Person:
Beyonce, Michael Bolton, Jill Scott, Train, Gloria Gaynor, Carole King, Sza, Sam Moore, Esperanza Spalding, Queen Latifah, Trombone Shorty, Smokey Robinson, Keb Mo, Lea Delaria, Paul Shaffer, The Manhattan Transfer, Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Buddy Guy, Kwame, Kathy Sledge, Faith Evans, Cheryl Lynn, Alicia Meyers, Ciara, Blue Six, Ben E. King, Alice Smith, Janelle Monae, Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Rowland, Patti LaBelle, Sheila E., Lalah Hathaway, Tony Orlando, Joe Piscopo, Shontelle, Monica, Ledisi, Keri Hilson, Keyshia Cole, Fantasia, VV Brown, Kelly Price, Marsha Ambrosius, Dave Wakeling, Sami Yaffa, Jill Sobule, Davy Jones, Nick Lowe, Mary J. Blige, Al Chez, Rodney Mack/RMPBB, Dave Mason, Peter Erskine, Walter White, Robert Gordon, Jonathan Richmond, and on
Place:
Royal Albert Hall – London, The White House - Washington DC (twice!), Budokahn – Japan, Yonge-Dundas Square – Toronto, Canada, Brighton Dome – London, Chicago Theater, Earl’s Court – London, Reliant Stadium – Houston, National Arena – Jamaica, Lincoln Center – NY, Asser Levy Park – NY, Irving Plaza - NY, Webster Hall - NY, Highline Ballroom - NY, House of Blues - LV and NC
Thing:
Headlini
Kiku Collins has established herself at the heights of pop, jazz and R&B. This former "Jersey Girl" followed music on a journey out of her small town to the Interlochen Center for the Arts, and from there, onto the biggest stages in the world. According to Jazz Journal International, "Ms. Collins plays trumpet and flugelhorn like a twenty-first-century Miles Davis."
Collins has performed with Beyonce, Michael Bolton, Jill Scott, Nick Lowe, Gloria Gaynor, Train, et al. She's performed on The Today Show, Oprah Winfrey, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, at the White House for President Obama (twice), The Rachel Ray Show, The View, The World Music Awards, the Black Girls Rock Awards on BET many times, Ellen Degeneres, the Grammy Awards (and many others), in addition to appearances at several international jazz festivals.
Collins boasts two recordings as a leader to her credit. Innova Records said about her debut recording, "Here With Me", that "Kiku puts a flugelhorn to her lips and animals come to listen, it's so sweet." Her last recording, "Red Light", showcases her unique abilities as composer, performer, and producer, and includes notable guest performances by Michael L
&#;An interesting blend of jazz/blues polish and sass is what we have here from trumpeter/vocalist Kiku Collins on her latest project, Red Light. The former Beyonce trumpet player who’s worked with the likes of Michael Bolton and Jill Scott has a style as sexy and smooth as silk and as authentic as her persona. Using great phrasing and arrangements, the music presented here–the vast majority of which was co-written by Collins–is a combination of sweet, sexy, and “come hither” sensuality (listen to “Tag Play” for a good example) and funky, enflamed groove (e.g., “Come My Way” – check out bassist Malcolm Gold’s work while you’re here). Take a walk on the blues side as the sexy lady treats us to the title track with all the sultriness expected in a song bearing that title, and check out the adeptness of pianist Xavier Davis and the magnificent guest sax work of Michael Lington. This material has body, melody, and presence. When you listen to the tenderness of Collins’ caressing trumpet and Hendrix Helmer’s guitar on the well-composed piece “Silence Thief,” you are reminded of the beautiful vastness and creativity of the world of really good jazz. The alluring track that follows,
Kiku Collins, Ninja Princess
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Pocket Trumpet, Valve Trombone, Vocals, actor. Local AFM
"There is nothing more marvelous than doing something you love to do and getting paid for it. It ceases to become work, money, and effort; and it becomes fun, your expression of the joy of life."- Stuart Wilde
"Try taking the *&%^&$ horn out of your mouth." Miles Davis to John Coltrane
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