Christian Scott
Christian Scott (born March 31, 1983 in New Orleans , USA ) is an American jazz musician , trumpeter , composer and band leader .
He uses the suffix Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah.
Career
Scott received his musical training at the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts . At the age of twelve he was given his first brass instrument . At the age of 16, Scott was allowed to play in his uncle Donald Harrison's band . Two years later he accompanied Harrison on his album Real Life Stories (2002). Scott graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston , Massachusetts, in half the time. He made his first appearance at the Monterey Jazz Festival in California in 2004, when his backing band was the school's best-of-band. After graduating from high school , Scott chose New York City as his adopted home.
His first album as a bandleader published Scott in 2006 and is called Rewind That , on which he eleven songs nine self- composed . A year later he worked on Prince 's album Planet Earth with a few songs. The hip-hop musician Mos Def and Randy Jackson picked Scott as guest musicians for live concerts. Jackson said of Scott, "The way he pushes the boundaries of what is possible is exactly what we all have always loved about Miles Davis ." Steven Soderbergh asked Scott to do one in the 2008 film A Tempting Game to take on small role alongside George Clooney and Renée Zellweger . Scott states Miles Davis as his most important influence, especially his consistent decision to only let the quintessence of his musical thoughts through.
Scott dedicated his second solo album Anthem (2007) to his hometown of New Orleans , which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina ; the songs on the album are called Litany Against Fear , Antediluvian Adaptian (Before the Great Flood) or The Uprising , for example . The oldest member of his back then band was 26 years old. Marcus Gilmore , the grandson of jazz drummer Roy Haynes , took over the drums. Aaron Parks took part on the piano . Other band members include guitarist Matt Stevens, Walter Smith III and bassist Luques Curtis . Alto saxophonist Louis Fouché and Esperanza Spalding also played on the album Anthem . The rapper Brother J also appeared on the bonus track Postdiluvial Adaptation . Scott opens his music to contemporary fusion elements from musical styles that he hears and appreciates himself.
His third album Live at Newport (2009) is a live recording of the Newport Jazz Festival from 2008. It is a reference to the Miles Davis concert that took place 50 years earlier at the same location. In February 2009 Scott gave several concerts in German-speaking countries on his European tour.
The 2010 CD Yesterday You Said Tomorrow expressly pays homage to Scott's role models from the 1960s in form and content; he names the John Coltrane Quartet , Miles Davis' second quintet, Bob Dylan , Jimi Hendrix and Charles Mingus . The album was produced by Rudy Van Gelder in the recording studio .
In 2010 Scott received the Paul Acket Award at the North Sea Jazz Festival .
Discography (selection)
- Rewind That (2006) ( Awarded a Grammy in 2007 in the category "best contemporary jazz album")
- Anthem (2007)
- Live at Newport (2009)
- Yesterday You Said Tomorrow (2010)
- Christian aTunde Adujah (2012)
- Stretch Music (2015)
- Diaspora (2017)
- Centennial Trilogy (Ropeadope Records, 2017)
- Ancestral Recall (Ropeadope Records, 2019)
Web links
- www.christianscott.tv/ Official website
- Jazz echo from August 16, 2006: "the tone and musical self-confidence of a really great trumpeter"
- Portrait of Der Spiegel , August 4, 2012
- Christian Scott in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.villagevoice.com/2013-03-13/voice-choices/christian-scott/full/ accessed on July 13, 2013
- ↑ Christian Scott - Anthem (Jazzecho.de September 5, 2007) ( Memento of the original from January 15, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Biographical Notes at laut.de.
- ↑ CD review in the Süddeutsche Zeitung from September 5, 2007 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ All about Jazz from November 18, 2008: Review of Live at Newport (Eng.)
- ↑ Jazzthing (accessed on Feb. 14, 2009): Live tip: Christian Scott ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Booklet for the CD Yesterday You Said Tomorrow
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scott, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician, trumpeter, composer and band leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans |