Hannibal Lokumbe (born Marvin Peterson on November 11, 1948 in Smithville, Texas) also known mononymously as Hannibal, is an American jazz trumpeter and composer.
Born – 11 November 1948 (age 65)
Smithville, Texas – United States
Genres – Jazz, post bop
He attended North Texas State University from 1967 to 1969, then moved to New York in 1970.
His oratorio African Portraits, which premiered in Carnegie Hall in 1990 by the American Composers Orchestra, has been performed 55 times by major orchestras, with the most notable performance being that by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The work traces the African American experience by combining West African music, blues, jazz, and classical music.
In 2009 he won a Fellow Award in Music from United States Artists. As of 2010, Hannibal Lokumbe resides in Bastrop, Texas
Discography
As leader
1973: Children of the Fire (Sunrise) with Richard Davis, Diedre Murray, Waheeda Masse, David Amram
1975: Hannibal (MPS) with Michael Cochrane, Diedre Murray, Stafford James, Thabo Michael Carvin, Chris Hart
1976: Hannibal in Berlin (MPS) with Diedre Murray, George Adams, Michael Cochrane, Allen Nelson
1977: Hannibal in Antibes (Enja) with Diedre Murray, Steve Neil, George Adams, Makaya Ntshoko
1978: The Light (Baystate)with Michael Cochrane, Diedre Murray, Cecil McBee, David Lee, Frank Wright, Marcella Allen, Stanley Robinson, Roland Love
1978: Naima (Eastworld) with Kenny Barron, Cecil McBee, Billy Hart, Diedre Murray
1978: Live In Lausanne (Baystate)
1979: Tribute (Baystate) with Michael Cochrane, Diedre Murray, Erroll Waters, Makaya Ntshoko
1981: The Angels of Atlanta (Enja) with Kenny Barron, Diedre Murray, Cecil McBee, George Adams
1990: Kiss on the Bridge with Johannes Barthelmes, Fred Stern, Michael Henning, Michael Landmesser
1991: Visions of a New World (Atlantic) with Clyde Criner, Diedre Murray, Omar Hakim, Jean Paul Bourelly, Ronnie Drayton
1993: One with the Wind (Muse) with Joe Ford, Michael Cochrane, Lonnie Plaxico, Cecil Brooks III, Jeff Haynes
1995: African Portraits (Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim)
2009: Dear Mrs. Parks (Naxos)
As sideman
With Richard Davis
Epistrophy & Now’s the Time (Muse, 1972)
Dealin’ (Muse, 1973)
With Gil Evans
Where Flamingos Fly (Artist House, 1971 [1989])
Svengali (Atlantic, 1973)
The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix (RCA, 1974)
There Comes a Time (RCA, 1975)
Priestess (Antilles, 1977)
Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978 (RCA, 1979)
Live at the Public Theater (New York 1980) (Trio, 1981)
Live at Sweet Basil (Gramavision, 1984 [1986])
Live at Sweet Basil Vol. 2 (1984)
With Frank Foster
The Loud Minority (1974)
With Roy Haynes
Hip Ensemble (Mainstram, 1971)
Senyah (Mainstram, 1973)
With Don Pullen
Tomorrow’s Promises (Atlantic, 1977)
With Pharoah Sanders
Black Unity
Live at the East
Village of the Pharaohs
With Eric Kloss
Essence (Muse, 1974)
With Elvin Jones
Live at the Village Vanguard (Enja, 1968)
With Grachan Moncur III & Jazz Composer’s Orchestra
Echoes Of Prayer (JCOA Records)
With Kip Hanrahan
Desire Develops An Edge (1983)
Web site
http://www.hanniballokumbe.com/