NoneOtherThan NIGEL Music & Talk with Brent Birckhead (S1 Episode 3)

NoneOtherThan NIGEL Music and Talk PODCAST

Join me as I chat with Award winning Brent Birckhead. Super multi-instrumentalist, Howard University Professor, highly recognized Musician, International Recording artist, songwriter, and Producer.
Brent takes us on his journey from 2-time Howard University Graduate to Touring Worldwide with HU Jazz Ensemble, "Lauryn Hill, Eric Benet, Jonas Brothers, and more. Enjoy the smooth jazz sounds of Brents debut Album "Alchemy" as selections from the album can be heard throughout the interview.

“ONE OF THE MOST RIVETING
YOUNG IMPROVISORS IN NEW YORK”

-NY TIMES

Brent Birckhead is an award-winning artist, whose aesthetic is an intersectional amalgam of traditional and popular styles. Unbound by genre, Birckhead’s approach to woodwind artistry is driven by his compulsion for creative risk and deep respect for legacy. His place in the continuum of a storied lineage begins with his surname, Birckhead, and extends to his extensive musical education and work ethic as a visionary approach to life as a rising leader.

Educated at Howard University (BME, MM), Birckhead was named best blues/pop/rock soloist and outstanding instrumental jazz soloist by Downbeat Magazine as part of the annual Student Music Awards. In 2011 Brent was named "Best Alto Saxophonist" by the Washington City Paper.

The Baltimore native's talent earned him the honor of performing and touring with legendary artists including Lauryn Hill, Nas, Wale, Eric Benet, Larry Graham, George Duke and many more.

Birckhead is the professor of saxophone at Morgan State University. On February 22nd Birckhead released his self-titled debut album on Revive Music.