beautiful group is quite the unique experience. Thank you for being you 💞♾️
PS: The red amongst the white, respects Divine... I see you lotus.
What does the red amongst the white signify?
Would like to know that as well :p
F*ck i have now money but i still wanna say i like that music! Hope thats okey Kassa Overall :D
That music is breathing
so great wow!
Très original, inspiré, cette musique captive instantanément.
Going to see KO Tonite in Oakland
Bravo Kassa 🙌🏾 … Brooklyn loves you
Kassa Overall is a musical genius!!!!
wow that pianist is really good!!
I found out about him not too long ago, he doesn’t have many songs on streaming
Ian Fink!!
Kinda Freaked me out at first But Great music!! Love it
This is precious and absolutely has to be released on vinyl as a separate release!
That would be wonderful
Genius. Mastery. Absolutely incredible
Get it, Kassa!
Tomoki is so slay
Every moment is wonderful and perfect❤
I came here from WARP's post about The Drums Will Protect You, and that's a wonderful tiny desk concert ! I am gonna watch the film right now.
🔥🔥🔥
I just wanted to see the guy wearing the frilly napkin. Okay, I made it that far. Nuf.
Hahahahaah
Does anyone know the name of the mics they’re using?
Sennheiser 416, earthworks on kit, Neumann km84, schoeps mk2, Soyuz 013 on piano, ear trumpet laps on the bass, blue hummingbird on conga, akg in sax
Seriously one of the best.
Yazzzzzzzzz ❤🎉😊!
Jenn's Terrific Vacation brought me here and I'm thankful
Kassa!
Great Performance. big shout out y'all.
love this!
True artist.... this sounds amazing!❤
New fan here. Came straight here from the new Danny Brown song 'Jenn's Terrific Vacation'.
Jazz at its finest
I literally just heard of Kassa minutes before checking out this performance! This is superb! From the opening song to the last. Excellent artistry and phenomenal band. He just gained a new fan.
I just love the drum solo so much... 9:34
I see some "the cinematic Orchestra" influenced))
Amazing!!!
When is the bad bunny tiny desk????
Love you kassa. Be you.
World class.
Thank God for government funding🙏
"...if I put my mind to it." Nice performance.
Great show! coughbadcrowdcough
It's giving jazzy J Cole ❤❤
💥💥💥💥
Kassa just gets it :)
Jazz is very sexy lately. Happy days!
Wow this stuff is fresh
excelente