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1218 Cartwright St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3R8

One of Sweden’s most sought-after drummers, Konrad Agnas makes his debut as composer/bandleader with Rite of Passage, where he unites collaged hip-hop fantasias and Alice Coltrane-inspired spiritual jazz with rhythmic frameworks evoking the minimalism of Terry Riley and Moondog. Agnas’ compositions are equal parts precision and feel, propelled by the granular, multi-dimensional drumming style that he’s brought to work with Nadah El Shazly, Bakgrundsmusik, Johan Lindström Septett, Rebecka Törnqvist, Pat Metheny and Pugh Rogefeldt. Rite of Passage features some of the Scandinavian jazz scene’s finest creative players in Per Texas Johansson saxophone/clarinet/flute, Torbjörn Zetterberg bass, and Johan Graden piano/organ.