Brent Birckhead: Sax and One Musician's Journey

Under the tutelage of Louis Tibbs and Charlie Young, Brent Birckhead has become a dynamically versatile saxophonist of many genres. With a unique style born of his deep passion for the art of music, Birckhead has established himself as one of the bright young musical voices of his generation. Educated at Howard University (BME, MM), Brent was named best blues/pop/rock soloist and outstanding instrumental jazz soloist by Downbeat Magazine as part of the annual Student Music Awards. The Baltimore native's talent earned him the honor of gracing the same stage as many legendary performers including Benny Golson, Joe Chambers, McCoy Tyner, Andrew Cyrille, Eric Benet, George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Earl Klugh, Bob Baldwin, Frank McComb, Wale, Dwele, Gregory Porter, Bilal, Lauryn Hill and many more. He has also performed at some of the world's most prestigious venues such as Blue Note NYC, Smoke Jazz and Supper Club, Beacon Theater, Ginny's Supper Club, Smalls Jazz, Blues Alley, Bohemian Caverns, 9:30 Club, Highline Ballroom, Key Club LA, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Billboard Tokyo and Osaka, and the Apollo Theater. In 2014, Birckhead joined the faculty at Morgan State University. He currently resides in New York City. Bashiri Johnson, mentioned briefly in the conversation with Brent, is a brilliant percussionist who will appear in a later episode. Music Links Brent Birckhead The Ivory Antidote [iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Music, Spotify] "Doo Wop (That Thing)" performed by Lauryn Hill with Brent "Jammin/Master Blaster" performed by Lauren Hill with Brent Brent wth Joe Jonas and DNCE SoundConnection videos with Brent, SoundConnection "Live" In Singapore SoundConnection PR Video "Superstition" performed by SoundConnection with Brent [video] [audio]