Collaborations & Media
Notable Collaborators
Kelan Phil Cohran & Circle of Sound / Legacy
Founding-era Chicago creative-music collaborator, 1979–1993 and beyond.
Samana
Vocalist, clarinetist, and percussionist in the AACM’s first all-woman ensemble, alongside Shanta Nurullah, Maia Hubert, Nicole Mitchell, and Coco Elysses.
Nicole Mitchell
Vocalist in Vision Quest: Hope, Future and Destiny, performing alongside Corey Wilkes, Tomeka Reid, Josh Abrams, David Boykin, and others.
National Trust
Featured vocalist; a key link between Chicago and New York’s independent music scenes in the mid-2000s.
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Longstanding recording, touring, and family collaboration, including “Fly” (2013) and the 2024 Guinness Cork Jazz Festival performance.
Brothers Hypnotic
Featured participant in the feature documentary (dir. Reuben Atlas, prod. Sam Pollard); screened at SXSW, Hot Docs, and other major festivals; broadcast on PBS’s Independent Lens.
Illinois Institute of Technology
Featured performer, 2024 Bronzeville Vendor Fair & Wildflower Music Festival.
Selected Performance History
Chicago Jazz Festival — with Phil Cohran & Circle of Sound1988
Chicago Jazz Festival — with Samana1997
Adler Planetarium, Chicago — African Skies recording project1993
Performances with National Trust and across Chicago’s creative-music & AACM-affiliated circuit2000s
International touring and performances with Hypnotic Brass Ensemble2006–
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, Cork, Ireland2024
Bronzeville Vendor Fair & Wildflower Music Festival, Illinois Institute of Technology2024
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