Isaiah Collier & Michael Shekwoaga Ode of I AM perform at the Jack London

Two Shows - 8:00p and 11:00p

Throughouttheir new album Beyond, Collier and Ode take a deeper lookwithin to reflect and gather before a full-on vortex occurs; the colorfulswirling of sounds propelled by Collier’s breath control and full expression,with Ode responding in kind with his rare ability to present the abstractgroove for the next phase of this journey.

At23-years-old, Collier has “transcended the realm of prodigy” (DownBeat) quicklybecoming a tour-de-force in the Chicago and Brooklyn music scenes. Ode and Collierfirst met  when Ode backed the saxophonist for his audition at Oberlin. “Isaiahwas so good I insisted to the professors in attendance he should be given afull ride!” recalled Ode. Ultimately Collier studied at the BrubeckInstitute in LA but he didn’t forget his first meeting with Ode, either. 

Ode’sNigerian parents bought him his first drum kit when he was 2, a red-and-orangeRockstar affair with paper heads.  That was a church engagement supplyingbackbeats for a choral rendition of “Lord, I Lift Your Name On High,” and deepfaith is further cement between he and Collier, locking their musical simpaticowith unquestionable clarity of purpose: “Our relationship with Goddefinitely set us on our path, we’re here to cultivate and build, uplift people.”John Coltrane’s burning light illuminates the duo too. They share fervor forsuch later Coltrane explorations as “Meditations” and the posthumously released“Transition.”

Second Show - Sexmob - 11:00p