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Tani Tabbal
Drummer/percussionist
Tani Tabbal began playing drums in Chicago at age five, and by age
fourteen he was a professional, playing, and performing with Oscar Brown Jr. By the
time age seventeen rolled around, Tani had already played with Phil Coran and was about to
head out on tour with Sun Ra and his Arkestra
Tani became known for his fluidity with odd and mixed
meters. His passion for the avant-garde and in pushing the jazz medium along with
blending world rhythms, brought him in professional contact with jazz legends Roscoe
Mitchell, Anthony Braxton, Oliver Lake, Muhal Richard Abrams, Henry Threadgill, and
Richard Davis among others. He also played with the Detroit band Griot Galaxy with
Faruq Z. Bey.
Tabbal has recorded, performed, and
toured with Roscoe Mitchell, David Murray, James Carter, Geri Allen, and Cassandra Wilson.
Tabbal is also in the percussion ensemble "Pieces of Time" along with
Andrew Cyrille, Famadou Don Moye, and Obo Addy.
Along with being a jazz drummer, Tani
plays percussion instruments of West Africa (djembe and doundoun), North India (tablas),
and North Africa (doumbec).
Tani Tabbal's Website
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Discography on Drimala Records
2003
Now
Is DR 03-347-02
2002
Shadow &
Light DR 02-347-01
Selected Discography
Roscoe Mitchell's
Band
Nine to Get Ready (ECM 1651)
This Dance Is for Steve McCall (Black Saint 120150-2)
Live At the Knitting Factory (Black Saint 120120-2)
Sound Ensemble Live In Detroit (Ceema 1010-1011)
3 x 4 EYE (Black Saint 0050)
Sound and Space Ensemble (Black Saint 0070)
More Cut-Outs (Ceema 1003)
Snurdy McGurdy & Her Dancin Shoes (Nesa 0020)
James Carter Quartet
In Carterian Fashion (Atlantic 83083-2)
Conversin With the Elders (Atlantic 82908-2)
The Quiet Storm (Atlantic)
Jurassic Classics (DIW 886)
J.C. On the Set (DIW 875)
David Murray
Picasso (DIW 879)
Below the Border (DIW)
Big Band (DIW)
Remembrances (DIW 849)
Rod Williams
Destiny Express (Muse Records 5412)
Hanging in the Balance (Muse Records 5380)
Craig Taborn Trio
The Craig Taborn Trio (DIW)
Barefield/Holland/Tabbal
Trio
Live At Nickelsdorf (Sound Aspects)
Sun Ra Arkestra
Dual Change (Saturn Records)
Somewhere Else (Rounder)
Geri Allen
Maroons (Blue Note CDPO777-7-9949328)
Twilight (Verve 841-152-2)
In the Middle (Minor Music 1013)
Cassandra Wilson
She Who Weeps (JMT 834-443-2)
Griot Galaxy
Opus Krampus (Sound Aspect 004)
Kins (Black and White 001)
Steve Coleman/Greg
Osby
Cipher Syntax (Bamboo JOOJ20287) |
