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Kenyatta Beasley

@kenyattabeasley

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Trumpeter, Producer, Bandleader.
Professor Of Music Production/Technology @hofstrau

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New Recording Alert! (Link in Bio)

Live At The Bridge.
May 14th Doors 7pm. Recording Start 7:30pm

BAND:
@joe_dyson 🥁
@dezthought 🎻
@bennygreenofficial 🎹
@koloftis 🎷
@melaniecharlesisdflower 🎤
@kenyattabeasley 🎺📝

Seats are limited (about 25 seats)! taken in The Bridge Studio by @kenyattabeasley

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6 months ago

Sounds Good premieres on August 4th with special guest Brandee Younger! Here’s a sneak peek of her performance in Technica House NYC.

Subscribe to AT-One Radio on YouTube or your favorite podcast platform to get notified about new episodes! by @kenyattabeasley

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a year ago

Good to play a few bars with @robertglasper @dhodgeworld @drummerslams this afternoon for the @bmsbrooklyn fundraiser.

#trumpet #robertglasper #jazztrumpet #music #blues #milesdavis taken in Brooklyn Music School by @kenyattabeasley

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3 years ago

I played a lot of gigs and recordings and had a bunch of late night hangs with @casey_benjamin. We became family the day we met.

He’s definitely one of the defining voices of modern jazz saxophone. Everyone he took a solo you felt like you were about to be launched into space.

Happy Birthday Bruh! taken in Manhattan, New York by @kenyattabeasley

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5 days ago

◤PICK UP!◢
Miles & Trane at 100 – Satoshi Inoue Sextet featuring Kenyatta Beasley & Keith Loftis –

石川県野々市市発のジャズイベント「Big Apple in Nonoichi 2026」の関連企画として、NYからケニヤッタ・ビーズリー（tp）、キース・ロフティス（ts, ss）を招聘し、BNPお馴染みのミュージシャンも含むトッププレイヤーとともに行う特別公演。マイルス・デイビスとジョン・コルトレーンの生誕100年を祝し、関連楽曲のアレンジやオリジナル楽曲など、歴史と現代が交錯するJazz体験が楽しめる一夜。

●2026 11.23 mon.
Miles & Trane at 100 – Satoshi Inoue Sextet featuring Kenyatta Beasley & Keith Loftis –

*11.23 mon.の1stショウはFamily Friendly Day!

MEMBER：
Satoshi Inoue (g) @satoshijazz
Kenyatta Beasley (tp) @kenyattabeasley
Keith Loftis (ts,ss) @koloftis
David Bryant (p) @dblaque_music
Pat Glynn (b) @benthictones
Gene Jackson (ds) @jackgene

📍BLUE NOTE PLACE（ブルーノート・プレイス）
東京都渋谷区恵比寿4-20-4 恵比寿ガーデンプレイス
@bluenote_place / bluenoteplace.jp

#bluenoteplace #ブルーノートプレイス #恵比寿ガーデンプレイス #恵比寿 #ジャズライブ taken in Blue Note Place by @kenyattabeasley

