Piñata & Festival de Jazz de Barcelona presentan: Chief Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott)

Did anyone say that everything had been invented in jazz and its surroundings? They probably didn't know Chief Adjuah, the creative alias of Christian Scott, born in New Orleans in 1983.

NPR hailed him as the herald of a new era for the genre thanks to his patent on what is called "Stretch Music", a jazz approach that combines ethnomusicology with a deliberate disregard for any stylistic limits. If we add to this his unique way of playing the trumpet, emphasizing breath over vibration in the mouthpiece to create a unique tone, the so-called "whisper technique," it's easy to start understanding why this musician, nephew of saxophonist Donald Harrison, has been nominated for the Grammy five times and has won two Edison Awards.

Beyond awards and industry recognition, there are his twelve studio albums and a career of more than twenty years, combining creative adventure with civic commitment to defending human rights and fighting against social injustice.