Kassa Overall

Kassa Overall is a Grammy-nominated jazz artist, drummer, emcee, singer and producer. He seamlessly blends jazz, hip-hop and avant-garde experimentation into a sound uniquely his own. His music is both innovative and accessible, pushing the boundaries of genre while remaining deeply engaging. Overall has released six critically acclaimed mixtapes and albums, including I Think I’m Good and Go Get Ice Cream and Listen to Jazz. His latest project, ANIMALS, explores the complexities of his identity as an artist and a Black man in America, featuring collaborations with an eclectic mix of musicians, from Danny Brown and Lil B to Nick Hakim and Vijay Iyer. A graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Overall has been a driving force in the jazz world for over two decades. In 2020, he was called “one of modern jazz music’s most audacious futurists” by Pitchfork. He has toured and recorded with renowned artists like Geri Allen, Jon Batiste, Steve Coleman, Vijay Iyer, Terri Lyne Carrington, and Gary Bartz, and his production work can be heard on albums by Theo Croker, Arto Lindsay and Danny Brown. A Seattle native, Kassa Overall attended Washington MS and Garfield HS. A child drum prodigy, he taught himself to make beats on an MPC and an ASR 10 he acquired at a Seattle Police Department auction.

Brett Bolton

Brett Bolton is an audiovisual artist from Las Vegas who creates tightly connected musical and visual systems and then controls them live with drums and a touchpad. Every drum hit, synth line, and ambient swell is tied directly to a visual element, allowing each AV song to be as dynamic, improvised, and imperfect as the human that drives it. Given the real-time generative nature of the AV systems he builds, every performance is a completely unique collaboration between computer and human that exists only in that moment and can never be perfectly replicated. When he’s not building personal work, Brett designs visuals and real-time systems for touring pop artists, XR stages, and cutting-edge venues.

Brian Richburg Jr. (New Legaxy)

Brian Richburg Jr. is a drummer, producer, and composer whose sound captures the pulse of New Orleans while pushing its rhythmic legacy into the future. Known for his distinctive grooves and fearless creativity, Brian bridges the city’s deep-rooted traditions with the ever-evolving sound of modern music. Raised in New Orleans, Brian began drumming at age four in his father’s church. His early passion and natural skill led him to study under NEA Jazz Master Donald Harrison Jr., whose mentorship profoundly shaped his artistic voice. During high school, Brian was named a National YoungArts Winner and U.S. Presidential Scholars Program candidate. Brian also was the recipient of the prestigious 2016 ASCAP Louis Prima Award. Even before graduating, he toured nationally with Grammy Award–winner Nicholas Payton.

Brian received scholarships to both Berklee College of Music and The Juilliard School, and has since performed and recorded with an impressive list of artists, including Wynton Marsalis, Jon Batiste, Chief Adjuah, Moses Sumney, Jack Harlow, Joss Stone, Donald Harrison Jr., Ellis Marsalis, Cautious Clay, and Samora Pinderhughes, among others.

As the founder of his band New Legaxy, Brian continues to expand the rhythmic language of his hometown—connecting the ancestral beats of New Orleans with the sounds of now. His recent performances include a guest appearance with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for the premiere of Africa, and a featured spot in Lincoln Center’s Art Bath series. With every project, Brian Richburg Jr. redefines what it means to carry the New Orleans tradition forward: not by preservation alone, but through innovation and groove.

This is a standing room only performance. If you require accessibility accommodations, please email boxoffice@nationalsawdust.org.