Jazz: A Music of the Spirit

Jazz: A Music of the Spirit / Out of Sistas' Place
Studio album by
Ahmed Abdullah's Diaspora and Francisco Mora Catlett's AfroHORN
Released2019
GenreFree jazz
LabelAmedian
Ahmed Abdullah chronology
Tara's Song
(2005)
Jazz: A Music of the Spirit / Out of Sistas' Place
(2019)

Jazz: A Music of the Spirit / Out of Sistas' Place is an album by Diaspora Meets AfroHORN, featuring the combined forces of two bands led by Sun Ra alumni: trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah's group Diaspora, and percussionist Francisco Mora Catlett's ensemble AfroHORN. It was released in 2019 by Abdullah's Amedian label. On the album, Abdullah and Mora Catlett are joined by saxophonists Don Chapman and Alex Harding, tubist Bob Stewart, pianist Donald Smith, vocalist Monique Ngozi Nri, bassist Radu ben Judah, and percussionists Ronnie Burrage and Roman Diaz.[1][2][3]

Sistas' Place is a Brooklyn-based coffee shop and music venue of which Abdullah is the music director.[4]

  1. ^ "Jazz: A Music of the Spirit / Out of Sistas' Place". Ahmedian. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Jazz: A Music of the Spirit / Out of Sistas' Place". HearNow. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "Releases: Other Labels". Francisco Mora Catlett. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "Ahmed Abdullah discusses new album by Diaspora Meets AfroHORN". The Wire. March 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2023.