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Lummie Spann Jr.

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I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4 Lummie L Spann Jr Alto and soprano saxophonist Composer EducatorSince birth, alto saxophonist Lummie Spann has been fascinated with the art of music. Over the years of his musical study, through the saxophone, he has taken his interest and transformed it into a creative style of electrifying passion and power. Born on February 1, 1979 in Hartford, Ct, to two musically inclined parents, a mother who sang in one of the choirs at their church, the Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church in Hartford, a father who was a DJ in the local party scenes in Hartford and New York in the 70’s and 80’s. From the very beginning, Lummie found himself engulfed in multiple facets of music. From artists such as, Rev. James Clevland and Mahalia Jackson, to Claude Debussy and Igor Stravinsky, to Duke Ellington and John Coltrane, to James Brown and Michael Jackson, he was open and appreciative of all styles. At the age of ten, Lummie, studied saxophone at the Artist's Collective, a community based performing arts school in Hartford, founded by master jazz musician, Jackie McLean. In high school he enrolled at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, where he studied with bassist Dave Santoro. Dave was one of Lummie’s favorite teachers because studying with him was the most challenging. But the most encouraging teacher was always his mentor, Jackie McLean, who also encouraged his talents as a composer in addition to his performance. In 2001, he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Music from the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz, at University of Hartford, where he taught later on. In 2006, based on his composition and performance level, he was selected among an international pool of musicians to the Betty Carter Jazz Residency Program at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Lummie has developed into a soulful and fiery saxophonist who has an original style and sound. His musical endeavors have led him to performing for important figures such as Bill Clinton, Bill Cosby, Jesse Jackson, Merly Evers and Ray Charles. He currently performs locally, nationally and internationally and has performed with Steve Davis, Nat Reeves, Rene McLean, Winard Harper, Eric McPherson, Billy Johnson, Steve Davis, Jimmy Greene, Warren Byrd, Abraham Burton, Dezron Douglas, Marc Cary, James Burton, Zaccai and Luques Curtis, and Donvonte McCoy.

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Member Since: 10/01/2007
Band Website: www.lummiespann.com
Band Members: On the Album "Live & Direct"Band: Lummie Spann - Alto & Soprano Sax Marlin McKay - Trumpet & Flugel Horn Zaccai Curtis - Fender Rhodes Dezron Douglas - Bass Ben Bilello - Drums Curtis Torian - DrumsThe New Jazz Workshop Members:Lummie Spann - Alto & Soprano Sax Dezron Douglas - Bass Ray McMorrin - Tenor Sax Josh Evans - Trumpet Ben Bilello - Drums Curtis Torian - Drums Zaccai Curtis - Piano, Fender Rhodes Dave Bryant - Piano, Fender Rhodes
Influences: PERFORMANCE: Jackie McLean, Charlie Parker, Gary Bartz, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ray Charles, Cannonball Adderly, Branford Marsalis, Kenny Garrett, Kenny Kirkland, Jeff "Tain" Watts, David Sanborn, Grover Washington Jr., Roy Hargrove, Sonny Stitt, James Spaulding, Joe Henderson, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Cedar Walton, Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Lee Morgan, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Nathan Davis, Sidney Bechet, Illinois Jaquet, Nat Adderly, Bobby Hutcherson, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Rene McLean, Dick Oatts, Dave Santoro, Herbie Hancock, Art Blakey, Jerry Bergonzi, Louis Hayes, Billy Higgins, Roy Haynes, Jimmy Cobb, Tony Tilliams, Wes Montgomery, Jimmy Smith, Kenny Barron, Dave Holland, Joe Zawinul, Victor Feldman, Chick Corea, Mulgrew Miller, Sam Jones, Sarah Vaughn, Betty Carter, Ella Fiztgerald, Dee Bridgewater, Steve Davis, Nat Reeves, Steve Nelson, Kirk Litesy, Joe Sample, George Duke, Billy Cobham, Jimmy Greene, Kris Allen, Wayne Escoffery, Julius Tolentino, Chris Potter, Ron Blake, Steve Wilson, Vincent Herring, Antonio Hart, Christian McBride, Joshua Redman, Stephen Scott, Nicholas Payton, Terrence Blanchard, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Anita Baker, Luther Vandross, Curtis Mayfield, Tower of Power, Blood-Sweat-N-Tears, Commodores, Earth Wind & Fire, Parliment Funkadelic, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Isaac Hayes, James Clevland, Mahalia Jackson, Shirley Ceasar, Andre Crouch, Rev. Al Green, Fred Hammond, Patti La Belle, Chaka Khan, Evelyn Champagne King, Debarge, Michael Jackons, The Jacksons, Janet Jackson, Al B Sure, Rick James, Prince, Sade, Morris Day & the Time, Michael McDonald, Gangstarr, KRS ONE, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, EPMD, Redman, Black Sheep, Biz Markie, Mc Lyte, Heavy D, Notorious BIG, Big L, Tupac, Pharoah Monch, Jill Scott, Bilal, Soulive, Dwele, Erykah Badu, the Roots.COMPOSITION: Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Cedar Walton, Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Cutis Fuller, Bobby Timmons, Benny Golson, Dave Holland, Dave Santoro, Steve Davis, Joe Zaniwul, Tony Williams, Mulgrew Miller, Kenny Garrett, Branford Marsalis, Kenny Kirkland, Jeff Watts, Roy Hargrove
Sounds Like: I don't know....make your own conclusion.
Record Label: NJW Music Inc.
Type of Label: Indie

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