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2024 Coastal Jazz Artists in Residence Sakina Abdou and Shahzad Ismaily are joined in far-reaching sonic exploration by one of the West Coast’s most agile and inquisitive improvisers, drummer Dan Gaucher (October Trio, SICK BOSS, Fond of Tigers, Destroyer).
French saxophonist/flutist Sakina Abdou explores free improvisation and broadly experimental contemporary music with the likes of Eve Risser’s Red Desert Orchestra, Raymond Boni, Satoko Fujii, and the daring experimental collective, Muzzix. “Radical but controlled”, Abdou “designs improvisations that are both abstract as well as warm and sensitive” (Vital Weekly).
Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist/composer Shahzad Ismaily has been called the “musician’s favourite musician.” The GRAMMY nominee has explored improvisation, tonal shifts, and rhythmic movement with a wildly diverse crew of artmakers, including Nels Cline, Milford Graves, Bob Dylan, Beth Orton, Eyvind Kang, Butch Morris, Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Marc Ribot.

With the support of the Consulate General of France in Vancouver.