Nzinga Howard was born in Washington D.C. on July 6, 1975. Eldest son of eight siblings, he developed a strong sense of family, responsibility, and community at a very young age. A child prodigy, he taught himself to read at the age of 3. He began playing the trombone at the age of 5. His formal jazz and music theory training began at Ballou Sr. High School under the skillful and nurturing tutelage of Mr. Yuseef Chislom. He received his first formal trombone lessons from Wycliffe Gordon, principle trombonist of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra & The Wynton Marsalis Septet. He then went on to study jazz improvisation and trombone technique with the legendary Calvin Jones. He also studied trombone with Master Trombonist Dr. Paul Shultz. Nzinga went on to graduate with Honors from Howard University with a Bachelors Degree in Music Composition and a Masters Degree in Jazz Studies. A seasoned musician, Nzinga has toured throughout the United States as well as many foreign countries. He has composed a plethora of original compositions for every conceivable ensemble from solo piano to symphony orchestra. He has scored several films and served as musical director for several musicals. Well aware of the importance of the Arts, Nzinga is a dedicated music educator. He has served as Associate Director of Bands/Assistant Director of Music Technology at Bowie State University and Lower Brass/Music Theory Instructor at The Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Nzinga currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada where he freelances as a music producer, film scorer, photographer, and director.
Thank you for the kind word brotha Zing! Well, I am livin' in Richmond, VA. for now and working as a music teacher. I am just getting settled in, so I plan on doing some gigging soon. I also want to start working on my first recording project soon. Next year, or the year after that I will probably be moving again. Ya know, I almost went for a teaching job in Las Vegas.
Hey Zingy, I don't have a myspace page anymore, but i'm on Malaika's page- she wanted me to make some chages to her's so offcourse I wanted to check your page out.. I'm so proud of you, I just want to cry, you have always been the MOST TALENTED musician i've known, and i am so glad that you are persuing your dream, I know sacrifices and decisions had to be made, but that comes with the package.. I am so proud of you big brother, and I heard moo moo singing on one of your tracks and I just wanted to cry because i could just imagine the joy it was for ya'll to sit there and work togather,, look at my big brothas they are going to make me LOTS OF LOTS OF MONEY:)
Hey so when are you going to make me a track so i can have an excuse to come to Nevada :):):):)
I LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH, AND I MISS YOU, can't wait to see you - hopefully this summer, or maybe i'll just come down there for a couple of weeks, again I AM SO PROUD OF YOU,, keep up the good work, GOD see's what you doing, and what you go through to do it, and believe me he will Bless your gifts and talents, just keep him first, and he will handle the rest..
Your song is very soothing I am really digging it. I think I have met you before in DC could be wrong but you look familar. Just wanted to say thanks for the add request.
Much Love,
Evie
