WESTERN FRONT – Sakina Abdou with Dylan van der Schyff

Description:

As part of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Lille-based saxophonist and flutist Sakina Abdou was joined in conversation by scholar and percussionist Dylan van der Schyff. The musicians opened the event with a free improvisation before inviting audience members to join the dialogue through an open question period.

Presented in partnership with Coastal Jazz with the support of the Consulate General of France in Vancouver, the Government of Canada, and SOCAN Foundation.

Video documentation is available upon request.

A white drummer with gray hair and tan pants sits behind a drum kit, gesturing with his hands as he speaks into a microphone. In the foreground of the image, a person with an afro is seen from behind.

A Black person with a small afro and a tan cardigan speaks into a microphone, thoughtfully addressing a crowd.

A saxophonist wears her hair in an afro and is dressed in a tan cardigan and black pants. Leaning forward with her eyebrows furrowed and eyes shut in concentration, she embodies the music while jamming with a grey-haired drummer.

A Black saxophonist with an afro tilts her head back slightly as she plays, her tan cardigan in stark contrast against the black curtains behind them. Her eyebrows are furrowed and her eyes are shut as she vigorously blows air into her instrument.

Captions:

Dylan van der Schyff at Western Front, Jun 27, 2024. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.
Sakina Abdou at Western Front, Jun 27, 2024. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.
Sakina Abdou and Dylan van der Schyff at Western Front, Jun 27, 2024. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.
Sakina Abdou at Western Front, Jun 27, 2024. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.
Sakina Abdou at Western Front, Jun 27, 2024. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.

Western Front is a non-profit artist-run centre in Vancouver.

We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.