Rami Atassi's Cosmic Dance Band

21+. 9pm.

Rami Atassi is a Syrian-American creative producer, teaching artist, & guitar educator based in Chicago, IL.

He creates melodic instrumental music with influences of spiritual jazz, Arabic folk music & afrobeat grooves.

In 2022, Rami assembled his group, The Cosmic Dance Band—a vehicle to explore his love of desert guitar & maqam jazz, blending sounds of the Middle East with jazz harmony & a modern sonic palette. This group and its collective improvisation is the backbone of his upcoming album, Dancing Together (coming Fall 2023 on Ropeadope Records). For this show they are celebrating the release of the album's first single, "Yuma Soul."

Rami Atassi's Cosmic Dance Band:
Rami Atassi - guitar
Tatsu Aoki - bass
Ronnie Malley - oud & percussion
Luc Mosley - tenor saxophone & flute
Eric Novak - soprano & tenor saxophones
Kioto Aoki - drums
Caleb Willitz - cornet & eurorack synth