Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah
Formerly Known As: Christian Scott
Born: New Orleans, Louisiana
Genre Style: “Stretch Music” / Eclectic African Fusion
An innovative New Orleans-born trumpeter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist who has pushed the boundaries of modern acoustic and electronic jazz. He pioneered the concept of “Stretch Music,” a genre-blind approach that expands traditional jazz structures by weaving in hip-hop, African diaspora rhythms, and ambient textures.
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Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning (African Fusion)
2023 -
Axiom (Live Album)
2020 -
Ancestral Recall (Eclectic Fusion)
2019 -
The Centennial Trilogy (Ruler Rebel / Diaspora / Emancipation)
2017 -
Stretch Music (Intro to the Stretch Era)
2015 -
Christian aTunde Adjuah (Double Album release)
2012 -
Yesterday You Said Tomorrow (Concord Jazz Era)
2010 -
Rewind That (Grammy-Nominated debut)
2006