Roland Kirk or Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1936-1977) blinded soon after birth, took to playing three horns at the same time after dreaming of doing so age 16. Though he played traditional horns such as the tenor sax and flute, he often played obscure ones, in particular the stritch and manzello, as well as whistles, sirens, and other instruments. Kirk also used to often sing and speak through his horns, creating a rasping buzzing quality to his music, a technique which may have originated with flautist Sam Most in the 1950s.
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Roland Kirk has had 10 concerts.
Roland Kirk is most often considered to be Jazz, Avant-Garde, Hard Bop, Free Jazz, Soul Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Saxophone, Jazz And Blues, Jazz Quartet, and Modern Creative.
The last Roland Kirk concert was on June 21, 1971 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. The bands that performed were: Allman Brothers Band / Chuck Berry / War / B.B. King / Canned Heat / Taj Mahal / Richie Havens / Pink Floyd / Flying Burrito Brothers / Chambers Brothers / John Sebastian / Ike And Tina Turner / It's A Beautiful Day / Country Joe McDonald / John Lee Hooker / Roland Kirk / Bloodrock / Ballin' Jack / The Amboy Dukes / Stoneground.
The songs that Roland Kirk performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the April 03, 1971 concert at Fillmore East in New York, New York, United States:
