Monday, July 28, 2008

After the Storm

I recently attended a young boy of 13's funeral and thought what a shame. Although we are Christians and our beliefs are what they are I couldn't help wondering why?!?! I find when my heart is the lowest my creative being flows so much more. I can write more music and I develop more songs, transpose quicker. It's the strangest thing. Music I guess becomes my outreach or my muse in a sense. Music...

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Singing Jazz and Gospel Music

Since high school I wanted to sing jazz. I love the complexity of the music. How it can be organized chaos developed each time into something unique and creative. I equally always loved sing the gospel songs. I attribute my ability to hear parts easily and sing harmonically to my deep roots in Black gospel music. Singing as a child came easy but practicing singing all 3 parts just for fun (black gospel usually uses 3 part harmonies except for that Richard Smallwood) it developed my ear and forced me to be sensitive to the necessity of beautiful melodies embellished with complex harmony. Something I can never take away.

Kemba Cofield

Hottest new Jazz Vocalist around town... The sensational Kemba Cofield

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRPImHwvn0o