Christian Scott
Christian Scott
Christian Scott, also known as Christian Scott aTunde Adjuahis a Two-time Edison Award-winning, Grammy-nominated American trumpeter, composer and producer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTrumpet Player
Date of Birth31 March 1983
CountryUnited States of America
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I hate the natural sound of the trumpet, but I think I'm naturally set up to be a trumpet player. I know that sounds weird. But pretty much anytime I play a note, I'm uncomfortable in a general sense.
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I wouldn't argue that anyone living can play the trumpet better than Wynton Marsalis.
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My main horn is a hybrid of a flugelhorn a coronet and a trumpet, but that's really because, for me, each instrument to me had a different voice, and I liked them all, but I didn't like any one of them singularly.
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Depending on what you allow, you can still get the blues, man. I'm still trying to figure out where the blues really lies, where the street is.
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Man I mean, the great thing about playing clubs in Harlem is people have an appreciation not just for the music but for the history of the music.
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It doesn't matter if I ever win another award or get to play another major jazz festival in America. I would rather not garner any of those things and speak honestly about the things that I see my people endure in this country and all over the world.
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I don't just play the trumpet because it's something that resonates with me: I play the trumpet because I realize it's a means to help free a lot of people that ain't free.
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Jazz is really 20th-century fusion music. You take West African harmony and rhythm, mix with European harmony, and boom!