Destiny Muhammad EPK
“Destiny Muhammad is masterful, exploratory musician that builds on the legacy of pioneering Jazz Harpist like Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane. ”
— SF JAZZ
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BIOGRAPHY
Bio
Destiny Muhammad is a Recording/
Performing Artist | Band Leader |
Composer & Producer. Her genre
†̃Celtic to Coltraneâ€TM is cool and
eclectic with a feel of Jazz & Storytelling
to round out the sonic experience.
Destiny has curated concerts for Grace
Cathedral Christmas Concert Series,
SFJAZZ Tribute to Jazz Harp Legend
Alice Coltrane, S F Symphony
SOUNDBOX Series featured guest for
GRAMMY Winner Kanye West ‘Sunday
Service’, shared the stage with Jazz
Masters Denise Perrier, Omar Sosa,
and Blue Note Artist Ambrose
Akisemuire, to name a few. She has
headlined The Healdsburg Jazz
Festival,
Destiny was 2023 The Healdsburg Jazz Fest Black History Month Artist in Residence
Guest Workshop Presenter for
Amatuer Music Network, collaborator
with the Santa Cruz Symphony Harp
Ambassador for the Awesome
Orchestra Collective. and The Marcus
Shelby’s New Orchestra.
Destiny is a Governor of The
Recording Academy, ASCAP
Songwriter Awardee, SFJAZZ
Teaching Artist, Bay Area Jazz and
Blues Award Winner (BAJABA) and a
California Arts Council Legacy Fellow.
“ ‘I hope to organize events that touch people and feel uplifting, and this is exactly what the Destiny Muhammad Trio brought. The band's sound was amazing.'”
— Chika Okoye, Curator of ‘The Black Life’ series @ BAMPFA
“‘While certainly inspired by Alice Coltrane, Muhammad brings her own unique touch to the strings, as well as a contemporary melodic style that is exacting, whether she is working solo or accompanied’ ”
— Denise Sullivan | DownBeat Magazine