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Episode 73: Keyon Harrold.
Everywhere I turn, I see Keyon Harrold. He’s widely regarded as one of the greatest trumpeters alive today, pushing the new jazz generation forward with power and soul. His solo album Foreverland was GRAMMY-nominated this year for Best Alternative Jazz Album, and his resume is stacked — Jay-Z, Common, Erykah Badu, Diana Ross, Mac Miller, Robert Glasper, the Count Basie Orchestra, Terrace Martin — and he played all the trumpet parts in the Miles Davis biopic Miles Ahead. Keyon is a dear friend and an incredible human being. He drops so much wisdom in this episode and truly inspired me with his words. I hope you enjoy my conversation with the great Keyon Harrold.
‘Go with Elmo Lovano’ is a weekly podcast where Elmo interviews creatives and entrepreneurs in music on HOW they push forward every day, got where they are in their careers, manage their personal lives, and share lessons learned and their most important insights.
0:00:00 - INTRO
0:02:09 - LIVING ROOM SET WITH RONALD BRUNER JR
0:05:35 - MEETING TERRACE MARTIN AND ROBERT GLASPER AT JAZZ CAMP AT 15 YEARS OLD
0:08:03 - SNOOPADELICS, SPUT, TERRACE, KAMASI WASHINGTON, KEYON
0:08:55 - COMMON
0:09:47 - SNOOPADELICS, TOURING WITH SNOOP
0:12:26 - BOBBY SHORT
0:12:37 - COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA
0:14:11 - ERYKAH BADU, MARY J. BLIGE, MAXWELL
0:15:05 - CIRQUE DU SOLEIL, MICHAEL JACKSON IMMORTAL WORLD TOUR WITH GREG PHILLINGANES, JONATHAN MOFFETT
0:16:07 - JAY-Z, G-UNIT
0:17:19 - PRODUCING
0:18:35 - KEYON'S SOUND, PERSONAL PROJECTS
0:20:00 - MILES DAVIS FILM
0:20:31 - "THE MAGICIAN", SIGNING TO SONY
0:22:08 - ADVICE FOR MAKING A SOLO ALBUM
0:26:52 - FOREVERLAND ALBUM, GRAMMY NOMINATION
0:30:15 - "FIND YOUR PEACE" FROM "FOREVERLAND"
0:33:02 - HOW TO BE THE BEST YOU
0:35:39 - FATHERHOOD, KEYON HARROLD JR.
0:44:04 - LIZZ WRIGHT
0:44:42 - AJA MONET
0:45:13 - MILES DAVIS BIOPIC, ROBERT GLASPER, DON CHEADLE
0:52:36 - KEYON'S CIRCLE, UP-AND-COMING TALENT
0:54:25 - JOE LOVANO, LOVANO FAMILY
0:59:25 - DIANA ROSS
1:03:49 - MAC MILLER, ESTELLE
1:04:28 - A THROUGH LINE FROM COLLABORATIONS
1:07:04 - ANTARCTICA TRIP WITH SCOTT KELLY, CHARLIE DUKE, NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
1:14:02 - META RAY-BANS
1:16:02 - AGAVE PLANT
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Episode 73: Keyon Harrold.
Everywhere I turn, I see Keyon Harrold. He’s widely regarded as one of the greatest trumpeters alive today, pushing the new jazz generation forward with power and soul. His solo album Foreverland was GRAMMY-nominated this year for Best Alternative Jazz Album, and his resume is stacked — Jay-Z, Common, Erykah Badu, Diana Ross, Mac Miller, Robert Glasper, the Count Basie Orchestra, Terrace Martin — and he played all the trumpet parts in the Miles Davis biopic Miles Ahead. Keyon is a dear friend and an incredible human being. He drops so much wisdom in this episode and truly inspired me with his words. I hope you enjoy my conversation with the great Keyon Harrold.
‘Go with Elmo Lovano’ is a weekly podcast where Elmo interviews creatives and entrepreneurs in music on HOW they push forward every day, got where they are in their careers, manage their personal lives, and share lessons learned and their most important insights.
0:00:00 - INTRO
0:02:09 - LIVING ROOM SET WITH RONALD BRUNER JR
0:05:35 - MEETING TERRACE MARTIN AND ROBERT GLASPER AT JAZZ CAMP AT 15 YEARS OLD
0:08:03 - SNOOPADELICS, SPUT, TERRACE, KAMASI WASHINGTON, KEYON
0:08:55 - COMMON
0:09:47 - SNOOPADELICS, TOURING WITH SNOOP
0:12:26 - BOBBY SHORT
0:12:37 - COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA
0:14:11 - ERYKAH BADU, MARY J. BLIGE, MAXWELL
0:15:05 - CIRQUE DU SOLEIL, MICHAEL JACKSON IMMORTAL WORLD TOUR WITH GREG PHILLINGANES, JONATHAN MOFFETT
0:16:07 - JAY-Z, G-UNIT
0:17:19 - PRODUCING
0:18:35 - KEYON'S SOUND, PERSONAL PROJECTS
0:20:00 - MILES DAVIS FILM
0:20:31 - "THE MAGICIAN", SIGNING TO SONY
0:22:08 - ADVICE FOR MAKING A SOLO ALBUM
0:26:52 - FOREVERLAND ALBUM, GRAMMY NOMINATION
0:30:15 - "FIND YOUR PEACE" FROM "FOREVERLAND"
0:33:02 - HOW TO BE THE BEST YOU
0:35:39 - FATHERHOOD, KEYON HARROLD JR.
0:44:04 - LIZZ WRIGHT
0:44:42 - AJA MONET
0:45:13 - MILES DAVIS BIOPIC, ROBERT GLASPER, DON CHEADLE
0:52:36 - KEYON'S CIRCLE, UP-AND-COMING TALENT
0:54:25 - JOE LOVANO, LOVANO FAMILY
0:59:25 - DIANA ROSS
1:03:49 - MAC MILLER, ESTELLE
1:04:28 - A THROUGH LINE FROM COLLABORATIONS
1:07:04 - ANTARCTICA TRIP WITH SCOTT KELLY, CHARLIE DUKE, NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
1:14:02 - META RAY-BANS
1:16:02 - AGAVE PLANT
Please SUBSCRIBE / FOLLOW this podcast to catch new episodes as soon as they drop! Your likes, comments and shares are much appreciated!
Listen to the audio form of this podcast wherever you get your podcasts: elmolovano.komi.io
Follow Keyon:
instagram.com/keyonharrold
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instagram.com/gowithelmo
tiktok.com/@gowithelmo
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