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Jecorey Arthur is a multi-disciplinary musician from the West End of Louisville, KY, fusing socially conscious hip hop, classical minimalism, and free jazz. His recording and composition work spans theatre, film, television, radio, podcasts, and studio albums. He has performed internationally as a percussionist and vocalist—from Switzerland’s Jungfrau Erzählfestival to Tennessee's Big Ears Festival, Louisville's Forecastle Festival, New York's 92nd Street Y, and the Percussive Arts Society International Convention. He has soloed with professional orchestras in Baltimore, Brooklyn, Calgary (Canada), Cincinnati, Columbus, Dallas, Dayton, Destin, Indianapolis, Miami, Nashville, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Richmond, San Diego, San Francisco, and St. Petersburg. Arthur was the first hip hop artist featured in Steve Hackman’s orchestral fusions—The Resurrection Mixtape (Mahler x Notorious B.I.G. x 2Pac), Tchaikovsky x Drake, Skull and Bones, and Firebird: Remix | Response—and the first to perform with Teddy Abrams and the Louisville Orchestra. With them, he premiered original works including Peak, Oz, Resurrection, and Mo(u)rning for Marimba, Rap, and Orchestra, alongside works like the folk opera The Way Forth, and starred as Muhammad Ali in the rap opera The Greatest. He is Director of Percussion Studies at Simmons College of Kentucky, an endorsed artist with Salyers Percussion, and on the artist roster for the Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN), where his work reflects IMAN’s values: Spiritually Rooted, Spatially Relevant, and Socially Conscious. Arthur is also a proud union member of AFT (KY120 United), AFM (Local 11-637), and UMAW. You can follow him @jecoreyarthur.

Jecorey Arthur is available to perform in a variety of settings including as a:

• solo instrumentalist and/or vocalist;

• mixed ensemble with electriconic and acoustic instruments;

• mixed ensemble with electronic instruments only;

• mixed ensemble with acoustic instruments only; and

• other ensembles upon request.

All ensembles are available in a wide variety of musical genres but specialize in hip hop, classical, and jazz. While we prefer talent buyers to offer necessary stage, public announcement equipment, and stafing, our team can supply this upon request. For performance and music examples please see the content below.