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Idris Ackamoor
Idris Ackamoor is a multi-instrumentalist, actor, tap dancer, director, and producer. He is the curator of the New Performance in Black Theatre Series and the Founder Executive/Co-Artistic Director of the San Francisco performance company, Cultural Odyssey, now in its 25th season. Idris' primary instrument is the alto saxophone. An accomplished tap dancer, Idris' signature performance is his uncanny ability to combine tap dancing with playing his saxophone simultaneously; a one-of-a-kind act! For close to twenty years, Idris and his partner, actress Rhodessa Jones, have developed over a dozen original duet productions that have toured thoughout the United States, for their innovative interdisciplinary work. The duet has performed at such prestigous venues as La Mama Theater and the Public Theater in Chicago, and the National Black Theatre Festival. Idris has also performed with percussionist Don Moye of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, dancer/choreographer Bill T. Jones, writer/poet Ntozake Shange, and many others. In May 2003, he was awarded a Business Arts Council Award for Political Theater. In June 2002, Idris was awarded an Otto Rene Castillo Award for Political Theater. In January 2000, Idris released his second jazz CD entitled Centurian, the follow-up to his critically acclaimed premiere 1998 CD entitled Portrait. Both CDs display Mr. Ackamoor's compositions as well as his daring alto saxophone playing. Idris is currently working on his third CD that will be inspired by his recent studies in Cuba.
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