The Comet Is Coming: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Watch The Comet Is Coming play Super Zodiac, Summon The Fire and Blood Of The Past at the Tiny Desk. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: Twitter: Instagram: Dec. 13, 2019, Bob Boilen The Comet is Coming is a force of nature. The British trio s approach to the Tiny Desk was ferocious. Shabaka Hutchings, aka King Shabaka, blew his sax hard while his effects pedal added reverb, expanding not only his sound but altering the office and making it a little eerier. The set began with a deep drone from keyboardist Dan Leavers, aka Danalogue. It kicked into full gear when he leaped into the air and, on descent, drummer Max Hallett, aka Betamax, whacked the snare drum, setting off a transformative 19minute concert. The Comet is Coming is the kind of instrumental jazz trio that takes music lovers out of their comfort zone and into a musical realm they may never have explored. There s familiarity in these scr