Tomeka Reid

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Tomeka Reid
Born1977 (age 46–47)
Washington, D.C., United States
GenresJazz, Improvisational
Instrument(s)Cello
Websitetomekareid.com

Tomeka Reid (born 1977, Washington, D.C.) is an American jazz cellist and improvisational musician.

Career

Reid grew up in Washington, D.C. and attended University of Maryland, College Park earning a Bachelor of Music, her schooling continued at DePaul University where she received a Master of Music.[1] Reid taught middle and high school orchestra at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools for seven years before beginning her Doctor of Music from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[2] Reid is associated and performed with groups including Mike Reed's Loose Assembly, Chicago Jazz Philharmonic and the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians' Great Black Music Ensemble.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ Murphy, Meaghan (April 1, 2014). "Classical Act". Southsideweekly.com. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "Tomeka Reid | People Issue 2013". People2013.chicagoreader.com. December 12, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "Mike Reed's Loose Assembly Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  4. ^ Galil, Leor. "Three Beats: Cellist Tomeka Reid steps out with Hear in Now | Three Beats". Chicagoreader.com. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  5. ^ Howard Reich (September 15, 2010). "The luminous art of cellist Tomeka Reid - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved June 18, 2015.

External links

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