Amina Scott + Gladney

Name: Amina Scott + Gladney
Start: 2025-03-27T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Marigny Opera House

Schedule

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Marigny Opera House | New Orleans, LA

Thursday, March 27, 2025
Performance at 7:30PM | Doors at 7:00PM
VIP (front 2 rows of cushioned chairs) - $40 **available online only!!!
Suggested Donation/Sliding Scale GA (3rd row and on, mixed chairs) - $10-20

Enjoy the jazz stylings of composer/bassist Amina Scott & composer/multi-instrumentalist Gladney!
Amina Scott is an exceptionally talented bassist and composer. Growing up in a musically inclined family, with both her parents being music enthusiasts, she was exposed to a diverse range of musical genres, which greatly influenced her artistic development. Her interest in music peaked at an early age when her grandmother began giving her piano lessons. From then on, her love and passion for music have yet to cease. She started playing electric bass at the age of twelve and soon began playing gigs with local bands in Oakland. She switched her focus towards the upright bass after attending college at Loyola University New Orleans. In 2019, she received her Master’s degree from Florida State University under the tutelage of Rodney Jordan. She was also part of the 2017 Ravinia Jazz Program cohort under the direction of Rufus Reid, Billy Childs, and Nathan Davis.
Currently based in New Orleans, LA, Amina Scott has been a bassist for many musicians on the New Orleans music scene, as well as abroad. She has performed with artists such as Jazzmeia Horn, Chief Xian Atunde Adjuah, Don Vappie, David Murray, Johnny Vidacovich, Joanne Bracken, Nicholas Payton, Herlin Riley, and Germaine Bazzle. She currently tours with a project, spearheaded by Dee Dee Bridgewater, called WE EXIST! as well as with the DDB Big Band where she serves as an arranger and as the bassists.
Amina continues to forge her own path as a trailblazing artist, Ranging from many musical influences, she is able to express her journey into Black womanhood and capture the trials and tribulations of her career thus far. While staying true to the musical lineage as well as herself, Amina is able to captivate audiences around the world with her music and her story. Her debut album Where The Wild Seed Grows is out now on all platforms.
Currently, Amina Scott serves on the faculty at Loyola University New Orleans and the University of New Orleans. She has also been a faculty member for the Lafayette Summer Music Workshop since 2022.
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Gladney: GRAMMY-nominated • multi-instrumentalist • composer • a foremost creative from New Orleans
Gladney, a 2024 Foundation for Louisiana World Maker and sixth-generation New Orleans native, hails from the city’s iconic Lower 9th Ward. With a professional career that began at just 12, Gladney brings a wealth of experience, an infectious spirit, and a signature “Gladney Bow” hairstyle to every performance, making him a truly unforgettable artist.
A graduate of both the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) and the New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music, Gladney’s early achievements include being selected for the esteemed Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz (now the Herbie Hancock Institute) All Star group. This role took him across the U.S., performing educational jazz “informances” with jazz greats Lisa Henry and Antonio Hart. During this time, Gladney was also honored to perform at the White House under the Obama administration.
With a 20-year career spanning high-profile performances, music videos, and live TV appearances, Gladney has been seen on The Kelly & Ryan Show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and BBC’s The Graham Norton Show. His international collaborations feature an impressive roster of artists, including Jonathan Batiste, Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters, Ellis Marsalis, George Duke, Delfeayo Marsalis, Solange, and Joe Dyson. A two-time GRAMMY nominee, he contributed to Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah’s 2018 album, The Emancipation Procrastination, on the track “Cages” and played a key role in the creation of The Rumble’s Stories From the Battlefield.
Currently, Gladney leads his self-titled band, with the debut single “Selenite,” released in 2021, marking the beginning of his band’s recording journey. He is a proud member of the Recording Academy and serves as the woodwind instructor at his alma mater, NOCCA, leading the next generation of musicians.