Beserat Tafesse photo by Lisa Hagen Glynn
Born to Ethiopian immigrants in the Pacific Northwest, Beserat Tafesse grew up with a wide array of musical and cultural influences–traditional Ethio Jazz, the great Stevie Wonder, and his parents’ favorites–each uniquely informing and penetrating his mind with a diverse soundscape from an early age. Tafesse has played with the Mambo Legends Jazz Orchestra and the Birdland Big Band, and can be heard on the Grammy-nominated album Art of the Arrangement, by Doug Beavers. After playing for years around New York City, Tafesse returned to Seattle where he continues to collaborate with world-class musicians and teach at Cornish College of the Arts while working on his debut solo project.
*This concert is part of a month-long festival organized by Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA)
