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Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah
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Trumpeters · b. 1983

Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah

American jazz composer and trumpeter

Born
31 March 1983
New Orleans
Country
United States
Active
1996–
Record labels
Concord Records, Ropeadope Records
Discography
13 albums

Biography

Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah is a jazz musician who plays trumpet, Reverse flugelhorn and Sirenette. Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah was born on 31 March 1983 in New Orleans. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Concord Records and Ropeadope Records. The discography here lists 13 albums, from “Christian Scott” (2003) to “Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning” (2023). Honours include Paul Acket Award and Doris Duke Performing Artist Award.

Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah (born March 31, 1983, formerly Christian Scott) is an American jazz trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer. He has been nominated for six Grammy Awards and is a two-time Edison Award winner. He has been named the Jazz FM Innovator of the Year and the Jazz Journalists Association Trumpeter of the Year. He has also received the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts, the Changing Worlds Peace Maker Award, and the Doris Duke Performing Arts Award. Adjuah is the nephew of jazz saxophonist Donald Harrison Jr. Adjuah is the Chieftain of the Xodokan Nation of Maroons and Grand Griot of New Orleans, an honor bestowed by the Ashé Cultural Center as part of annual rites commemorating the Maafa.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Christian Scott 2003
Rewind That 2006
Anthem 2007
Live at Newport 2008 · Live
Yesterday You Said Tomorrow 2010
Christian aTunde Adjuah 2012
Stretch Music 2015
Diaspora 2017
Ruler Rebel 2017
The Emancipation Procrastination 2017
Ancestral Recall 2019
Axiom 2020 · Live
Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning 2023

Awards

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah play?

Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah is known for playing trumpet, Reverse flugelhorn and Sirenette.

When and where was Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah born?

Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah was born 31 March 1983 in New Orleans.

What are Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Christian Scott (2003), Rewind That (2006), Anthem (2007), Live at Newport (2008) and Yesterday You Said Tomorrow (2010).

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