Talib Kibwe

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Talib Kibwe , also TK Blue (* 1953 in New York City ) is an American musician ( saxophone , flute, clarinet, composition) of modern creative jazz .

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His parents were from Jamaica and Trinidad , and he later incorporated their Afro-Caribbean music into his personal style. Kibwe played the trumpet at the age of eight in his hometown Lakeview on Long Island , then switched to drums. At the age of 17 he decided to use the flute as his main instrument. From 1971 to 1975 he studied music and psychology in New York, and then concentrated on playing the saxophone. He then studied in the Jazzmobile program with Jimmy Heath , Frank Foster , Ernie Wilkins and Billy Mitchell . During this time he played under the name TK Blue in the avant-garde jazz scene of New York's East Village , a. a. with Don Cherry , but also with the Apollo Stompers by Jaki Byard . In 1979 he received his Masters in Music Education from Columbia University .

From 1977 to 1980 he performed with Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand), then he moved to Paris at the end of 1981, where he settled down until 1989 and u. a. with the Brotherhood of Breath of Chris McGregor worked with Archie Shepp occurred. During this time he dealt intensively with African music culture. In 1982 he was involved in Sam Rivers ' album "Colors". In 1986 he made his first album, Egyptian Oasis ; This was followed by tours organized by the US State Department , which led through 20 African countries. After 1990 he stayed in the USA again and worked with his own formations and the TaJa quartet (together with James Weidman ). His second album, "Introducing Talib Kibwe", was released on the Evidence label in 1996 ; guest musicians such as Randy Weston and Benny Powell work on it. Kibwe had previously worked as musical director for Weston and his Spirit of Life Orchestra ( The Spirit of Our Anchstors , 1991, Volcano Blues 1993 and Khepera , 1998). In 1998 the album "Another Blue" was created for the jazz label Arkadia Jazz , and in 2000 "Eyes of the Elders" with musicians like Randy Brecker , Joanne Brackeen , Lonnie Plaxico and Jeff Tain Watts .

Kibwe is a professor at Long Island University's jazz program and teaches jazz history at Montclair State University .

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SURNAME Kibwe, Talib
ALTERNATIVE NAMES TK Blue
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City