The Comet Is Coming: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

[@supergranular]

London jazz scene is scorching all the earth right now.Incredible.

[@Dujfjfo]

Mate you're not wrong! It's on fire

[@imaadmajeed]

Shabaka's other band Sons of Kemet, for sure.

[@sulpont]

Nubya Garcia, Joe Armon-Jones, Blue Lab Beats, Theon Cross, Moses Boyd's Exodus. In general look up Tomorrow's Warriors as a great place to start, as loads of the amazing UK jazz scene have come through there.

[@MidtownSkyport]

@Matt Andreas Ezra Collective

[@iperTONYco]

@@sulpont yussef dayes/ kamaal Williams/ tenderlonius/ alfa mist / Oscar Jerome/ kokoroko/

[@educostanzo]

Boy, having that joint 20 min ago was a really great idea.

[@sommelierramon]

Yeah , then it was. Now it’s a problem. On heavy drugs ? NO ! Sorry, Its ab fab, but ….what yeah ? Althoug I cope. Its special .

[@aliceguglielmino4849]

really good idea bro, same

[@banangy]

Light up another joint and let's watch it again.

[@sassytabasco]

Keyboard player said the same thing

[@educostanzo]

@@sassytabasco come on, he had something else 😆

[@tomasgauchat7150]

the dude who plays the saxophone has at least 20 lungs

[@dahalofreeek]

@@DMVGREY That's kinda crazy but he's an awesome player with a sound that is truly his own.

[@jb681131tube]

@@DMVGREY And what do you think of Leo P from Too Manu Zooz ?

[@loicmanche879]

@@jb681131tube really nothing to compare with shabaka hutchings. check his other projects Sons of Kemet and Shabaka and the Ancestors, really astonishing stuff

[@Ardell804]

I’m thinking 10 really big ones !

[@maxbowen6482]

He is just one big lung

[@routineparticular7104]

it amazes me that people like this exist

[@iAmTheSquidThing]

Maybe they don't.

[@natureboyneo8779]

Maybe u need to explore more ;)

[@Jsalcedo23]

Noah Talbott expand your mind and listen to more music

[@routineparticular7104]

@@Jsalcedo23 I listen to a LOT of music, these people still amaze me

[@MrBastaru]

this dude is famous

[@theburninator888]

The forearm strength in that room could lift a mountain.

[@adeadfish5006]

Or a really big comet

[@gabrielleholt446]

Can we take a minute to appreciate this man's LUNG CAPACITY THO?!?! The stamina....sheesh!

[@robertonavarro9301]

Si

[@samwhitfield1946]

The last time i saw these guys live, they did this for like 2 hours. Unbelievable. And Shabaka is a GIANT!

[@TheJamesRedwood]

Check out Kokoroko, those women are just as hot, and make it seem effortless. And the tuba player from Sons of Kemet, Shabaka's other band.

[@akiralor]

Yea, he is straight up an elite athlete. Their live show blew my mind.

[@Confuzzious]

@@TheJamesRedwood you name it, Theon Cross is a tuba God! Love his style and groovy approach to it

[@looklookerlooking]

Only 3 musicians creating that massive wall of sound.... Big up to these guys.

[@emanueldixson5645]

I was security for them and Sons of Kemet at festival back in March. Had no idea who they were, but the music was unforgettable

[@cldrbsk]

Big Ears?

[@5221-l1s]

Fist idles, then Freddie gibbs, weyes blood and now the comet is coming. It seems like all of my favourite artists are appearing. There is no better feeling!

[@Thataussiebattler]

Fist idles ?

[@CultureDTCTV]

Anthony Fantano be like :

[@claudedebussy8057]

'My music taste is anything Anthony Fantano likes'

[@5221-l1s]

@@claudedebussy8057 so I can't like them too? He is a great place to get music from and if it would not be for him I would still only be listening to rap. Where else should I get recommendations that go beyond genres from? My social environment (friends parents etc) only listen to pop and rap. so I'm glad that somebody can point me to other different Music! And yeah, the fact that his fav artists are some of mine doesn't really bother me. Have a nice day though (and sry for the long text)

[@LatishLynx]

I'm happy for you.

