A melodic expression of improvised music

Fronted by founding members; Percussionist/Composer Lloyd Haber and Multi Wind Player Omar Kabir who founded the group in 1991. The Groups diverse ethnic and compositional structure is a breath of fresh air needed to represent today’s music scene. “Our purpose is to explore and create in depth, the limitless dimensions of the art form.”

The release of the Freedom Art Quartet’s “Spirits Awake” brought the group critical acclaim; Jeff Stockton of All About Jazz said, “Spirits Awake captures the listener’s interest, holds that interest with creativity and intensity, then rewards it with excitement generated by musical variety and masterly expressiveness.”

Greg Buium from down beat pronounced; “This debut disc from New York’s Freedom Art Quartet swings from Monkish games to Ornette Coleman and Horace Silver with admirable proficiency.” John simmons from the New York times wrote; “If I didn’t know better, I’d think that this was some long lost session from the great Blue Note catalogue of the sixties. A solid jazz date from another of NY’s best kept secrets.”

The F.A.Q. have performed in various clubs, art galleries, and colleges at home and abroad. Festivals include: The Heineken Jazz Festival, The Fire Wall festival, the UVA Jazz Festival & most recently the 2022 Hamptons Jazz Festival. Clubs include; Smalls, Knitting Factory, Jazz Standard among others. Throughout the years, many innovative artists have played within the core group; Ornette Coleman, Fred Hopkins, Ravi Coltrane, J.D. Parren, Abraham Burton, Jaribu Shahid, Brad Jones, Andy McCloud, Roy Campbell, Alex Harding, Jay Collins, and Patience Higgins, among others.