Kendrick Scott (born July 8, 1980) is an American jazz drummer, bandleader, and composer. He is the founder of the record label World Culture Music.
Biography Kendrick A.D. Scott was born and raised in Houston. The first encounters Kendrick had with the drums were in church, where his parents, Kenneth and Stepheny, and older brother were involved in the music ministry. Scott was later accepted to Houston's famed High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA) where his high school career culminated in many awards - the most notable being The Clifford Brown/Stan Getz Fellowship, given by the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) and The National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts. Upon graduation from high school in 1998, Kendrick was awarded a scholarship to attend the famed Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, majoring in Music Education. Since graduating from Berklee in 2002, Scott has performed with a variety of name artists including the Jazz Crusaders, guitarist Pat Metheny, saxophonists Joe Lovano and Kenny Garrett, vocalists Dianne Reeves, Lizz Wright, Gretchen Parlato and trumpeter Terence Blanchard, to name a few. He also was a member of the Berklee-Monterey Quartet, performing at the legendary Monterey Jazz Festival in 1999-2000, 2002 and 2007.
Scott’s debut recording with his group Oracle recorded The Source in 2006, including pianists Aaron Parks and Robert Glasper, guitarist Lionel Loueke, vocalist Gretchen Parlato, and others. Scott also performed with the Terence Blanchard Quintet on the album A Tale of God’s Will (A Requiem for Katrina) (2007), which was nominated for two Grammy Awards for 2008. Kendrick was a member of the band that accompanied Terence Blanchard to the Monterey Jazz Festival’s 50th anniversary in 2007, and Scott embarked on the 22-state tour, starting in January, 2008 with the 50th Anniversary MJF All-Star Band. It featured the leaders of the past, present and future with Terence Blanchard on trumpet, James Moody on saxophone, Benny Green on piano, Derrick Hodge on bass, and jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon.
Scott also currently plays with the Charles Lloyd Quartet, featuring alongside Reuben Rogers on bass, and Gerald Clayton on piano.
Selective discography As leader Year recordedTitleLabelYear released2006–07The SourceWorld Culture Music 20072008ReverenceCriss Cross Jazz20102013?ConvictionWorld Culture Music20132015?We Are the DrumBlue Note20152019?A Wall Becomes a BridgeBlue Note2019
As group Blue Note All Stars Our Point of View (Blue Note, 2017)[2CD]
As sideman LeaderTitleLabelYearDavid DoruzkaHidden PathsCube-Metier2004Terence BlanchardFlowBlue Note2005Patrick CorneliusLucid DreamAcoustic Recording2006Danny GrissettPromiseCriss Cross Jazz2006Terence BlanchardA Tale of God’s Will (A Requiem for Katrina)Blue Note2007Chihiro YamanakaAbyssVerve2007Mike MorenoThird WishCriss Cross Jazz2008Lage LundEarly SongsCriss Cross Jazz2008Myron WaldenMomentumDemi Sound2009Terence BlanchardChoicesConcord2009Gretchen ParlatoIn a DreamObliqSound2009Will VinsonStockholm SyndromeCriss Cross2010Myron WaldenTo FeelDemi Sound2010Myron WaldenWhat We ShareDemi Sound2010Chihiro YamanakaForever BeginsVerve2010Michal Bugala1st Touch Hudobný Fond2010Mike MorenoFirst in MindCriss Cross Jazz2011Gretchen ParlatoThe Lost and FoundObliqSound2011Walter Smith IIIStill CasualSelf Produced2015Robert GlasperLet GoLoma Vista Recordings2024
References
External links KendrickScott official website World Culture Music Berklee College of Music: Kendrick Scott All About Jazz: Kendrick Scott: Oracle for Good Music