Videos

Slow Agbekor Drum and Dance - Part 1

At a jazz faculty spotlight performance at Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Jerry Leake (atsimevu master drum), Lisa Leake (dance), and Jeremy Cohen (bell, totodzi, shaker) play the ancient Ewe warrior rhythm Agbekor, slow movement. Watch part 2 below.

Slow Agbekor Drum and Dance - Part 2

At a jazz faculty spotlight performance at Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Jerry Leake (atsimevu master drum), Lisa Leake (dance), and Jeremy Cohen (bell, totodzi, shaker) play the ancient Ewe warrior rhythm Agbekor, slow movement.

Udu drum solo

Jerry Leake, free association improvisation

Egyptian Riq

Jerry Leake plays a cabaret-style free solo on the riq, live at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, MA

Alice in Wonderland

Jerry Leake, solo vibes

All My Tomorrows

Jerry Leake, solo vibes

Black Orpheus

Jerry Leake, solo vibes

My Foolish Heart

Jerry Leake, solo vibes

Waltz for Debby

Jerry Leake, solo vibes

Tabla & Riq Improv

Jerry Leake playing in 12-beat Ektal

Conundrum

Jerry Leake performs an original composition using S. Indian syllables in a cycle of 5.75 beats, with counter rhythms. Played at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, MA

Balafon Solo

Jerry Leake performs a balafon improvisation using 4 mallets at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, MA.

Bendir Solo

Jerry Leake plays the Moroccan bendir, lap style technique, free improv.

Bhajan

Vinay Mishra sings an Indian Bhajan, with Jerry Leake accompanying on tabla at an impromptu gathering.

South Indian Vocal Music

Shyam Kumar sings in a 3 beat cycle, Jerry Leake accompanies on tabla, Vinay Mishra on keyboard.

Indian Bhajan

Shyam Kumar sings in med. tintal during an impromptu music gathering, with Jerry Leake accompanying on tabla, and Vinay Mishra on keyboard.