[@baldiemurph]

Can we stop to talk about how he's using his sax to do dance hall vocal melodies and how amazing that is.

[@jasso.183]

no.

[@aukofx6393]

their sound is so ancient, yet so modern

[@KtotheG]

Like Kasami Washington

[@jrivera4793]

@@KtotheG naw waaay more than Kasami

[@steppinrzr8396]

That's the sax

[@jeanmichellelaurent]

It’s like if John Coltrane never died and he decided to be more electronic

[@carstarsarstenstesenn]

@@jeanmichellelaurent it's like Coltrane and Herbie Hancock but in the future

[@muze3k]

love how one of them is dressed for summer in bahamas, one for gentle stroll in the park during spring, and one just came from skiing..

[@Mr.MBarrett]

Shabaka Hutchings was my gateway to the UK Jazz scene. Practically, everything he touches turns to gold. Not to mention that the UK's jazz scene is on 🔥 lately. Long live Jazz!!

[@nkululekodlamini5883]

first band i've seen where the drummer looks like the most mellow member

[@emanuellopez8578]

Idles is another example of that

[@soheildadkhoo4264]

That's because he's high I guess xD

[@davidroxo8544]

@@emanuellopez8578 That's Exactly what I'm thinking!

[@growingbin]

ever heard of the Rolling Stones?

[@Yallboots]

The drummer looks like his arms are being controlled by someone else and he's just sitting there not knowing what to do

[@hickle2376]

As Sun Ra once put it: space is the place!

[@clumsiii]

AH! I thought of Sun Ra too!

[@jasonchristian8362]

same!

[@tobotron]

I've seen the Comet is Coming live in late October in Hamburg/Germany. Before them played the Sun Ra Arkestra which was really, really good, too. So i guess they met before at least once.

[@aaelfohto]

Yessss... the Sun Ra vibes are very high. May Saturn keep them moving..

[@zroeder]

@@tobotron They definitely know each other. King Shabaka has played with Sun Ra Arkestra.

[@theslothtamer4102]

These guys worked harder in one set than I have my entirety of college...

[@juliebraden6911]

Not something to brag about.

[@arongombas]

This is exactly how jazz is supposed to sound in 2022. Amazing!

[@gregorylichtenson757]

Yep

[@juliem1674]

this is why music is the greatest democracy.... I came across this today for the 1st time and its mostly noise to me, but I appreciate its music to some people 😂

[@MissAwesome2]

Really? Even the last song? I felt in heaven…

[@juliem1674]

@@MissAwesome2 😄 it was so noisy to me. Too much going on. But enjoyyy

[@sinnyawesome7037]

I cant agree more!

[@thatpaperjoint6421]

Just saw them at Meredith and it literally felt like I was connected to the stage by an umbilical cord of pure light and energy. So wild.

[@BoxGT]

Same here man. We're now all siblings.

[@540ensja]

Amen. Blew my mind to pieces. 😍

[@markt4110]

When the comet does come, I want these guys to play us all out.

[@GeauxWyatt]

Another one of those “I’m glad I clicked on this” moments

[@Jsalcedo23]

Wyatt Brownell one of the best albums of the year.

[@RickF-dw8cl]

OMG!

[@runawayuniverse]

Easily one of the best performances TDC has ever had on here.

[@1.--_--.1]

Agreed. Mind blowing

[@rkongel313]

Negative

[@SebbeEugen]

Agreed! Snarky Puppy was pretty awesome as well

[@ZOKiCH]

Absolutely yes!

[@PaulRMartinez]

Holy f#$k!

[@rckkatansky5783]

Blood of the Past is one of my favorite songs ever

[@want2beme122]

That song is raw power and energy like I’ve never felt.

[@g0dsp3ed13]

blood of the past saved my life

[@pinksugarbee]

I was starting to clean the house until I received this notification... My body got so electric I had to stop cleaning to dance... Now I'm already energized to start my day!

