Khu.éex’

Khu.éex’ is a band with indigenous membership (from Tlingit, Haida and Blackfoot tribes) that come together for a fully ecclectic experience that is centered around various Native American folk traditions. For the most part, they play a combination of funk and loose jazz. Dispersed in between, however, are a range of other styles including full on jazz fusion, post-rock, even some dirge metal now and then. Spoken word poetry and storytelling are also integral to their music. The band was founded by bassist Preston Singletary (Tlingit) and legendary keyboardist Bernie Worrell (with Cherokee ancestry). They have been making fascinating music with records dating back to 2016. Their albums can sometimes induce a whiplash effect in the way the band shifts gears in radical ways between genres, but that is also a great reason to come back to their work to experience that wide spectrum.