Sons of Kemet
Jazzcontemporary jazzspiritual jazz revivalAfrobeat-inflected jazzpost-bop collective
Sons of Kemet was a British jazz group formed in 2011 by Shabaka Hutchings, Oren Marshall, Seb Rochford, and Tom Skinner. Theon Cross replaced Marshall on tuba after the first album, and Eddie Hick replaced Rochford on drums after the third. The band disbanded in 2022. The group used saxophone and clarinet (Hutchings), tuba (Cross), and two drummers (Skinner & Rochford or Hick) to make their music and played a mixture of jazz, rock, Caribbean folk, and African music.
Influenced by: Pharoah Sanders, The Revolutionary Ensemble, Shabaka Hutchings, Kamasi Washington
- Active:
- 2011-2022
- Scene:
- London jazz
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