Christian Scott (2)

Jazz trumpeter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer, born in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 31, 1983.

Nephew of jazz saxophonist [a65744] and grandson of New Orleans record producer [a2557605].

Adjuah is the Chieftain of the Xodokan Nation of Maroons and Grand Griot of New Orleans, an honour bestowed by the Ashé Cultural Center as part of annual rites commemorating the Maafa.

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.