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Jazzmeia Horn, the new Diva in the jazz music scene, has just released her second studio album, “Love & Liberation”. Through this she tried to make a social call that is combined with her jazz elements and her distinctive voice. On the occasion of this release we contacted her to tell us her thoughts on the album. What is her relationship with jazz music and how did she end up dealing with it?

Jazzmeia is also a teaching artist, and she describes how she got involved with it. As a young person, what is her relationship with the social media? Does this distract her from her daily routine? As she says if anyone wants to get in the music industry, he must first take a serious stand against it. At the same time, she revealed to SounDarts.gr with which great artists she would like to collaborate with if she ever had the opportunity. Highly aware of her career plans, she talks about her future and her upcoming book “The Jazzmeia Horn Approach”.

Read all she had to say on the interview she gave to SounDarts.gr! 

Jazzmeia, welcome to SounDarts.gr! Recently you released your second studio album, entitled “Love & Liberation”. Would you like to tell us a few words about it? What does “Love & Liberation” mean to you?

Love and Liberation, is a sequel a social call. Social Call is a call for awareness and social responsibility. And know that we know the issues we face in society through a Social Call, let us take the call to action, through Love and Liberation. In order to love yourself, you must be completely liberated, and in order to be completely liberated, is to love yourself. Starting with you mind, which is why the first track of the album is “Free Your Mind”.

Jazz music is a piece of you. How did you come up with this musical genre? Have you ever experimented with other genres of music?

I grew up singing gospel music in my grandfather’s church, as well as, in a household that listened to such genres as Hip-Hop, Soul and R&B. While at the moment I haven’t had the opportunity to experiment with other genres, I hope to collaborate with some of my favorite artist if the future.

Also, you are a teaching artist in The NJPAC Well’s Fargo Jazz in Newmark, New Jersey. How did this story begin?

After graduating from the New School Univ, I realized that I was not going to be working as a performing artist as much as I would have liked to. I sought out teaching positions to keep busy and I really appreciated the staff and the programs that NJPAC had to offer to the students. I felt that if I were a student that I would be interested in participating in one of the programs.

What is your relationship with the live performances? What do you expect from the audience?

I love performing live! I like experiencing different people and their love and appreciation for jazz music or the lack of it.

What’s your opinion about the new means of communication? How did social media help you to interact with your audience?

There are pros and cons to social media. In one way it can be a huge distraction from life. However, when utilized as a business tool it can be very rewarding. A lot of my audiences have access to whatever I want them to have access to and I mostly share when I will be performing.

As a young artist what advice would you give to someone who wants to pursue a career in the music scene?

Make sure you are serious about music before pursuing a career because the entire industry has goals that will never be similar to your own.

If you had the chance to collaborate with one of your favorite artists, who would you choose and why?

Rachelle Farrell and/or Stevie Wonder, and Gregory Porter. I am very much inspired by their songwriting skills and singing abilities.

Jazzmeia, what should we expect from you in the future? What are your next professional plans?

I have a new book called ‘The Jazzmeia Horn Approach’ which is going to be released in the summer of 2020. This book includes transcriptions from my latest album Love & Liberation, charts of my original compositions, history on jazz, as well as tips on how to become a better improviser, songwriter, and performer.

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