June 28, 2007
Montreal, Canada
This dynamic 2 hour performance of Congo Square at the 2007 Montreal Jazz Festival features, along with Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s other outstanding soloists. Odadaa! is made up of nine musicians performing on drums, flutes, balaphones and bells. Whichever group is playing, the performance is filled with the improvising spirit at the root of jazz.
Personnel
- Ali Jackson – drums, tambourine
- Carlos Henriquez – bass
- Dan Nimmer – piano
- Marcus Printup – trumpet
- Ryan Kisor – trumpet
- James Zollar – trumpet
- Sean Jones – trumpet
- Chris Crenshaw – trombone
- Vincent Gardner – trombone
- Elliot Mason – trombone
- Victor Goines – tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
- Ted Nash – alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute, piccolo
- Sherman Irby – alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute
- Walter Blanding – tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet
- Joe Temperley – baritone sax, bass clarinet
- Yacub Addy – percussion, vocals
- Okoe Nunoo – percussion, vocals
- Obuamah Laud Addy – percussion, vocals
- Ani Apang – guitar, percussion, vocals
- Imani Gonzalez – vocals
- Zorkie Nelson – bamboo flutes, percussion, vocals
- Tawiah Nunoo – percussion, vocals
- Nii Ayaa Tagoe – flutes, percussion, vocals
- Otey Thompson – balaphone, percussion, vocals