Shabaka Hutchings

Shabaka Hutchings
Shabaka Hutchings
	Hutchings performing in 2018
Background information
Birth name	Shabaka Akua Lumumba Kamau Iyapo Hutchings
Born	1984 (age 40–41); London, England
Genres	Jazz; jazz fusion; avant-garde jazz; afrobeat; spiritual jazz; world music;
Occupation	Musician
Instruments	Saxophone; clarinet; bass clarinet; shakuhachi; quena; pífano flute;
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Jazz re:freshed; Impulse!;
Formerly of	The Comet Is Coming; Melt Yourself Down; Shabaka and the Ancestors; Sons of Kemet;
Website	shabakahutchings.com

Shabaka Hutchings (born 1984), also known simply as Shabaka, is a British jazz musician, composer and bandleader. He leads the band Shabaka and the Ancestors, and formerly led Sons of Kemet before its dissolution in 2022.^[1] He was also a member of The Comet Is Coming, performing under the stage name King Shabaka. Hutchings has played saxophone and other wind instruments with the Sun Ra Arkestra, Andre 3000, Floating Points, Mulatu Astatke, Polar Bear, Melt Yourself Down, Heliocentrics, London Brew and Zed-U.

^ Bllom, Madison (June 2022). "Sons of Kemet Breaking Up After Final Shows". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.