- Hannibal (musician)
Hannibal (born Marvin Peterson in Smithville,
Texas ,United States ,November 11 ,1948 ; formerly Hannibal Lokumbe and Hannibal Marvin Peterson) is an American jazz trumpeter and composer.He attended North Texas State University from 1967 to 1969, then moved to New York in 1970.
Hannibal has performed with
Rahsaan Roland Kirk ,Gil Evans ,Elvin Jones ,Roswell Rudd ,Makanda Ken McIntyre ,Deidre Murray ,Pharoah Sanders ,Roy Haynes , and George Adams.His oratorio "African Portraits", which was premiered in
Carnegie Hall in 1990 by theAmerican Composers Orchestra , has been performed 55 times by major orchestras, with the most notable performance being that by theChicago Symphony Orchestra . [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F00E1DA1F3FF93BA35752C1A96E958260] The work traces theAfrican American experience by combining West African music, blues, jazz, and classical music.External links
* [http://www.answers.com/topic/marvin-hannibal-peterson Hannibal biography]
* [http://www.bostonphoenix.com/alt1/archive/music/reviews/02-08-96/REX/HANNIBAL_MARVIN_PETERSON.html Article from "Boston Phoenix"]
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