Album Notes

Pianist, saxophonist Kamau Kenyatta currently resides in San Diego, CA where he is a lecturer at the University of California’s (UCSD) Jazz Studies Department.

Originally from Detroit, his versatility comes from his early exposure to a vast array of musical styles. Kamau has worked with jazz greats such as Hubert Laws, Earl Klugh, and Donald Byrd. World tours have taken him to over 20 countries and also include stints with the Supremes and Jesus Christ Superstar’s Carl Anderson.

Kamau has also collaborated with Hubert Laws in writing the score for “Small Steps, Big Strides” a Fox network documentary concerning the history of African-American film. He has also written and supervised music for “The Dawn At My Back,” a Sundance Film Festival award-winning interactive DVD-ROM memoir.

His project “Celebrating Neruda,” intertwines dance, Latin American music, and the poetry of the Chilean genius, Pablo Neruda.