Misterioso Jazz Club & Noise Reduction & IOIC present:
Heart Trio – William Parker, Hamid Drake, Cooper-Moore
21. October 2025
@ Das Institut, Zürich
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William Parker: doson ngoni, shakuhachi, bass dudek, Serbian flute, ney flute
Cooper-Moore: ashimba, hoe-handle harp
Hamid Drake: drums, frame drum
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Acclaimed bassist and multi-instrumentalist William Parker, recipient of last year’s Lifetime Achievement Award at Vision Festival, reunites with longtime collaborators and members of his quartet, Cooper-Moore and Hamid Drake, for a freely improvised trio session centered on world music. Their effort, characterized by soothing and richly rhythmic spiritual vibes, aims to ease our troubled modern times.
Predominantly influenced by West African sounds, the trio also incorporates Balkan dances and other Eastern flavors. Parker switches between different flutes and the doson ngoni, Cooper-Moore toggles between instruments he built himself in the 1970s - the ashimba (an 11-tone xylophone) and hoe-handle harp - and Drake makes everything dance with his percussion.
Their music flows pristinely, filled with clarity and naturalness, and enriched with subtle expressive touches that highlight the well-ingrained telepathic interplay these musicians share.