[@rinahall]

who care ?

[@OttomanZC]

Lütfen evinizi temizleyiniz

[@pinksugarbee]

@@OttomanZC Evet temizledim.

[@pinksugarbee]

@@Mark-dd4px Yep.. I do.

[@OttomanZC]

@@pinksugarbee Haha iyi etmişsiniz

[@dylant6522]

The three of them perform like three different people being possessed by musical spirits. Betamax looks terrified by the spirit’s power, Danalogue looks he’s embraced the spirit and let himself go, and Shabaka looks like he’s tamed the spirit and has complete control.

[@Bati_]

*King Shabaka

[@leftovernoise]

So I didn't even know their names and knew exactly who you were talking about by that description

[@carstarsarstenstesenn]

well said

[@moosesnWoop]

nice

[@LucBoeren]

Perfect description 10/10

[@blakehohenhaus9045]

I have genuinely watched this about 30 times. I use it to motivate me to do anything. I need to write an essay? Play this. I need to clean my room? Play this. I need to spend a bit of time imagining that a comet is coming and it's going to crash into the earth? I play this. I wish that everyone on the planet could watch this video, I think it's one of the greatest live performances ever recorded. But never before, out of all those 30 times, have I ever seen the lanyard fall off the shelf at 12:41. Powerful.

[@msergio0293]

Listen to ezra collective - you can't steal my joy

[@kathrynpeckham7597]

Lol I just saw that then!! Haha

[@i.t.t.]

i might start doing that. i've just revisited after a long while so i could tweet it and was just transfixed throughout. it's such a journey through so many cultures and so many emotions and just time itself really. at the end i felt breathless but also at peace, the way they brought me down from that high and like i'm ok to leave now. i've had a complete life.

[@markholter5687]

So with you on this. They were the last band I saw live before lockdown in 2019. I've listened to and shared this so many times since then.

[@carstarsarstenstesenn]

@@markholter5687 Shabaka has some serious energy. I saw him with Sons of Kemet last week. he is an absolute beast (Theon Cross too)

[@theDutton]

I saw them at Glastonbury this year and they were one of the best sets of the weekend, really happy to see NPR supporting them and exposing them to new fans. Three hugely talented musicians, I’d urge anyone who enjoys this to see them live if they have an opportunity. It’s even better when the synth is so loud it makes your skull vibrate, I felt like the ground was going to open up.

[@benwilliams5760]

Nice. A friend of mine did too, then we both saw them in Norwich. Phenominal - best gig this year by far! I'm glad others here are discovering and loving them so much.

[@glenfordgreen8652]

I've just discovered these guy listening to radio 6 at work and my work colleague told me all about them summon the fire blew my mind. A drummer, sax and keyboard I'm sold!! I've never felt this way about music since 90's drum and bass.

[@damianclarkson]

The sound engineering is even better than normal! how is that even possible!

[@JohnSearleFangirl]

That snare drum righttt???

[@mikeladd9308]

Saw them at both their LA shows and it was easily one of the best bands I have ever seen. Criminally underrated. Gotta pray that Shabaka picks the sax up again and brings the comet back around again, otherwise you’ll never get the chance to see it yourself. The kind of band that should headline festivals.

[@Neon_Specs]

i'm such a bumbling fool for discovering them after they broke up. MY THIRST FOR THE COMET IS INSATIABLE!

[@bubsyfinnigan4462]

These songs make me wanna mow the dishes and wash my lawn.

[@rubenhackler6582]

Yes, and then to trash the kitchen and set the whole house on fire. But always in order.

[@grahamkristensen9301]

They make me want to brush my vegetables and eat my teeth.

[@squonkharold9251]

@@grahamkristensen9301 Walk my face and wash the dog.

[@EnorldSame]

@Marc Dumont So you can see The Comet Is Coming 😅😂

[@barbarataylor7016]

Makes me want to mweep and sop all the floors

[@andile558]

God how I wish I was in that office to experience that energy, this is one of the most intense performances I have ever seen on Tiny Desk.

