IDRIS ACKAMOOR
Genres: African Fusion, Avant-Garde Jazz, Vocal Jazz, RnB, Eclectic Fusion, Afro-Cuban Jazz • United States

IDRIS ACKAMOOR is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, actor, tap dancer, producer, administrator, and director. He is the Founder of the San Francisco performance company CULTURAL ODYSSEY and the Founder, Artistic Director of the legendary jazz and world music ensemble IDRIS ACKAMOOR & THE PYRAMIDS. Idris will be the project manager  and collaborating artist for the proposed project offering “artistic practice and survival training and mentoring for aspiring, emerging, and mid - career performing artists.” Mr. Ackamoor just received a $50,000 Composer Commission presented by the Gebode Foundation.  In December 2016 Idris received a THEATRE BAY AREA LEGACY AWARD presented to individuals that have made “extraordinary contributions to the Bay Area theatre community.” In 2015 he received THE SUI GENERIS FOUNDATION Achievement Award for “one of a kind contributions, which benefit society in unique ways”.  He has been honored with TWO Lifetime Achievement Awards for his extraordinary musical and read more...