1. Alex Lattimore
2483 Heritage Village, Ste. 16159
Snellville, GA 30078
Phone: (404) 431-7947 Fax: (770) 979-5733
E-Mail: alexjdot@yahoo.com
Objective
To make a contribution using my musical talents and experience.
Experience
Kenwood Academy Concert Band trumpet 1988 - 1992
Served as 1st chair trumpet and section leader (3 ½ years)
Merit Music Program trumpet studies 1989 - 1992
University ofChicago Chamber Orchestra Chicago,IL trumpet 1989 - 1990
Served as 2nd
chair trumpet
Protégé Philharmonic Orchestra Chicago,IL trumpet 1990 - 1991
Served as 2nd
chair trumpet
Sherwood Conservatory Brass Ensemble Chicago,IL trumpet 1991
University ofRoosevelt Jazz Band Chicago, IL trumpet 1991 - 1992
Served as 2nd
chair trumpet
Morehouse College Marching/Concert/Jazz Bands trumpet/vocals 1992 - 1996
Performer within all groups
Served as principle solo performer in Jazz and Concert bands
Served as section leader in the Marching Band for a 3 year term
Jomandi Productions’ Black Nativity vocalist 1996 - 1998
EarthSeed Music, LLC Partner/Performing & recording artist 1997 - 2000
Produced, coordinated, and directed all assigned artist and groups
Involved with company administration and decision making in day-to-day operations and development.
Alomar Music Productions, LLC Partner/Producer/Artist /Instrumentalist/Vocalist 1998-2004
Composed and produced for any assigned company, group, or artist.
Involved with artist development and company operations.
AlexJDot Productions, LLC Owner/Producer/Arranger/Artist/Vocalist/Instrumentalist 2008-2010
Responsible for all music (pre/post production), marketing, promotion, and distribution.
Assists with administration and operational duties
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Lattisphere Records, LLC Owner/Producer/Arranger/Artist/Vocalist/Instrumentalist 2010 to present
Responsible for all music performances and recordings (pre/post production), marketing, promotion, and
distribution. Assists in daily operational duties.
Education
Morehouse College Atlanta, GA 1992 - 1996
Major: Music Minor: Psychology
Kenwood Academy Chicago, IL 1988 - 1992
Principle study in music and all general education
Skills
Principle: Vocalist
Instruments: Piano/Synthesizer/Trumpet/Flugel Horn/French Horn
Groups and Bands
Sirius B – Lead and background vocalist/trumpet player 1994 - 1998
Transcendental Funk – Lead and background vocalist/instrumentalist/producer/arranger 1998 - 2004
Jiva – Lead and background vocalist/trumpet player 1996 - 2011
Alex Lattimore (solo performing artist) – Vocalist/instrumentalist/producer/arranger 2008 - present
Ananda Project produced by ChrisBrann – Featured lead vocalist 2008 - present
Atlanta Jazz Chorus directed by Dwight Andrews – Featured principle vocalist 2010 - present
Dwight AndrewsEnsemble - Featured principle vocalist 2010 - present
Festivaland Stage Appearances
Atlanta Jazz Festival main and international stages
National Black Arts Festival main stage
Seabreeze Jazz Festival main stage
Cape Town Jazz Festival South Africa
Variety Playhouse
Alliance Theatre
Ferst Center for the Arts
Center Stage Atlanta
Rialto Theatre for the Arts
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Southwest Arts Center
Jazz Café of London
Precious Hall Tokyo
Sony Center Unit of Japan
Riverdale Amphitheatre
Georgia World Congress Center
Lakewood Amphitheatre
Discography(name – title – label)
Jiva - Stars (12") – Giant Step Records 2000
Jiva - The Love EP (CD, EP) - Giant Step Records 2002
Jiva - Love Chooses Lover (10 inch) – Giant Step Records 2002
Jiva - Stars (12 inch) – Giant Step Records 2004
Jiva - Sun and Moon – Expansion Records/Giant Step Records (Japan release) 2005
Alex Lattimore - Rush Hour (12”) – Devine Records 2005
Bugz In The Attick – Once Twice – V2 Records 2006
The Rush Hour EP – AlexJDot Productions, LLC 2006
Alex Lattimore – Promise – AlexJDot Productions, LLC 2008
Promises Made: The Millennium Promise Jazz Project CD (Kirk Whalem) – E1 Music 2008
Jiva - Reloved and Reloving – Solunari Music 2009
EC Coleman – Her Eyes At Sunset – Ernest EC3 Coleman 2011
Joey Sommerville – The Get Down Club (w/Najee and Jeff Lorber) – Jay Vox, Inc. 2011
Ananda Project – Truth - Ananda Project Recordings / Unforgettable Music 2012
Achievements and Awards
August 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year from BCM Federal for
“Black Males Taking Over Georgia” Award Ceremony
August 2008 “Promise” (first debut solo album) made #47 for Best Jazz Vocal
Album category in the 2008 Grammy Awards (out of
17,000 entries)
July 2002 Transcendental Funk - #4 in the top ten of Moods Music,
Album – Listening Pleasure – Atlanta, GA.
Summer 2001 Transcendental Funk – Creative Loafing Best of Atlanta 2001
Ryan Cameron’s Favorite Band
Spring 1996 Assistant conductor–Morehouse Jazz/Concert Band
Spring 1993-94 Most outstanding trumpet soloist–Morehouse Concert Band
Spring 1993-96 Most outstanding brass player–Morehouse Jazz/Concert Band
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Fall 1993-96 Trumpet section leader-Morehouse Marching Band
Performances
August 2012 Featured vocalist with Jokes and Jazz live production
July 2012 Centennial Olympic Park’s Main Stage closing the National Black Arts Festival
Concert Festival Series
July 2012 National Black Arts Festival at the West End Performing Arts Center
June 2012 National Black Arts Festival for Publix Corporation
May 2012 Featured vocalist with the Dwight Andrews ensemble on the main stage at the Atlanta
Jazz Festival.
