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 Peterson in 1976 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marvin Peterson |
| Born | November 11, 1948 Smithville, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Free jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Trumpet |
| Labels | Enja, MPS, Baystate |
| Website | hanniballokumbe |
Hannibal Lokumbe (born Marvin Peterson on November 11, 1948) [1] is an American composer and jazz trumpeter.
A native of Smithville, Texas, United States, [1] he is sometimes known by the name "Hannibal". [2] He attended high school in Texas City, Texas. In the late 1960s, he attended North Texas State University for two years, then moved to New York City and went on tour with Rahsaan Roland Kirk. [2] He became a member of the Gil Evans orchestra, an association that lasted through the 1980s, and worked with Roy Haynes and Pharoah Sanders. [2] As the leader of the Sunrise Orchestra, he played koto and trumpet. [2] His debut solo album, Children of the Fire, was released in 1974. [2]
Lokumbe coauthored a biography of his life with the author, artist, and cultural anthropologist Lauren Coyle Rosen, called Hannibal Lokumbe: Spiritual Soundscapes of Music, Life, and Liberation (Columbia University Press, 2024). The book has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award.
He has also published three volumes of poetry: The Ripest of My Fruits; Trilogy: Freedom Dance Cycle; and Love Poems to God.
With Andrew Cyrille
With Richard Davis
With Gil Evans
With Frank Foster
With Kip Hanrahan
With Billy Hart
With Roy Haynes
With Elvin Jones
With Eric Kloss
With Grachan Moncur III & Jazz Composer's Orchestra
With New York Unit
With Don Pullen
With Pharoah Sanders
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