[@flozzinthefog]

If you have the opportunity, go and see them performing live. You'll thank me later!

[@SeyidAr]

4:55 - 7:10 This transition is my favorite part. It's extremely suspenseful and i love how daunting the saxophone sounds when it starts playing.

[@psbzu]

I´ve shed a few happiness and bliss tears for finding The Comet is Coming. Oh blessed day indeed.

[@leonidborodkin3127]

God bless Tiny Desk sound engineers

[@trzigweid]

People talk a lot about amazing guitarists and bassists, even keyboardists get some recognition. The world needs more sax. The sax is one of my favorite instruments. More views please, let's get this band some recognition.

[@u.sbanban]

that first song is like youre chasing space. and the stars are always in reach but never within your grasp. and youre crying cause you cant stop running. but... youre also having the most fun of your life.

[@brunocfer2]

Don´t know about no comet, but i came

[@hopetrnr0]

Right???

[@Toastbug]

@@hopetrnr0 huly fock yeah

[@annapengren1786]

(с) keyboardist

[@AnnemarieZeelie]

Best. Comment. Ever!!!! Cannot say it better

[@Tony-lv8uh]

I wanted to run away but couldn’t stop watching. I want that drummer in my dream band.

[@linzvandewinkel9472]

oh my god this must be my favourite tiny desk ever

[@bme1125]

I'm listening to this AGAIN! For like the millionth time. It literally gets better every time I hear it. So incredibly good.

[@natmank92]

Need some more UK jazz on here! Ezra collective, Joe-Armon Jones, Nubya Garcia, Kokoroko, Oscar Jerome, Maisha ... I could go on

[@malouta]

Nathaniel Kelly check polish scene. Chryste Panie, Lounge Ryszards, Tien Lai, Pokusa, Lotto, n many more

[@gabriel-xc8hp]

i love Nubya Garcia and Ezra Collective. i will listen the others that you've mentioned. in exchange, i recommend you Amaro Freitas. he plays some different, very local, rhythms, i think you're gonna like it

[@Confuzzious]

Yes, please!

[@LAURITSlykke]

Mammal hands, Gogo penguin, Matthew halsall, hidden orchestra, portico quartet and submotion orchestra

[@metroidXblack9]

listen this NPR, pls

[@kawaiismokes4206]

12:20 the bars he's spittin without spittin bars, my ears cannot handle this greatness

[@squonkharold9251]

Can't believe the sax player is so humble at the end.The guy is a god!

[@cycleoflife565]

My new favorite band. I was in my used cd spot for the first time in almost a year and they were playing Birth of Creation and the bass clarinet took me back to Herbie Hancock Mwandishi w/ Bennie Maupin on the clarinet. Bought the cd and the rest is history. Forever in debt to the guys at Street Corner Music in Southfield, MI. True music connoisseurs.

[@vinyltherapy9410]

The force was so great they made something fall! 12:41

[@pbw_]

Those little woo’s at the end don’t do justice to the ABSOLUTELY JAW DROPPING INCREDIBLE set they just did.

[@Bati_]

19:01 Even J.S. Bach approved this otherwordly sonic performance... The heir of Pharoah Sanders is among us! What an awe-inspiring trio... Such powerful music...

[@keiths4491]

Imagine showing up to the NPR office on your first day and this band is playing.... mind blowing day.

[@AnnemarieZeelie]

By far the best tiny desk concert!!! Will travel all the way from South Africa to watch these guys!

[@madrazproductions5776]

bro i am WAYY TOO HIGH FOR THIS INTENSITY

[@fullmatiz]

i'm not high enough

[@majorlow333]

Enjoy it!

[@barbarataylor7016]

When the comet is coming you must brace yourself

[@NJ93S]

They are all top shelf. Listened to this twice in a row. Hats off to the keyboards, pulling bass and keys simultaneously 🤯

[@achugainov]

The keyboard guy... Just amazing!

[@driskoolio]

One of the best 20 minutes of music ever

[@tycumbie788]

Caught them live at Union Stage last night. They are FOR REAL. If they come to your town do not miss it.

