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The Destiny Muhammad Trio

  • St. Alban's Episcopal Church 1501 Washington Avenue Albany, CA, 94706 United States (map)

$15 youth, $25 Senior/Student, $30 general admission
Tickets available through Eventbrite.

Destiny Muhammad, the self-dubbed "harpist from the hood", a curator, composer, bandleader and yes - harpist - is an Oakland-based musician with a unique vision: jazz inspired by Alice Coltrane, with deep Celtic roots.

With Destiny Muhammad, harp; Leon Joyce, Junior on drums and percussion; and Ron Belcher, upright bass.

Here's what critics have to say about The Destiny Muhammad Trio:

"Whether interpreting jazz standards or her original tunes, Muhammad turns every piece into a soulful adventure." - Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

"While certainly inspired by Alice Coltrane, Muhammad brings her own unique touch to the strings, as well as a contemporary melodic style that is exacting, whether she is working solo or accompanied" - Denise Sullivan | DownBeat Magazine

"Destiny Muhammad is a masterful, exploratory musician." SFJAZZ www.sfjazz.org

Artist Profile

  • Destiny Muhammad is a Recording/Performing Artist, Band Leader, Composer & Producer. Her genre , "Celtic to Coltrane" is cool and eclectic with a feel of Jazz & Storytelling to round out the sonic experience. Destiny collaborations, curations and commissioning include: Grace Cathedral Christmas Concert Series; Stanford Jazz Festival featured Artist; Santa Cruz Symphony Recital Series; San Jose Jazz Fest Jazz Aid Commissioned Artist; Guest/Collaborator with Composer Marcus Shelby for Zaccho Dance ‘The Peoples Palace’ and featured on KQED Podcast & Sunday Music Drop; SFJAZZ Teaching Artist; Tribute to Native American Jazz Artist Jim Pepper and Guest Artist for Living Jazz Tribute to Dr Martin Luther King.

    Caroline is a second-year Adler Fellow with The San Francisco Opera, where her

    engagements include Moira The Handmaid’s Tale, Mimi Bohème out of the Box, Mimi La

    Bohème (cover), and Erste Dame Die Zauberflöte (cover). This season, Caroline can also be

    seen as Mimi La Bohème with Opera Naples.

    Caroline has trained as a Young Artist with the Merola Opera Program, as an Apprentice

    Singer with The Santa Fe Opera, and as a Young Artist with the Boston University Opera

    Institute. Recent stage credits include the roles of Female Chorus The Rape of Lucretia, Ma

    Zegner Proving Up, Anne Trulove The Rake's Progress, and scenes as Rosalinde Die

    Fledermaus and Donna Elvira Don Giovanni, and the title character in Rusalka.

    On the concert stage, Caroline has been featured as the soloist in Carmina Burana, The

    Messiah, Verdi Requiem (cover), Mozart Requiem, and is a frequent collaborator with The

    Boston Pops Symphony.

    An avid competitor, Caroline has been awarded five times from The Metropolitan Opera

    Laffont Competition. She has also won awards from the Pasadena Vocal Competition, St.

    Botolph Club Foundation, Orpheus Vocal Competition, and Concurso Internacional de

    Canto Tenor Viñas.

    Caroline holds a Master of Music degree from Boston University, and a Bachelor of Music

    degree from Webster University.

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