GACHI by SAAWEE + J. HOARD
Get Back! The Dock Street Concerts
presented by St. Ann’s Warehouse
Thursday, August 26, 2021, 7pm
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Ticket: Free
Get Back! is a series of live concerts by world-class musicians, sending artists back to work and bringing live music to people strolling or hanging out in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Named for the Beatles’ legendary surprise performance on the roof, artists have the chance to play together again — for some, their first time in over a year — and audiences the rare nourishment of an in-person concert.
For more information, please visit https://stannswarehouse.org/show/get-back-concerts/.
SaaWee
Official Website | @saaweenyc | @sitachay | @jihyekim_drum
SaaWee is a contemporary shaman ritual created for the spirituality of current society. SaaWee accentuates the electricity between the old and new through multi disciplinary languages invoked by Korean shaman rhythm. Sita Chay (Latin Grammy winning violinist based in New York), Jihye Kim (provocative percussionist of Urban Sound based in London), often collaborating with a unique visual collaborator, re-imagines ancient stories in order to touch upon current societal illness and seeks for cure through energy links between participants. Their ritual is often in 5 different stages and it starts by entering into an artistic spirituality through counter clockwise circular motion. What makes SaaWee relevant to a wide range of audiences is their musical fluidity to summon eclectic colors of various cultural rhythms and melodies. Also not to be underestimated is their emphasis on embodiment of sound through movements and theatrical aspects.
Since their successful world premiere in London 2018, SaaWee soon after gained interest from respectful music scenes and were invited to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Boston Same River Twice Festival, Splendor of Amsterdam, Koreanisches Kulturzentrum of Berlin, Hartford University, Colombia National University and Changdong Platform, most of which were sold out and ended with standing ovations.
J. Hoard
Instagram: @jhoardmusic
J. Hoard is a Brooklyn-based artist. In one performance, you are given the core of the Black church and the allure of “The Great White Way” (Broadway). His original compositions and arrangements easily shift genres to articulate his vivid songwriting. This eclecticism has yielded collaborations with artists such as Black Coffee, Chance the Rapper, Brasstracks, and hip-hop royalty Jean Grae & Quelle Chris. Additionally, he has worked closely with a host of jazz/experimental artists such as Sonnymoon, Javier Santiago, Jose James TheLessonGK, and music legend Meshell Ndegeocello.