Music Fans, The Kareem Kandi World Orchestra is proud to present The Ali Jackson Trio at The Spanish Ballroom in Tacoma WA on Monday March 13th. Ali will be joined by Omer Avital on bass and Yotam Silberstein on guitar. The trio will play an opening set at 7pm. After the first set, they will host our weekly jazz jam session. 7pm to 10pm All ages welcome No cover charge About Ali Jackson: Ali has performed and recorded with a multitude of artists including Wynton Marsalis, Jon Batiste, Willie Nelson, Tony Bennett, Faith Hill, Karriem Riggins, Bobby McFerrin, Buster Williams, Norah Jones, Eric Clapton, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Aretha Franklin, George Benson, Harry Connick, Jr., KRS-1, Marcus Roberts, Joshua Redman, Vinx, Seito Kinen, Seiji Ozawa, Diana Krall, Gerald Albright, Michael Heise, Russell Gunn, James Morrison, Craig Handy, Jacky Terrasson, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and the New York City Ballet. As a bandleader, Ali has recorded five albums, including Amalgamations, Wheelz Keep Rollin’, Big Brown Getdown and the Yes! Trio album. Ali’s playing is featured on more than 40 other albums, including Congo Square, Touchdown, Gunn Fu, Young Gunn Plus, European Sessions, Live at Yoshi’s, Reflections in Change, Back East, Two Men With The Blues, Three-Five, Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles, He and She, The Magic Hour and From the Plantation to the Penitentiary. Jackson also collaborated with jazz greats Cyrus Chestnut, Reginald Veal, and James Carter on Gold Sounds, an innovative album that sought to transform songs by indie alternative rock band Pavement into unique virtuosic interpretations with the spirit of the church and the attitude of the juke joint. His production skills can be heard on George Benson’s album Irreplaceable. He is also the voice of Duck Ellington, a character in the Penguin book series Baby Loves Jazz. Ali is also an acclaimed composer whose voice is unique in its command of the universal language of the groove and the power of thoughtful use of space — both rhythmically and harmonically. His most recent masterworks include the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra-commissioned Living Grooves: A World in Jazz Rhythm and a ballet composed for the Alvin Ailey Dance Company titled r-Evolution, Dream. You can find more information at: www.alidrums.com<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alidrums.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2naw4jiJg19oyYmIdzw4nFcgquaWCl64J-HL1YRwbYBjG49yiIjOHP6GI&h=AT1A5LweMp76f9LoHnwwvQamZBz4spS1rnKRYiglRZ3ei4GZvdQOpfFp3Efav84XlaS9W8RZv9HOWtFugDscYtaBqmQWP7zkQpt32SM6PZVWjOLp8SfhQN_iCEWNa0V9Bg&__tn__=q&c[0]=AT0Ju-AWv6JLWsoIXrqOdk0Sos9c32egWxO2g4x6aefPXbru59Ef3xJueVQNJKrdhesaFcv1gVVOgbJqZTjujRM4CQoqzGBcN1ROGrBkHay75kAjNdqtfDKYqapG691V9a8KGKqLGKC5lX9SrQEFSyrZNu5h>