Friday June 14 * 8pm * $15

DC Jazz Festival presents:

The William Hooker Trio
William Hooker - drums
Ben Goldberg - trombone
Jair Parker Wells - bass

“The real wonder of the set is Hooker, who manages to give long performances a consistent pulse and energy without ever setting a clearly discernible metre - THE WIRE

“Kingpin of the free jazz world, Hooker’s limits have been boundless” - Chris Sabbath, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

“drumming that incorporated elements from spiritual to the avant–garde” - MODERN DRUMMER

“William Hooker is a spirit drummer.” - Andre Henken, ALL ABOUT JAZZ

“William Hooker is an artistic whole, a vast circle of vision and execution. A body of uninterrupted work beginning in the mid-seventies defines him as one of the most important composers and players in jazz.” - Thomas Stanley, SIGNAL TO NOISE

https://www.williamhooker.com