Rami Atassi - Dancing Together (2023)

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 latest album, Dancing Together.
Dancing Together is about the act of collective creativity—it's what goes down when people who trust each other go in without a perfect plan and let a little bit of magic happen. Each composition is a catalyst designed to get creative musicians moving and interacting with each other. The themes that spur them into action are simple and flexible… but sometimes deceptively simple, because once you get on board with the music, strange and unexpected things can happen. (Rami Atassi)

Rami Atassi - guitars, electronics & sound fx, vocals, bass (4)
Tatsu Aoki - bass (2,3,6,8), shamisen (1)
Ronnie Malley - oud (1,6), percussion (3)
Luc Mosley - tenor saxophone (2,3,4), flute (6)
Eric Novak - soprano saxophone (3), tenor saxophone (4,6)
Charles Rumback - drums (3,6,8)
Caleb Willitz - cornet & electronics (3,6,7)
Pri Ankhil - vocals (6)
Joie Moon - percussion (2)
Ryan Suzuka - harmonica (5)

Tracklist:
1.01 - Rami Atassi - Dancing Together (5:13)
1.02 - Rami Atassi - Yuma Soul (3:14)
1.03 - Rami Atassi - Warm Your Heart (5:56)
1.04 - Rami Atassi - Salty Sea (3:33)
1.05 - Rami Atassi - Garden Song (3:06)
1.06 - Rami Atassi - Great Plains (5:36)
1.07 - Rami Atassi - San Cristobal (2:42)
1.08 - Rami Atassi - Nasheed (7:02)