Chet Baker once said that jazz would never die and its current state shows it to be thriving and far from merely surviving. Though jazz may have been born in the USA, every branch of the diaspora has a surging, vital renewal of jazz with musicians bringing something new to the genre and ensuring its place as the pinnacle of Black musical expression.

South African drummer Tumi Mogorosi has been part of both Shabaka And The Ancestors and The Wretched, but 2022 finds him stepping back into center stage as bandleader for the first time since 2014. “The Fall” is the lead single from his forthcoming album entitled Group Theory: Black Music, set for release July 8th via Mushroom Hour & New Soil.

Mogorosi’s quintet combine with a nine-piece choir to create a stirring composition of powerful spirituality. With influences from South African greats like Louis Moholo-Moholo alongside American legends like Max Roach and Elvin Jones, Mogorosi is at the forefront of jazz drumming as his track record clearly shows. Alongside his multi-generational band, Mogorosi is ready to add his voice as bandleader to the ever-evolving and viscerally thrilling global jazz scene.

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