Kemba Cofield
Music Educator
- Role
- Music Educator at Public School
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kemba Cofield
Biography Growing up in Frankfort, KY, Kemba always sang in talent shows, beauty pageants, musicals and church. After seeing Sarah Vaughan perform at age 12, she knew that she wanted to sing jazz, but it wasn’t until she moved to Atlanta, Georgia that her opportunity to learn the technical aspects of jazz came. Former Freddy Cole drummer, Bernard Linnette, heard Kemba sing during a Tuesday night jam session and was impressed by her voice. Kemba soon began gigging with his sextet and Linnette became her mentor. She taught chorus and piano lessons to students during the day, absorbed jazz during the night and completed her Masters in Music on summer breaks. In 2003 Kemba met trombonist, Wycliffe Gordon who invited her to sing with his ensemble as well as to appear on his album, In The Cross. Her relationships with Linnette and Gordon have exposed her to new audiences and have provided her with an entrée into the broader jazz scene. Whether singing in the church choir, teaching scales to students, gigging with the likes of Wycliffe Gordon Don Braden or Bernard Linnette, or with her own ensemble, when Kemba sings, there is a soulfulness that wraps itself around the song. She reminds us of how music transforms and how the essence of jazz transcends. Specialties: Jazz, Gospel, R and B
Experience
Music Educator
Jul 2023 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US
I am teaching music and drama to a creative bunch.
Education
Northern Illinois University
Masters in Music, Music with emphasis in Education
2006
Cambridge College
Master of Education (MEd), Educational/Instructional Technology
2013
Kentucky State University
BA Music Education, Music Education
1998
Skills
- Music Publishing
- Bands
- Musicians
- Classical
- Ensemble
- Music Industry
- Vocalist
- Orchestral Music
- Pro Tools
- Composition
- Recording
- Improvisation
- Concerts
- Music Education
- Choral
- Studio Recording
- Bass
- Stage
- Keyboards
- Singing
- Drama
- Entertainment
- Gospel
- Blogging
- A&R
- Music Theory
- Audio Engineering
- Rock
- Record Labels
- Original Music
- Drums
- Jazz
- Pianist
- Musicianship
- Blues
- Songs
- Music Supervision
- Vocal Coaching
- Band
- Songwriting
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