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"The Ancestors' Call" is an album about our ancestors who are presently alive within us and whose spirits call to us. We wear their strength with our relentless and uncompromising strides into everyday life. The songs they sing echo in our steps, in our hands, and in our instruments. I wanted to illustrate the depth of the ancestral spirit by drawing attention to our every day. Our ancestor’s grace, restlessness, and history manifest and exist within ourselves, and the tools we use to transform our collective self into higher versions are transforming the world into what we would like to see.
The Ancestors’ Call. Hear the call. Join the journey.
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Chicago Soul Jazz Collective
It Takes A Spark To Start A Fire released in October of 2020 is the bands first original album in collaboration with guitarist/vocalist Raul Midon and trumpeter Nicholas Payton. This collection of works was written to deal with the times our society was dealing with during the 2020 pandemic on top of the tensions in the United States. As an ensemble the mission was to provide insight on how we saw ourselves as a people and how we wanted to bring some peace of mind to people.
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Chicago Soul Jazz Collective
Soulophone released in February of 2019 and has enjoyed 17 straight weeks in the JazzWeek Top 50 Charts. The Collective is a hard grooving and passionate combo that plays original material while also reimagining an extensive repertoire of songs by such luminaries as Ramsey Lewis, Lee Morgan, Herbie Hancock, Eddie Harris, Shirley Scott, Jimmy Smith, Stanley Turrentine and many more.
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Trumpet Summit
In Stride We Keep Steppin' is the debut record for the Trumpet Summit, led by Marques Carroll. This unique ensemble has spent the last eight years playing weekly at Andy's Jazz Club playing tributes to the many great trumpeters who have contributed to the music including the ensemble's originals. This record was recorded live at Andy's covering the music of Roy Hargrove, Nicholas Payton, Wynton Marsalis and many more. This live album can be purchased through CD Baby, iTunes Music and streamed on all platforms.