[@speedhunter10]

Easily the most impressive tiny desk, and one of their best performances. Give London Jazz scene more love!

[@ezraavaliani2773]

Snarky Puppy and Comet is coming? My heart ain't that strong guys

[@julienbendel1349]

Neither was mine ;)

[@devincarley]

My, what?!?! Here we have a saxophone god, keyboard wizard, and percussion magician. Trifecta of amazing sounds that make me feel like going on a manic run at 3:00 AM. So incredible.

[@arashnayeb6106]

Just had the privilege to see them live in a small venue in Germany! Jesus Christ , it was a spiritual experience! Go see em live if you can! It was truly a pleasure! Hard to not fall in love with these lovely people love from germany

[@jackstrawful]

Guten Tag. Have you heard the Lithuanian band Ojiba Afrobeat? Best musical discovery I've made from near your part of the world in a long time.

[@sabrowenie]

Hats off to your sound engineer. I use “Summon the Fire” to demo audio systems. I’ve had a few speakers not make it to the end.

[@globalsoundconcerts]

That’s awesome 😎

[@qixxxz]

@@globalsoundconcerts Dude, like for real! That sounded like I had headphones on. I didn't have headphones on. Is this safe to listen to with headphones on? NICE!!!

[@camerontrimble5228]

@@qixxxz Mawp... mawp..

[@dragonfly_bry]

Such a cool platform NPR!!! I'm at the point where i'll give anyone a shot if I see them here lol. Thanks for some reaaaalllly good curation! I have like 10+ new favorites since watching this channel.

[@marcusvieira96]

These guys are AWESOME! It'd be nice to see Sungazer here.

[@mattjscott26]

BASS

[@abaneyone]

And a bass player with them too!

[@marcusvieira96]

@@abaneyone as a bass player, I thought about the all the way through the video

[@jamescruz8678]

Man I'd love to see how many musical memes he can cram into a Tiny Desk Concert.

[@i.t.t.]

this was so stressful and enchanting and hypnotic and beautiful and inspiring and funky af. this is how I imagine going crazy and enjoying the process would be like.

[@111Malefic]

The end of "Summon The Fire" has to be some of the best music to ever reach my ears.

[@bonjourclaud]

I saw them live this weekend and I’m forever changed

[@samemichael5081]

The mixing on this super on point sounds amazing as it should

[@jonnypickett2546]

Often heard them on BBC 6 music, but this is the first time for me seeing them. That sax is what grabbed me first, but thems a great team and I love the sound.. Will buy their latest album for my friday download.. Love it..

[@michaelcharles9869]

The beat and tempo change at 4:08 was 🔥

[@troytolbert2005]

Woooweee!! A swirling gumbo of influences from Coltrane to Sun Ra, from Radiohead to Mitch Mitchell!! Can't say enough positive things about this music! Pure. Raw. Energy!❇

[@shadowfoam3491]

I've been kind of stuck in a musical rut the past month; this was exactly the hoist my ears needed.

[@rhollister9029]

Saw these guys in concert and was absolutely blown away

[@bandicoot5412]

Sometimes you get hit with a piece of artwork that is beyond, and this is a great example, thank you for the raza.

[@tjpj1919]

I ate my breakfast for dinner watching this.

[@oak-und-noise]

backgroundbabble I threw up my breakfast and ate my chunder for dinner from being too gassed

[@otaviolamounier6366]

Im just doing this right now

[@miguelacosta5446]

I started my car and walked to work

[@Frostbite635]

Now that was an incredible 20 minutes for my ears.

[@HaleyCarpentry]

I think they cracked the internet! God, I wish I was there to feel that in person.

[@metamorphis216]

THE COMET IS COMIIIIING, YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES this is awesome

[@rahkriga]

Ummm...which comet???

[@aznsketcher]

@@rahkriga all of them

[@pifflepockle]

Hopefully

[@uncledaybkk]

What in the music is amazing did I just witness?! This is incredible!!!!

