Rashid Bakr | |
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 Jemeel Moondoc (left) with Rashid Bakr at Studio Rivbea! July 1976 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Charles Downs |
| Born | October 3, 1943 (age 80) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Free jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
Rashid Bakr (born Charles Downs on October 3, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American free jazz drummer. [1]
During the 1970s, he was active in the New York City loft jazz scene, performing at venues such as Rashied Ali's "Ali's Alley" and Sam Rivers' "Studio Rivbea". He was a member of Ensemble Muntu with Jemeel Moondoc, among others. [2]
In 1976, Bakr performed in a production of Adrienne Kennedy's A Rat's Mass directed by Cecil Taylor at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in the East Village of Manhattan. Musicians Jimmy Lyons, Andy Bey, Karen Borca, David S. Ware, and Raphe Malik also performed in the production. Taylor's production combined the original script with a chorus of orchestrated voices used as instruments. [3] Bakr continued to perform with Taylor into the 1980s, appearing on his albums The Eighth and Winged Serpent (Sliding Quadrants) . [4]
Bakr is a member of Other Dimensions in Music with Roy Campbell, Daniel Carter, and William Parker. [5]
With the Flow Trio (Louis Belogenis, Joe Morris, Bakr listed as Charles Downs)
With Billy Bang
With John Bickerton
With Arthur Doyle
With Frode Gjerstad
With Sabir Mateen
With Joe McPhee
With Jemeel Moondoc
With Ras Moshe
With Other Dimensions in Music
With William Parker
With Jamie Saft
With Glenn Spearman
With Cecil Taylor
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