For Jamael Dean, prodigy pianist and grandson of legendary jazz drummer Donald Dean, May 2, 2024, was just another gig, another performance, another chance to help cover rent that had suddenly spiked by hundreds of dollars. In a familiar theatre, with no setlist, no script, he sat perched at the grand piano at 2220 Arts + Archives in Los Angeles, unsure of what might come. What followed was an hour-long improvisation that became “Oriki Duuru,” his latest album, dropping May 9 via Stones Throw Records.
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