Jamaaladeen Tacuma

For me, the single line that defines Jamaaladeen Tacuma is his work with Ornette Coleman's Prime Time. To hold down the bass inside Coleman's harmolodic universe, where the low end becomes a lead voice rather than a quiet foundation, takes a singular ear. Born in Hempstead, New York, Tacuma fused jazz, funk and the avant-garde into music that is free yet somehow danceable, a contradiction only a genuine talent can resolve. His 2011 Pew Fellowship reads as overdue recognition. I will always reserve my deepest respect for the bassist who transforms a song from underneath rather than the one chasing the spotlight.

Name (English)

Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Name (Japanese)

ジャマラディーン・タクマ

Reading

じゃまらでぃーん・たくま

Born

June 11, 1956 (age 70)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Monkey

Origin

Hempstead, New York, United States

Occupation

composer / jazz musician / musician

Awards & achievements

• 2011 Pew Fellowship in the Arts

Motto

Private

• Xhttps://x.com/Tacumasong
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%9E%E3%83%A9%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BF%E3%82%AF%E3%83%9E

Tags

• New York
• composer
• jazz musician
• musician

Last updated

2026-06-02

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