![]() ![]() Tracks such as K.K.P.D, from 2010’s Yesterday You Said Tomorrow, and Danziger, from ambitious 2012 double album Christian aTunde ADJuah, tackled issues of inequality and institutional racism, and confirmed both political statements and brooding grooves as key features of his work.Ģ012’s Ninety Miles Project, a collaboration with Cuban musicians, among them pianists Rember Duharte and Harold López-Nussa, saw Scott explore yet another avenue, and he arrives in London at the height of his creative powers. Many of the tracks on his 2007 follow-up, Anthem, a meditation on the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Katrina on Scott’s hometown of New Orleans and the suffering its residents continued to endure, had a dark, indie rock vibe appropriate to the subject matter. Solange very rarely separated herself, creating one body with the two others. He still regularly gets called up by the likes X-Clan and Mos Def, and hip hop remains a major influence in his work, but recent releases have seen him range further afield. His 2006 debut Rewind That was a blend of slow-burning grooves and sophisticated R&B that earnt him a Grammy nomination straight out of the starting blocks and showcased the two sides to his sound, which ranges from dusky and Miles Davis-esque to brassy and bold. Like many many of his contemporaries, Scott has made a name for himself exploring the fertile ground between jazz and hip hop. The pensive body of work was written, performed, arranged and partly produced by Solange herself and would go on to earn her solo career's first-ever Grammy win (Best R&B Performance, Cranes in the Sky) and number 1 Billboard Top 200 chart placement.Free-thinking US trumpeter Christian Scott leads his killer quintet, featuring Isadora Mendez-Scott on vocals, Matthew Stevens on guitar, Kris Funn on bass and Corey Fonville on drums, in this London return. There are 10+ professionals named 'Isadora Mendez', who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. ![]() From the heartfelt reflection of Cranes in the Sky to the empowering F.U.B.U., everything about A Seat at the Table was destined to shake up music’s business-as-usual. View the profiles of professionals named 'Isadora Mendez' on LinkedIn. Isadora Mendez and Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah are married. Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah) has garnered both praise from critics and jazz aficionados alike, combining social awareness with progressive. Examining some of her own first-hand experiences, the album would contain 12 tracks and 9 interludes that boldly called out Black feminism and racial injustice while simultaneously serving as a shameless stand in solidarity with all of the world’s underprivileged and oppressed groups. Thirty-year-old jazz trumpeter Christian Scott (a.k.a. In 2016, the deeply personal A Seat at the Table was released, further defying R&B as we know it both musically and lyrically. Dreams released in 2008 followed by her True EP in 2012. Proudly commanding her unique sound, she continued to explore the possibilities of straying from safe/radio-friendly jams by blending Jazz, Funk, Electronica and R&B/Soul elements in Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Isadora Mendez performs with the Christian Scott during the 2015 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Day 5 at Fair Grounds Race Course on in New Orleans, Louisiana. ![]() Singer, songwriter, and composer Solange Knowles released her debut album Solo Star in 2002, bringing popularity to a new take on R&B that included Urban Contemporary elements. ![]()
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