For its 10th Anniversary release, the Black Art Jazz Collective offers 10 unique works that speak to both artistic freedom and musical relevance. Saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, trombonist James Burton III, pianist Xavier Davis and drummer Johnathan Blake are founding members, joined for this project by pianist Victor Gould, trumpeters Wallace Roney, Jr. and Josh Evans, bassists Vicente Archer and Rahsaan Carter, and drummer Mark Whitfield, Jr. As Escoffery explains, "I formed the Black Art Jazz Collective as an ensemble of African American musicians, celebrating Black culture through original compositions with unapologetic pride." With Truth to Power they have everything to be proud of.
From Monday, April 1 through Friday, April 5, one cut from the Black Art Jazz Collective’s album Truth to Power will be featured each morning in the New Day, New Play spotlight on my Daybreak show.
Preview “Lookin’ for Leroy” from the Black Art Jazz Collective’s album Truth to Power, above.
