Hannibal Marvin Peterson
Hannibal Marvin Peterson (* 11. November 1948 in Smithville , Texas as Marvin Peterson ), currently mostly Hannibal Lokumbe (or simply Hannibal ), is an American jazz musician ( trumpet , Koto , composition ).
Live and act
Peterson grew up on a farm and initially received his musical training from his mother (an organist ). which he immersed in high school. He first played drums and had already performed with his own group, the Soulmasters , since 1961 , which went on tour between 1965 and 1967 (also with T-Bone Walker ). He studied at North Texas State University between 1967 and 1969 and then moved to New York City . He played with Frank Foster , Eric Kloss , Rahsaan Roland Kirk , Roy Haynes , Elvin Jones , Archie Shepp , Clifford Brown , Sam Rivers and Gil Evans on his album Svengali . In 1973 Peterson performed the first part of his suite "Children of the Fire" at the Newport Jazz Festival . In 1974 he played after his performance with Gil Evans' band (at the Montreux Jazz Festival ) at the New Jazz Meeting Baden-Baden . In the following years he was repeatedly present in Europe with his own Sunrise Orchestra , but was also on tour with George Adams and John Scofield . He performed the suite "The Angels of Atlanta" with a gospel choir, which he dedicated to the victims of a mass murderer. He has also participated in productions by Don Pullen , Kip Hanrahan , Andrew Cyrille , Billy Hart , Bardo Henning , Johannes Barthelmes and Richard Davis ' New York Unit . In 1992/93 he composed for the Kronos Quartet . In 1995 he successfully performed his large-scale Third Stream oratorio “African Portraits” with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Daniel Barenboim . In recent years he has lived in New Orleans , where he created portraits of African-Americans in the series "And Their Voices Cry Freedom" as a guest composer at the Contemporary Arts Center . In February 2005 his oratorio Dear Mrs. Parks about the American civil rights activist Rosa Parks was premiered at the Max M. Fisher Music Center, Detroit , Orchestra Hall, with soloists, choirs, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the conductor Thomas Wilkins . His oratorio Healing Tones followed in 2019 with choir, soloists and the Philadelphia Orchestra under the direction of Yannick Nézet-Séguin .
As an instrumentalist, Peterson is best known for his powerful trumpet playing with brilliant high-note technique, which reflects the entire history of jazz. The singer Pat Peterson is his sister.
Web links
- Web presence
- Hannibal Marvin Peterson at Allmusic (English)
- Hannibal Marvin Peterson at Discogs (English)
literature
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon. Volume 2: M – Z (= rororo-Sachbuch. Vol. 16513). 2nd Edition. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-499-16513-9 (keyword Hannibal Marvin Peterson ).
- Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : Rough Guide Jazz. The ultimate guide to jazz music. 1700 artists and bands from the beginning until today. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 1999, ISBN 3-476-01584-X (keyword Hannibal Marvin Peterson ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.559668&catNum=559668&filetype=About%20this%20Recording&language=English# , accessed on July 6, 2019.
- ^ The Philadelphia Orchestra In Concert on WRTI: Hannibal's Healing Tones, Sibelius' Symphony No.2
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Peterson, Hannibal Marvin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hannibal; Peterson, Marvin (maiden name); Lokumbe, Hannibal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Smithville , Texas |