28 min
Chelsey Green: The Green Project CreativeTalk podcast
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- Sociedad y cultura
April 11, 2018. 28:21 Violinist, violist, singer, arranger and Associate Professor in the String Department at Berklee College of Music. Chelsey Green was born into a family of jazz and funk musicians and began playing violin at age 5. Since 2010, Chelsey has carved out a musical niche which combines her classical string training, arrangements of soul-stirring R&B, pop, soul, funk, jazz, alternative, hip-hop, jazz and gospel music backed by a three piece band. Her band, known as The Green Project, has performed on the CBS Late Show with David Letterman, the Theater at Madison Square Garden, the opening of The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Essence Music Festival, Bahrain Spring of Culture Festival, Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, Kuwaiti National Opera House, The John F. Kennedy Center and more! Recently, Chelsey was awarded Montgomery County (Maryland) Executive’s Award “Outstanding Artist Award” and featured in a nationally syndicated Walmart commercial produced by BET Networks that premiered during the 2017 Soul Train Awards.
Chelsey reveals the importance of exploring the full capacity of one's gift. From an early age, she was encouraged to play all genres of music, a harbinger of things to come. She also discusses the importance of practice, preparation and prayer as effective ways to develop one's artistry fully.
April 11, 2018. 28:21 Violinist, violist, singer, arranger and Associate Professor in the String Department at Berklee College of Music. Chelsey Green was born into a family of jazz and funk musicians and began playing violin at age 5. Since 2010, Chelsey has carved out a musical niche which combines her classical string training, arrangements of soul-stirring R&B, pop, soul, funk, jazz, alternative, hip-hop, jazz and gospel music backed by a three piece band. Her band, known as The Green Project, has performed on the CBS Late Show with David Letterman, the Theater at Madison Square Garden, the opening of The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Essence Music Festival, Bahrain Spring of Culture Festival, Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, Kuwaiti National Opera House, The John F. Kennedy Center and more! Recently, Chelsey was awarded Montgomery County (Maryland) Executive’s Award “Outstanding Artist Award” and featured in a nationally syndicated Walmart commercial produced by BET Networks that premiered during the 2017 Soul Train Awards.
Chelsey reveals the importance of exploring the full capacity of one's gift. From an early age, she was encouraged to play all genres of music, a harbinger of things to come. She also discusses the importance of practice, preparation and prayer as effective ways to develop one's artistry fully.
28 min