Person · Male
Jaribu Shahid
- From
- Detroit, United States
- Since
- 1955–present
- Releases
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- avant-garde jazz
- jazz
About
Jaribu Abdurahman Shahid (born Glenn Henderson, September 11, 1955, Detroit) is an American jazz bassist. He plays both double-bass and electric bass.
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Shahid played in the band Griot Galaxy with Faruq Z. Bey in the 1970s, and became the ensemble's leader when Bey fell into a coma in 1984 after a motorcycle crash. Shahid continued leading the group in the 1990s. He was associated with the Creative Arts Collective and played in this capacity with Muhal Richard Abrams, Anthony Braxton, and Roscoe Mitchell. He played with Sun Ra in 1978 and worked extensively with Mitchell in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as with Geri Allen, James Carter, Milt Jackson, and Craig Taborn. He joined the Art Ensemble of Chicago in 2004.
Member of
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James Carter Quartet bass
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Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory bass, other vocals
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Also known as
Glenn Henderson
Identifiers
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- 7aed7db8-26f8-48bd-a823-938fc2d8ef05
- ISNI
- 0000000055185269
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