my line up changes ...
maritri on piano/ guitar/ cello /vox and percussion,
david pilgrim on bass/ guitar / vox,
drae alexander keys / vox,
v.jeffery smith on guitar/ saxes/ flutes/ vox / everything else,
lamar hodnett on drums/ bass,
jeff jeudy on guitar/ bass / vox,
nicholas cassarino on guitar/ bass / vox,
ganessa james on bass/ guitar / vox,
shelley nicole on bass /vox,
luqman brown on guitar/ harmonica /vox,
shaun kelly, biscuit bynum, shaun banks, chris eddleton on drums / percussion,
jerome jordan on vox / guitar,
jeni fujita, carla duren , kay ashley and patrizia ferrara on vox
Influences
my dad,the fisk jubilee singers,leon roberts,prince,stevie,shirley horn,sweet honey in the rock, michael franks, sting,joni mitchell never lies,tribe called quest, vinx, john mayer,bjork, carmen mc crae, coltrane,sarah vaughn, esthero,nirvana,nina simone, art tatum,ray charles, milton nascimento, caetano veloso, dori caymmi,daniel lanois, ivan lins,grady tate,the family stand,black note, dixie chicks, jimi hendrix,michael hedges,patsy cline, willie nelson,dianne warren, nick drake,tuck and patti, bob marley, phinneas newborn,rogerio jardim,raul midon,dean bowman,amos lee,nickel creek, jack johnson,gene lake, living colour,me'shell n'dege o'cello,pink floyd, ani di franco, annie lennox,gerald colunga, geri allen,soundmind,jobim, funkface,arvo part, barry manilow, the beatles, the who,ben harper, train, bobby mcferrin,ennio morricone, bonnie raitt, keb mo,djavan, dakota moon, james taylor,steely dan,miles,roberta flack, donny hathaway,andy milne,webster young, herbie hancock, tuck and patti, wes montgomery,journey,the beatles, mint condition,kurt elling, jamie cullum curtis mayfield,johhny cash,hank williams, roy clark, buck owens, nicholas cassarino, gilberto gil,nat king cole, cassandra wilson, helga davis, aimee mann
Sounds Like
depends on what day it is..
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i was born and raised in southern california,graduated from fisk university in nashville with a degree in biology. while there, i was a jubilee singer and toured extensively.i then went to howard university and studied composition and jazz and got a second bachelors and a masters.i moved to new york with my band hue, a trio of violin, piano and cello.there were three of us and we all sang and played. for years, i sang and played piano and wrote songs about love and life. couple of years ago, i picked up a guitar and fell in love and continue to write songs about love , life and now angst as well. it sort of lends itself to the guitar. last year, i picked up the cello and again, fell in love.
being a musician has allowed me to perform with and open for many amazing folks and i feel blessed to have known them as well as share the stage with them. barbra streisand, vinx, the five blind boys of alabama, v. jeffery smith of the family stand, corey glover of living color, the indigo girls,me'shell n'dege o'cello,vernon reid, ntsikelelo cekwana, sekou sundiata ,andy milne, simone...just to name a few.
last year, i released two ep.s with producer ian friday of tea party music. they are in your room and reunion of souls and can be found on amazon.com. my latest release, enter redemption is available through paypal at maritri.net.
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