CHRISTIAN SCOTT

Christian Scott, also known as Christian aTunde Adjuah (born March 31, 1983, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a two-time Edison Award winning (2010 and 2012), Grammy Award nominated jazz trumpeter, composer and producer. Scott’s Grammy nominated international recording debut, Rewind That was called “arguably the most remarkable premiere the genre has seen in the last decade” by Billboard Magazine, earning Scott two prominent features on their cover and inclusion in their list of “Ones to Watch in 2006”.
Since 2002 Scott has released seven critically acclaimed studio recordings and two live albums. According to NPR, “Christian Scott ushers in new era of jazz”. He has been heralded by JazzTimes magazine as “the Architect of a new commercially viable fusion” and “Jazz’s young style God.” Scott is known for developing the harmonic convention known as the “forecasting cell” and for his use of an un-voiced tone in his playing, emphasizing breath over vibration at the mouthpiece, widely referred to as his “whisper technique.” Scott is also widely recognized as one of the progenitors of “Stretch Music,” a jazz rooted, genre blind musical form that attempts to “stretch” jazz’s rhythmic, melodic and harmonic conventions to encompass as many other musical forms, languages and cultures as possible.

Through his partnership with Adam’s Instruments Scott’s signature line of horns, the Siren Trumpet, Sirenette and Reverse Flugelhorn, are revolutionizing brass instrument design all over the world.

One of Scott’s next projects includes scoring award winning writer-director and Spike Lee protégé Kiel Adrian Scott’s feature film debut, Epilogue. Kiel also is Scott’s identical twin brother and is the muse for songs in his name on two recordings, Rewind That andChristian aTunde Adjuah.

Since 2006 Scott has worked with McCoy Tyner, Prince, Marcus Miller, Eddie Palmieri, Mos Def (Yasin Bey) and Thom Yorke, among other notable talents.

Scott is a member of New Orleans’ first family of culture, nephew of Saxophonist Donald Harrison Jr. and the grandson of the legendary Big Chief, Donald Harrison Sr. The only man to be Chief of four Black Indian tribes of New Orleans. Scott is half the inspiration for HBO’s Tremé series character Delmond Lambreaux. Lambreaux, is a hybrid of both Harrison Jr. and Scott. The show borrowed the name, Guardians of the Flame, from the Black Indian tribe Scott began “masking” as a member of with his grandfather in 1989.

Scott is also dedicated to a number of causes that positively impact communities. He gives his time and talents to a number of organizations which garnered him a place in Ebony Magazine’s 30 Young Leaders Under 30. His family’s not for profit organization, Guardians Institute, located in New Orleans is dedicated to reading and fiscal literacy, cultural retention and a firm commitment to the participation of community elders and artists in uplifting and supporting the youth in underserved areas of New Orleans. Scott’s has been in the forefront of youth programming and has given private lessons, spearheaded book give-a-ways, raised funds and purchased musical instruments in support of Guardians Institute. Since its post Hurricane Katrina founding in 2006, Guardians Institute has purchased and distributed over 44,000 brand new, hard cover books to the children of New Orleans.