J.A.W celebrates ten years in Berlin and Paris
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- Theo Parrish, Gilles Peterson, Motor City Drum Ensemble and Floating Points will join the month-long festivities in November.
- J.A.W will mark its tenth anniversary with a series of parties taking place in Paris and Berlin from November 8th through 20th. The festivities will start in Berlin with live performances coming from Blue Note's Robert Glasper Experiment and New Orleans trumpet player Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah at Yaam on November 8th. Manchester jazz ensemble Gogo Penguin will follow on the 11th at Bi Nuu. The week after, J.A.W will head to Paris, bringing London artist Yussef Kamaal and Sound Signature boss Theo Parrish to La Machine Du Moulin Rouge on the 17th. The same weekend, J.A.W. will take over Berlin venue Prince Charles for three consecutive nights. Floating Points and Hunee will headline the first night on November 18th, followed by Theo Parrish, who will perform a six-hour set on the 19th. The series finishes on the 20th with a jazz-focused back-to-back set from Gilles Peterson and Motor City Drum Ensemble. Originally based in Paris, the J.A.W collective has been promoting soulful music since 2005, hosting the like of Larry Heard, Moodymann and Omar-S. In 2009, its three founders relocated to Berlin, where they held events in spots like Horst, Neue Heimat, Prince Charles, Astra, YAAM and Silent Green. Tickets are available here on RA.
- Tue, Nov 8, 2016
Family Reunion with Robert Glasper Experiment x Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah
Christian Scott
- Thu, Nov 17, 2016
Family Reunion with Theo Parrish all Night, Yussef Kamaal 4tet Live
Discomatin, Yussef Kamaal, Theo Parrish, Henry Wu, Kamaal Williams, Yussef Dayes
- Fri, Nov 18, 2016
Family Reunion with Floating Points, Hunee, Red Greg, Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids Live
Floating Points, Hunee, Red Greg
- Sat, Nov 19, 2016
Family Reunion with Theo Parrish, Rabih Beaini, Abdul Forsyth, Carlos Niño & Friends Live
Amila, Abdul Forsyth, Rabih Beaini, Theo Parrish
- Sun, Nov 20, 2016
Family Reunion with Motor City Drum Ensemble, Gilles Peterson, Sadar Bahar and More
Motor City Drum Ensemble, Gilles Peterson, Jameszoo, Yussef Kamaal, KC The Funkaholic, Sadar Bahar