CHRISTIAN SCOTT QUINTET @ Liburnia Jazz Festival

A native of New Orleans, LA, Christian Scott has successfully absorbed the rich musical heritage of his family, in addition to the diverse musical sounds that filled his childhood home.Christian Scott is a young man on the move.

Steeped in the jazz tradition of his hometown New Orleans but now residing in New York City, the classically trained Scott infuses his music with the rock, neo-soul, and funk grooves. In addition, his ability to harness the attitude, urgency, and power of the rap generation, has causing him to be the trumpet side man of choice for Prince, Mos Def, and Gil Scott.

Named by Billboard Magazine one of the “Top Ten to Watch in 2006”, Scott has just released a compelling tribute on prestigious Concord Records to the effects of Hurricane Katrina on his hometown. On that recording and in concert, he delivers an uncommonly resonant tone and uncompromising originality that is bringing new possibilities to the trumpet, and the world of jazz as a whole.
* Christian Scott - Trumpet, Cornet, Flugel Horn, Soprano Trombone
* Matt Stevens - MD - Guitar
* Jamire Williams - Drums
* Milton Flecther - Piano - Fender Rhodes
* Kristopher Funn - Bass