my line up changes ...
maritri on piano, guitar, cello ,vox and percussion
ganessa james on bass, guitar and vox
drae alexander keys and vox
luqman brown on guitar,harmonica and vox
shaun kelly, biscuit bynum, shaun banks, chris eddleton on drums and percussion
v.jeffery smith on guitar, saxes, flutes, vox and everything else
david pilgrim on bass, guitar and vox
jerome jordan on vox and guitar
Influences
my dad,the fisk jubilee singers,leon roberts,prince,stevie,shirley horn,sweet honey in the rock, michael franks, sting,joni mitchell never lies,tribe called quest, vinx, john mayer,bjork, carmen mc crae, coltrane,sarah vaughn, esthero,nirvana,nina simone, art tatum,ray charles, milton nascimento, caetano veloso, dori caymmi,daniel lanois, ivan lins,grady tate,the family stand,black note, dixie chicks, jimi hendrix,michael hedges,patsy cline, willie nelson,dianne warren, nick drake,tuck and patti, bob marley, phinneas newborn,rogerio jardim,raul midon,dean bowman,amos lee,nickel creek, jack johnson,gene lake, living colour,me'shell n'dege o'cello,pink floyd, ani di franco, annie lennox,gerald colunga, geri allen,soundmind,jobim, funkface,arvo part, barry manilow, the beatles, the who,ben harper, train, bobby mcferrin,ennio morricone, bonnie raitt, keb mo,djavan, dakota moon, james taylor,steely dan,miles,roberta flack, donny hathaway,andy milne,webster young, herbie hancock, tuck and patti, wes montgomery,journey,the beatles, mint condition,kurt elling, jamie cullum curtis mayfield,johhny cash,hank williams, roy clark, buck owens,gilberto gil,nat king cole, cassandra wilson, helga davis, aimee mann
i was born and raised in southern california,graduated from fisk university in nashville with a degree in biology. while there, i was a jubilee singer and toured extensively.i then went to howard university and studied composition and jazz and got a second bachelors and a masters.i moved to new york with my band hue, a trio of violin, piano and cello.there were three of us and we all sang and played. for years, i sang and played piano and wrote songs about love and life. couple of years ago, i picked up a guitar and fell in love and continue to write songs about love , life and now angst as well. it sort of lends itself to the guitar. last year, i picked up the cello and again, fell in love.
being a musician has allowed me to perform with and open for many amazing folks and i feel blessed to have known them as well as share the stage with them. barbra streisand, vinx, the five blind boys of alabama, v. jeffery smith of the family stand, corey glover of living color, the indigo girls,me'shell n'dege o'cello,vernon reid, ntsikelelo cekwana, sekou sundiata ,andy milne, simone...just to name a few.
last year, i released two ep.s with producer ian friday of tea party music. they are in your room and reunion of souls and can be found on amazon.com. my latest release, enter redemption is available through paypal at maritri.net.
YEAH!!! WORLD TOUR!! I'm on the first flight out! You HOPE that i'm good???? I'm a superstar in every aspect of the game! Hahaha. It's BARELY enough to back YOU up though Diva.
Last night at The Hacienda was hott!! Every Monday is different. You never know who's going to show up from The Soulfolk Experience, nor who in the audience will be called to the stage. Thank you so much for singing several of your songs. Love your golden voice.:-)
Thank for inviting me to the show. I loved it. Your voice sounds so pure and it is like a light. Danny always recommends me to the best people. I am glad we met.
It was great seeing you and the SoulFolk Exp. at Hacienda week before last. My first time there and the place is absolutely wonderful...Kool Smooth! Hope to see you at the RiverBank on Sat. 7/19. Many blessings to you and yours! P
hey soulmate. cant call u wifey anymore...(rumors) anyway, im getting more mentally ready to leave cali. i been gettin organized. they are STILL waiting for parts for my car. jeez. that's causing anxiety. but i figure if its not done i will just leave it there. f-it. ok, mamaz. what's going on witchu?? holler.