[@rudegirlmon]

Davey James my exact feelings

[@hetwall1780]

Some of the music coming out of the UK at the moment is absolute quality

[@Logophiling]

I had the pleasure to see them live at a festival in Portugal and they gave by far one of the best (if not the best) performances yesterday. Danalogue is absolutely insane, I legitimately thought he was possesed to say the least, I felt blessed by such an out-of-this-world experience

[@SomeplaceintheMiddle2025]

Mind.................... blown!!! And life was never the same.

[@stealthtx2000]

Man I've never heard of these guy but they are jammin !!!

[@rbaleksandar]

6:45-7:30 Goosebumps all over my back. Incredible! It always gets me when I heard something that borders complete chaos and smoothly yet relatively suddenly turns into a freaking smooth beat.

[@mberbari]

Saw these guys live in Brooklyn and It felt like the whole room was riding a comet to earth and everyone on the comet was dancing a storm, Just enjoying the view and the vibes before impact.

[@szalonyromek]

Drums are just amazing!

[@yougotdog]

Just saw these guys in concert at Wilco's Sky Blue Sky in Mexico playing the late stage. Met Danalogue the next day by the bocce court and couldn't have been happier to tell him that "I've never seen anything like that". As great as this Tiny Desk concert is I highly suggest seeing them live. It amazes me that they can even stand at the end. No words.

[@pmpsmack22]

I pretty much am just watching this on repeat these days.

[@sinnyawesome7037]

Blood of the past is an incredible song! I never get tired of it!

[@ashleyhatton5530]

mind blowing and super cool... off the scale!

[@bmmaaate]

There's Free Jazz and then there's Hardcore Jazz and somehow there is also The Comet is Coming who manage to be so far out and yet also in your face at the same time.

[@MalikEKC]

ONE MAN MOSH PIT IN MY ROOM

[@corilovely690]

THE hardest working Sax player..EVER🎷💥🔊

[@CultureDTCTV]

Super Zodiac is straight up one of my favorite tracks of 2019

[@breath888]

Had no idea this was a trio when I began listening to them. Sounds like a 6 piece band lol. Love the combo of sounds, especially with sax

[@tomjwheeler]

Hats off to whoever did the mix for this

[@iamjoehill]

For real mix is insane

[@globalsoundconcerts]

It me! 🙏

[@tomjwheeler]

@@globalsoundconcerts absolute hero - such an art form in itself, and we appreciate you!

[@edwardherrera8229]

Never heard of these guys but they are insane!! Such a dope performance.

[@Jsalcedo23]

Edward Herrera Their 2019 album “Trust in the lifeforce of the deep mystery” is easily one of the best of the year. You’re missing out buddy

[@gnuPirate]

Incredible band! Super wild. Love these guys. I love the way the sax sits in the mix - it's right in there - not overpowering or overshadowing the rest. 11/10 performance and mix.

[@Meller571]

I love how in the middle of Blood of the Past, stuff falls off the shelf.

[@dahalofreeek]

The transitions made me increasingly excited as the performance went on. I'll need to try catch a full show when concerts are a thing again.

[@VinceRegan]

What did I just listen to? Never heard of these cats before, sounds like Miles Davis mated with a Moog! Outstanding and unexpected, this is why I subscribe and trust TDC to curate stuff I would need get to experience otherwise!

[@lpharmer3496]

space jazz

[@flozzinthefog]

Check out the London jazz scene then. You'll be blown away. There is a thread from Thom Wong further up in the comments with band names. Enjoy!

[@1.--_--.1]

The mighty Shabaka Hutchings

[@adamboof6769]

Vince Regan mate whaaat! Check out trust in the lifeforce of the deep mystery. Its such an amazing album.

[@AReasonableManAbroad]

Check out the studio sessions from KEXP (a Seattle radio station). Very similar to TDC, but with better production

[@MissileGuidance]

These guys are currently my favourites ! 👌👏👏👏

[@zebbart]

This rocks so hard. It's easy to give up on the beige NPR vibe, but sometimes they still come through.