Background
Christian Scott was born to Cara Harrison and Clinton Scott III and also has a twin brother, Kiel.
composer trumpeter jazz musician
Christian Scott was born to Cara Harrison and Clinton Scott III and also has a twin brother, Kiel.
By 14, he was accepted into the New Orleans Center of Creative Arts where he studied jazz under the guidance of program directors, Clyde Kerr, Junior. and Kent Jordan. Once he graduated NOCCA, Scott received a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, where he graduated in 2004. Between 2003 and 2004, while attending Berklee, he was member of the Berklee Monterey Quartet, and recorded as part of the Art:21 student cooperative quintet, and studied under the direction of Charlie Lewis, Dave Santoro, and Gary Burton.
He majored in professional music with a concentration in film scoring. His debut album for Concord Records, Rewind That, received a Grammy nomination. Since 2002, Scott has released eight studio albums, and two live recordings.
Current
Christian Scott - trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, soprano trombone
Braxton Cook - alto saxophone, straight alto saxophone
Joe Dyson - drums, pan-African drums
Corey Fonville - drums
Lawrence Fields - piano
Kristopher Funn - bass
Dominic Minix - guitar
Elena Pinderhughes - flute & vocals
Previous
Esperanza Spalding - bass
Matthew Stevens - guitar
Thomas Pridgen - drums
Aaron Parks - piano
Walter Smith III - sax
Jamire Williams - drums
Luques Curtis - bass
Zaccai Curtis - piano
Marcus Gillmore - drums
Milton Fletcher Jnr - piano.