Music In Homes: Pamela Wise World Music Sextet

Pamela Wise, piano/vocals • Wendell Harrison, saxophone/clarinet
Naima Shambourger, vocals • Damon Warmack, bass
Akunda Hollis, percussion • Louis M. Jones, drums

The motivation, inspiration, passion and vision of Pamela Wise’s music comes from tracing the music of her African ancestors. Drum rhythms and patterns are the basis of her work, with a specific focus on West Africa, including Congo, Mali, Benin and Nigeria,” states Kresge Arts in Detroit, awarding Wise with the prestigious 2016 Kresge Artist Fellowship.

Dan Ouellette of Downbeat Magazine praises, “Wise, an assured bop pianist with a Tyneresque (as in McCoy Tyner) touch, composes strong melodies and braces them with the simmering rhythms of the Afro-Cuban tradition.”

Wise will perform original works from her newest recording A New Message from the Tribe with clarinet / saxophone guru and husband Wendell Harrison, the sultry, soulful, jazzy vocalist Naima Shamborguer, and a smoking Afro-Cuban rhythm section. 

Tickets: $50; VIP seating in front rows with additional leg room: $60.