Shabaka Hutchings (1984) is a British jazz musician, composer and bandleader. He leads the band Shabaka and the Ancestors and used to lead Sons of Kemet before its dissolution in 2022.
He was also a member of The Comet Is Coming, performing under the stage name King Shabaka. Hutchings has played saxophone and other wind instruments with the Sun Ra Arkestra, Andre 3000, Floating Points, Mulatu Astatke, Polar Bear, Melt Yourself Down, Heliocentrics, London Brew and Zed-U.
Hutchings was a BBC New Generation Artist from 2010 to 2012. He has spent time in Barbados and South Africa.
On 28 February 2024, Hutchings announced his solo debut album, Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace, was set for release on 12 April by Impulse!
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