Grammy nominated trumpeter, composer, and producer Christian
Scott aTunde Adjuah will release the third installment of a trio of albums
commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first jazz recordings. Collectively
titled The Centennial Trilogy, the final album in the series The Emancipation
Procrastination will be released on October 20th via Ropeadope.
"The Cypher," the second single from The
Emancipation Procrastination just premiered at Mass Appeal. The track was first
written for a 2016 Complex City Cypher video, featuring Christian alongside
A$AP Ferg, Wiki, and Your Old Droog.
Stream or embed the track via Soundcloud:
Ruler Rebel (released 3/31) presented to us the artist – WHO
we are listening to.
Diaspora (released 6/23) identified the listener – ALL the
people of the world.
The Emancipation Procrastination the third and final chapter
in the trilogy deals directly with the social and political issues of the day.
Rather than descend into identity politics, Adjuah sees many disparate cultures
in New Orleans being underserved and exploited. This worldview transcends New
Orleans, as Christian has traveled and toured the world for almost 20 years,
starting as a child and performing with extraordinary players (McCoy Tyner,
Donald Harrison, Eddie Palmieri).
The scope of The Centennial Trilogy is not limited to the
music; Adjuah uses broad strokes to present his vision of the world. Growing up
in New Orleans' Upper Ninth Ward, he witnessed people enduring the same
challenges regardless of their race or ethnic background: He saw a community of
people undereducated to serve the tourist culture, facing food insecurity, yet
viewing each other as different through the lens of race. Seeing this around
him, Adjuah came to understand that race is a social construct, and that people
could work together to build and move forward.
"I’m not interested in harming anyone," Adjuah
says. "I have a responsibility as an artist to create a space where people
feel welcome. When I walk outside this hotel room, that is not the reality.
There is a difference when music is made with love. When people come into my
space they are going to feel that. We are trying to figure out a way to treat
each other better. We are all responsible for healing each other.”
The vision of Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah is clear – that
this is an opportunity for all of US to come together and address issues that
affect ALL of us. Emancipation Procrastination means that we all have an
opportunity to liberate ourselves from old world ideas. Let the healing begin.
Christian is about to head out on a world tour throughout
Asia, Australia, Europe and North America.
US Tour Dates:
October 12 - Oakland, CA - The New Parish
October 13 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow's
October 15 - Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA
October 24 - Jazz Market - New Orleans, LA
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