Hakim Ludin

Hakim Ludin, Percussion
The modern jazz and world percussionist started his musical career with a classical orchestral education at the conservatory of Karlsruhe in Germany. After completing his degree, he played in several jazz and avant garde formations and began composing music for theatre groups in Germany. Besides his own projects, studio work and appearances on television, he has performed with highly acclaimed jazz musicians Jonas Hellborg (bass, John McLaughlin), Terry Bozzio (drummer with Frank Zappa), Alex Acuna (Weather Report) and Luis Conte (Yellow Jackets). As a studio musician he can be heard on several releases. Hakim is regularly called upon to aet as the musical direetor for the international jazz and drum seminar at the Bayerische Musikakademie Marktoberdorf in Germany. As an author, he has published three instructional books on congas and percussion instruments, Flying Congas (IMP Warner), Congas & Bongos, and Percussion (both Verlag Müller/Burger). They are considered to be some of the basic works on percussion.
Hakim has been the musical director at the International Rhythm-Seminar at Marktoberdorf (Germany) with the following artists: Terry Bozzio, Steve Smith, Dave Weckl, Chad Wackermann, Luis Conte and Alex Acuna in 1994, 96, 98, 2000 and 2002. He performed at the International Percussion-Festival in Warsaw, Poland and at Documenta I I in Kassel, Germany, in 2002. In 2001 he performed at the Journees de la Percussion in Paris and in 2000 at the Pasic European Meeting in Sofia. He perfomed at the Jazz Festival in Jyväskylä, Finland in 1999. Hakim's current projects include Planet Lounge, a collaboration with jazz pianist Christoph Spendel and the sound artist Naoki Kenji. The first CD of this formation will be played on the Entertainment Program of Lufthansa Airlines. Another project is Blue Cave, a collaborative work in global thinking with the Blues-Harpist, Chris Kramer. The first set of concerts of this formation at the Balver Höhle met with overwhelming audience and critical acclaim. The solo performance Roots of Drums is another of Hakim's projects.
In the field of modern jazz 'n' world percussion, Hakim Ludin has established a new level of artistic work in percussive art. His sensitive approach to playing and colourful musical images are in high demand on live stages as weil as in recording studios. Inspired by deep emotion, his magical sound can be called "Iyrical jazz". Hakim Ludin works with Zildjian Cymbals/Sticks, AKG microphones and Remo heads and currently lives in Karlsruhe, Germany

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