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Instrument: Vibraphone
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Nikara Warren
Vibraphonist, composer, arranger, and educator Nikara Warren is a true Brooklynite. Born and bred in the eclectic and electric enclave, her family, her friends, her band, and her musical pedigree are a microcosm of the county at large. Her grandfather is world-renowned jazz pianist Kenny Barron, and she’s the daughter of a half Trinidadian soca/dancehall lover father, and a classic 1990s “Brooklyn ‘Round the Way” girl mother.
“I would wake up hearing Dizzy Gillespie; get in the car with my mom and listen to TLC; be dropped off at school and listen to System of a Down or The Who; play Charles Mingus in band; hear Biggie on the way home, and listen to Trio de Paz or some Brazilian music while eating dinner. Rhythm was always key,” she explains.
March 2023 Jazz Power Women's History Month Celebration
Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam Concerts,With Nikara Warren, “Scenes From Black Wall Street” and Community Workshops and Performances With Annette a. Aguilar 2023 Jazz Power Community Artist-in-Residence Jazz Power Initiative, an Inwood-based non-profit organization founded in 2003 with the mission of transforming lives through jazz music performance and arts education, celebrates Women’s History Month throughout March 2023, ...
Nikara Warren, Ill Considered, BADBADNOTGOOD, Henry Cole, Chip Wickham & Other New Releases
by Ludovico Granvassu
From Nikara Warren to Makaya McCraven; from Melanie Charles to Brandee Younger; from BADBADNOTGOOD to Ill Considered... a playlist replete with some of the most happening projects of the moment. Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Makaya McCraven “Black Rhythm Happening" Deciphering the Message (Blue Note) 0:16 ...
Peter Nelson: Ash, Dust, and the Chalkboard Cinema
by Neri Pollastri
Questo disco del trombonista Peter Nelson è assai particolare sia nella struttura, sia nelle ispirazioni extramusicali che hanno portato alla sua realizzazione. Nelson, originario del Michigan ove ha iniziato a cimentarsi sul trombone fin da bambino raggiungendo ottimi risultati, si è trasferito a New York, dove tuttora vive, nel 2013, e lì si è rapidamente imposto ...
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