NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, July 15.
PORT TOWNSEND — Skylash will explore the frenzied facets of Flamenco jazz when they perform at noon today at Fort Worden State Park, 200 Battery Way.
The free performance, the latest in the Free Fridays at the Fort concert series produced by Centrum, is open to the public.
Other shows
The trio also will perform this afternoon and evening.
At 2:30 p.m., they will participate in an interview and perform live during a radio broadcast at KPTZ 91.9 FM. Then at 7:30 p.m., the group will take the stage at Cellar Door, 940 Water St. #1.
The cover charge at the Cellar Door is $7.
The trio consists of Farko Dosumov on bass, Istvan Rez on guitar and Anil Prasad on tabla, a percussion instrument similar to bongos used in Hindustani classical music.
“We have invited a world-class trio currently living in Seattle but originally from faraway places, to perform for our community,” said Mary Hilts, Centrum program and development manager, in an email.
Istvan and Farko have performed as a duo for many years throughout Washington, according to a news release, incorporating elements of funk, world music and jazz in their unique style.
They said they are excited to have Anil join them on the tabla.
Meet the musicians
Rez was born in Hungary and learned his first guitar chords from his Roma friends, according to the release.
In 1985, he left Hungary and traveled to Austria where he stayed for a year until immigrating to the United States.
During this time, Istvan traveled the country and played on the streets.
He kept listening, and learning the songs of flamenco masters such as Sabicas, Paco de Lucia and Tomatito.
Dosumov was born and raised in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, according to the release.
Dosumov and his identical twin brother, Feodor Dosumov, began playing the classical guitar when they were 10 years old. By the time the Dosumov brothers were in high school, Farko Dosumov was playing electric bass and his twin was playing electric guitar in multiple projects throughout Tashkent, according to the release.
After winning the green card lottery in 1999, Dosumov moved to New York City to pursue a future career in music. He later attended Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle where he specialized in jazz bass.
Since then, he has performed with artists and groups such as Double Impact with his twin brother, Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder, Carlos Santana, Jonny Lang, Pura Fe, Flowmotion and Jazzukha.
Prasad began playing percussion at the age of 7, and accompanied his mother, Prabha Devi — a famous Indian vocalist and sitar player — for several Ghazal and Bollywood film scores in the 1960s and ’70s, according to the release.
He was recruited to the University of Washington’s Husky Drumline out of high school and became the Husky Drumline section leader for two consecutive years where he composed several drum cadences that are still played to this day, according to the release.
Anil has studied with Tor Dietrichson and Ustad Akram Khan, and is currently a student of world-renowned tabla master Ustad Zakir Hussain, according to the release.
In addition to Tarana World Fusion, Anil has recorded and performed with many western, world music and Indian groups in Seattle and beyond including Children of the Revolution, Andre Feriante, The Bohemian Entourage and Pandit Debi Prasad Chatterjee, according to the release.