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7 days ago

Tonite, Thursday October 8th
Kenyatta & The Professors
ft. Kenyatta Beasley | John Chin | Mike Moreno | EJ Strickland | Eric Wheeler
 Top-notch trumpeter Kenyatta Beasley leads this excellent ensemble for the first time on LunÀtico bandstand and we are SO looking forward. Join us!  @kenyattabeasley ~ Trumpet @mike.moreno.guitar ~ Guitar @e.j.strickland ~ Drums @dubonbass ~ Bass @johnkchin ~ Piano 
***TWO SETS: 9PM & 10:15PM*** ***$10 (CASH) SUGGESTED DONATION*** ***LUNATICO HAS A FULL DINNER AND COCKTAIL MENU SO COME EARLY TO EAT!***
 KENYATTA BEASLEY arrived in New York in 1994 to attend the prestigious Mannes School of Music where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Jazz composition and Performance. Cutting through the clutter of New York City’s musical landscape, Beasley’s innovative sound led to his first break: he joined Lauryn Hill to record and support the tour of her multi-platinum album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill — through which he accompanied a range of musical acts: Shakira, Wyclef Jean, Fantasia, Chaka Khan, the Wu Tang Clan, P. Diddy, Usher, Carlos Santana, Gloria Gaynor and Gladys Knight. Since, he has been a highly sought-after musician in too many bands to name.
Beasley is also a film composer, having composed the score for the film Earnie, which won the NYU/New York Magazine First Run Film Festival award for Best Original Score and also was a finalist at Sundance. The success of Earnie caught the ear of Quincy Jones who hired him as a contributor to the underscore on Get Rich Or Die Tryin’. He then went on to win Best Original Score at the Brooklyn Arts Council Film Festival for another short film, Heroes Wanted. The trumpeter has composed the scores for short films such as Jeffrey’s Calypso, Dentist Visit, Heart Attack and the award-winning Pariah. His first solo, full-length film score was written for a Vivica A. Fox film, Three Can Play That Game .He also returned to touring on the Mary J. Blige/Jay-Z “Heart of the City” jaunt. by @kenyattabeasley

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8 days ago

Looking forward to leading a band at one of the best venues to hear live music in NYC, @barlunatico Thursday, October 8th. Sets at 9:00 and 10:30pm

Tomorrow night, Kenyatta and The Professors take over @barlunatico, one of the best rooms in NYC to hear live music. 🌙

@johnkchin 🎹
@mike.moreno.guitar 🎸
@dubonbass 🎻
@e.j.strickland 🥁
@kenyattabeasley 🎺🎤

Pull up a chair, grab a drink, and come take some notes. No exams, just good music.

#barlunatico #brooklynjazz #nycjazz #livemusic taken in LunÀtico by @kenyattabeasley

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8 days ago

This was my first record as a leader — recorded 27 years ago now, two years before 9/11. I didn’t have a hand in the artwork; that credit goes to What’s New Records, a small Japanese label that took a chance on me.

Every time I look at this cover, it’s the Twin Towers that get me. Just sitting there in the background, like they’d always be there.

Some album covers just hold time in a way you don’t expect.

@kenyattabeasley
@casey_benjamin
@marcusbaylor7
@robertglasper
@brandoneugeneowens
@fabiomorgeraofficial
@teodrossavery

#NeverForget #TwinTowers #NYCHistory #IndieJazz #jazztrumpet by @kenyattabeasley

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a month ago

How time flies. My man’s first day of 4th grade. taken in Ps 11 Purvis J Behan by @kenyattabeasley

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a month ago

“I’ll be making my 4th trip to Big Apple in Nonoichi/Kanazawa, Japan this November for a Tribute to Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Can’t wait to see what’s become almost my second family, and eat some of that @miya_johouse curry!

Looking forward to playing with.

@koloftis 🎷
@dblaque_music 🎹
@satoshijazz 🎸
@jackgene 🥁
Pat Glynn🎻

#bigappleinnonoichi #milesdavis #johncoltrane by @kenyattabeasley

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a month ago

Always good times and vibes with @robertglasper in the studio. Looking forward to checking out @eugeneasheofficial upcoming masterpiece on Netflix.

@koloftis
@drummerslams
@richiegoods
@william.barnes.984
@eugeneasheofficial taken in Brooklyn, NY by @kenyattabeasley

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3 months ago

Recorded this live a few months ago at @tothebridgenyc during our “Live From The Bridge” live recording.

Wrote this little bop for my son, Idris — and somehow (on a school@night) he was there for the world premiere. Thanks @monakayhan for grabbing this on camera.
@kenyattabeasley 🎺
@dezthought 🎻
@joe_dyson 🥁
@bennygreenofficial 🎹
@koloftis 🎷
@melaniecharlesisdflower 🎤

#LiveMusic #JazzMusic #NYCJazz #recording # taken in The Bridge Studio by @kenyattabeasley

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