Instrumental History #9: Rigsby Smith and Attab Haddad (2002-Present)

Alongside the improvisations with The Heartfelt Four after A Buffalo Crossing split, i also continued working with Attab Haddad, ABC's Ouddist and Percussionist. Attab and I met on a sound engineering course in late 2002 and instantly made a connection, leading initially to a recording session of improvised music for Oud and Clarinet and then writing together before he joined 'Buffalo, we have also perfomed live together on occasion. Attab's interests are largely traditional arabic and western classical music, and so the music we write together has generally had some leaning in those directions. Currently Attab is making a name for himself as a live musician both in session work and with performances under his own name, as a solo performer and in small groups. We continue to write, record and improvise together, as well as working on together arrangements for his own compositions.