
June 1 saw the passing of American jazz saxophonist, Faruq Z. Bey . He was best known for his time with Griot Galaxy, a free jazz band from the 1970’s and 80’s. In the mid 80’s, he was forced to leave the band after a bike accident that left him in a coma for some time. He returned to playing in the mid 90’s. I have posted a couple of videos here in tribute to this outstanding musician. The first is with his band “The Northwood Improvisers”. The second is with the Griot Galaxy. Love Jazz.
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3 responses to “Remembering Faruq Z. Bey”
Wow! Not sure what’s going on with the facepaint in the second video, but the tunes were incredible!
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Blew me away to. Great band. They win Grammy awards or were nominated in the 80’s. Never had heard them before this.
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