May 2012 Featured vocalist for the Festival of Homiletics with the Dwight Andrews ensemble
May 2012 Featured vocalist for the Spring Jazz Vespers with the Dwight Andrews ensemble and
Atlanta Jazz Chorus
April 2012 Featured Artist for a private (corp.) event @ the Foundry at Puritan Mill
April 2012 Southwest Arts Center for Soul Poetic, an evening featuring jazz, poetry, and soul
music honoring National Poetry Month
March 2012 Featured vocalist w/William Green @ Café 290
March 2012 Featured vocalist with EC Coleman @ Churchill Grounds
January 2012 Featured Artist for a private (corp.) event @ the Sheraton Gateway Hotel
January 2012 Featured vocalist w/Dwight Andrews,Kathleen Bertrand,and the Atlanta Jazz Chorus
for the Martin Luther King Celebration at Canon Chapel.
December 2011 Featured Artist @ Soul Vegetarian’s Return to Royalty Room
December 2011 The 6th Annual Holiday Jazz Vespers at the Rialto Center with Dwight Andrews and the
Atlanta Jazz Chorus featuring Alex Lattimore, TC Carson, Kathleen Bertrand, and
Jasmine Guy
November 2011 Featured vocalist w/The Wall Street Journi @ the Atlanta Executive Center
November 2011 Featured vocalist w/William Green @ Café 290
September 2011 Featured vocalist with the Jazz Vespers at Cannon Chapel
September 2011 Fall Jazz Vespers concert w/Dwight Andrews and Kathleen Bertrand
September 2011 Featured vocalist for The House that Jack Built @ Apache Cafe
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August 2011 Featured vocalist w/Joey Sommerville for NARAS
July 2011 Featured vocalist w/Claudia Hayden @ Apache Cafe
June 2011 Alex Lattimore & Chandra Currelly at the Afterwork Cool Down Series
May 2011 Featured vocalist w/ The Atlanta Jazz Chorus Spring Jazz Vespers
April 2011 Featured vocalist @ Fernbank’s Martini’s and IMAX
April 2011 Featured vocalist for The Spike Lee Film Tribute w/Raymond Jones
April 2011 Featured vocalist w/Joey Sommerville @ Seabreeze Jazz Festival
March 2011 Featured vocalist w/EC Coleman at Churchill Grounds
March 2011 Featured artist for Clayton County Marriage Celebration event
March 2011 Featured vocalist w/Jivs @ The Apache Cafe
March 2011 Featured vocalist w/Che Marshall @ Sweet Georgia’s Juke joint
January 2011 Featured artist @ The Delta Sorority Show – Holiday Inn Decatur
January 2011 Featured vocalist w/Dwight Andrews - King Week @ Emory University
December 2010 Featured vocalist w/Chanda McKnight and Khari Simmons (private event)
December 2010 Holiday Jazz Vespers at the Rialto Theatre with Kathleen Bertrand
December 2010 Private event (NBCSL) at Lowe’s Hotel
July 2010 Featured lead and background vocalist for the Tribute to Curtis Mayfield
Alliance Theatre
February 2010 Featured Artist at UUCA (private performance)
September 2009 Featured Artist for the Spiritual Jazz Fest @ St. James UMC
July 2009 Alex Lattimore @ The Heritage Fest at the Underground
July 2009 Alex Lattimore and Takana Miyamoto at Churchill Grounds
April 2009 Featured Live show @ Wednesday Winddown at Centennial Olympic Park
w/Jaspects,and Chantae Cann
September 2008 Stir – featured vocalist w/William Green
September 2008 CD Release at Villa Christina’s 5th
Annual Jazz Series
February 2008 Alex Lattimore Romantic Valentine’s Day performance at Villa Christina
July 2007 Featured vocalist w/Joey Sommerville at Mablehouse Barnes Amphitheatre
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July 2007 Alex Lattimore featured performance at Villa Christina Jazz Series
November 2008 Live event w/ the ADA hosted by Jovita Moore of WSB-TV for The Sweet Life:
June 2008 Featured vocalist w/William Green at Wednesday Windown
April 2008 Alex Lattimore with the Ananda Project Japan Tour.
March – April 2008 Alex Lattimore on tour with Ananda Project Cape town, South Africa
March 29 2006 Julie Dexter – Moon Bossa performance @Variety Playhouse
Opening act for Louis Taylor
February 14 2006 Julie Dexter – Lead/Background vocalistflugel horn @
The Blue Room (Moon Bossa Valentine’s Day performance)
January 12 2006 Jiva – Ken Batie Hot Ice Live Tribute @ EarthLink Live
January 18 2006 Alex Lattimore – featured vocalist wKhari Simmons @
Club Django (Atlanta) performing the Rush Hour single
January 20 2006 Jiva – Apache Cafe
January 21 2006 TranscendentalFunk – Upscales Classyfied Entertainment/
Sol Real Records
December 17 2005 Rhonda Thomas – Lead/background vocals @ The Mayor’s
Masked Ball (Marriott Marquis, Atlanta)
November 18 2005 Rhonda Thomas – Lead/background vocals @ The Cutting
Room (New York)
November 19 2005 Transcendental Funk – Upscales Classyfied Entertainment
September 1718 2005 Jiva – London mini-tour at the “Jazz Café of London with
Artists: Anthony David and Donnie
September 16 2005 Rhonda Thomas – London performance background vocals
@ The Mau Mau Club