Artist:Christian Scott
Song:K.K.P,D.
Album:Yesterday You Said Tomorrow
Jazz trumpeter Christian Scott has deep roots in the New Orleans jazz scene and the New Orleans Black Indians. He calls himself Chief Xuan a Tunde Adjuah. He has recorded as a leader since 2002. He was born Mar. 31, 1983 in New Orleans. His uncle is jazz saxophonist Donald Harrison Jr. Harrison and his father Donald Harrison Sr. are chiefs in the New Orleans Black Indians. Scott's twin brother is writer director Kiel Adrian Scott. Scott was tutored by his uncle as a teen. Scott appeared on Harrison's albums. He went to high school at New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. He got a scholarship to attend Berklee in Boston and graduated in 2004. While there he started his own label and and released his first recordings. Scott signed with Concord Records in 2006. K.K.P.D. is from his 2010 album Yesterday You Said Tomorrow. This was Scott's third studio album for Concord. He also released a live album. Scott says the album was influenced by Miles Davis' 60s recordings while incorporating contemporary jazz elements. Scott wrote most of the songs. K.K.P.D. stands for Ku Klux Police Department so it's obviously social commentary. Scott's main collaborator on his Concord albums was Canadian guitarist Matthew Stevens. He is currently in Esperanza Spalding's band. Other musicians are Milton Fletcher Jr. on piano, Kristopher Keith Funn on bass and Jamire Williams on drums. Scott switched to Ropeadope Records in 2015. His latest album Axiom was released in 2020. It was recorded live at the Blue Note in New York. Scott is touring again and I expect a new album soon. Here is Christian Scott with Matthew Stevens, Lawrence Fields, Kris Funn and Jamire Williams performing K.K.P.D. for New York's WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM and NPRmusic present The Checkout Live at Berklee School of Music in Boston 2010.
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