Grammy Nominee Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
Composer and trumpet player Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah is up for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at the Grammys this year for his live album, Axiom. He’s also nominated in the Best Improvised Jazz Solo category. He also has a new live album with the Robert Glasper-led supergroup, R+R=Now, which features Terrace Martin, Derrick Hodge, Taylor McFerrin, and Justin Tyson. He joins us to talk about both projects and, since it's Mardi Gras, we’ll also speak with Adjuah about growing up in New Orleans, participating in the masking tradition, and becoming a Chief himself.