Bio

Faruq is the son of Raqib Hassan who was a mentor of mine in the 90s – an amazing tenor player and bandleader who studied with Archie Shepp. Faruq plays synths and electronics – very different music than Raqib’s – but his talent really shines through. He came to a session a few months back with Glynis and I invited him to join the Simulacrum Roster…

PEK 1/30/2024