Hannibal Lokumbe

Hannibal Lokumbe
Hannibal Lokumbe
	Peterson performing in New York City on July 6, 1976
Background information
Birth name	Marvin Peterson
Born	November 11, 1948; Smithville, Texas
Genres	Free jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Trumpet
Labels	Enja, MPS, Baystate
Associated acts	Sunrise Orchestra
Website	hanniballokumbe.com

Hannibal Lokumbe (born Marvin Peterson on November 11, 1948) is an American jazz trumpeter.

Career

A native of Smithville, Texas, he was born "Marvin Peterson" but is sometimes known by the name "Hannibal".[1] In the late 1960s he attended North Texas State University for two years, then moved to New York City and went on tour with Rahsaan Roland Kirk.[1] He became a member of the Gil Evans orchestra, an association that lasted through the 1980s, and worked with Roy Haynes and Pharoah Sanders.[1] As the leader of the Sunrise Orchestra, he played koto and trumpet.[1] His debut solo album, Children of the Fire, was released in 1974.[1]

Awards and honors

Fellow Award in Music from United States Artists, 2009[2]

Discography

As leader

Marvin Peterson and the Soulmasters in Concert (Century, 1969)
Children of the Fire (Sunrise, 1974)
Hannibal (BASF/MPS, 1975)
In Antibes (Enja, 1977)
In Berlin (MPS, 1977)
Naima (Eastworld, 1978)
The Light (Eastworld, 1978)
Live in Lausanne (Eastworld, 1978)
The Tribe (John Hammond World of Jazz 1978)
Tribute (Eastworld, 1979)
The Universe Is Not for Sale (Smackdab, 1980)
The Angels of Atlanta (Enja, 1981)
Poem Song (Mole, 1981)
More Sightings (Enja, 1984)
Visions of a New World (Atlantic, 1989)
Kiss On the Bridge (Ear-Rational, 1990)
Crossing (Ear-Rational, 1991)
One with the Wind (Muse, 1994)

As sideman

With Richard Davis

Epistrophy & Now's the Time (Muse, 1972)
Dealin' (Muse, 1973)

With Gil Evans

Where Flamingos Fly (Artists House, 1971 [1989])
Masabumi Kikuchi + Gil Evans (Philips, 1972); Japanese big band directed by Gil Evans
Svengali (Atlantic, 1973)
The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix (RCA, 1974)
There Comes a Time (RCA, 1975)
Priestess (Antilles, 1977)
Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978 (RCA, 1979)
Live at the Public Theater (New York 1980) (Trio, 1981)
Live at Sweet Basil (Gramavision, 1984 [1986])
Live at Sweet Basil Vol. 2 (1984)

With Frank Foster

The Loud Minority (Mainstream, 1972)

With Kip Hanrahan

Desire Develops An Edge (Yellowbird, 1983)

With Billy Hart

Enchance (Horizon, 1977)

With Roy Haynes

Hip Ensemble (Mainstream, 1971)
Senyah (Mainstream, 1973)

With Elvin Jones

Live at the Village Vanguard (Enja, 1968)

With Eric Kloss

Essence (Muse, 1974)

With Grachan Moncur III & Jazz Composer's Orchestra

Echoes of Prayer (JCOA, 1974)

With New York Unit

Now's the Time (Paddle Wheel, 1992)
Akari (Apollon, 1994)

With Don Pullen

Tomorrow's Promises (Atlantic, 1977)

With Pharoah Sanders

Black Unity (Impulse!, 1971)
Live at the East (Impulse!, 1972)
Village of the Pharoahs (Impulse!, 1973)

References

Kelsey, Chris. "Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
"Hannibal Lokumbe – USA Cummings Fellow". United States Artists. 2009. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.

External links

Article from New York Times
Article from Boston Phoenix at the Wayback Machine (archived March 1, 2012)

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[Kelsey-1] Kelsey, Chris. "Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

[hl-fellow-2009-2] "Hannibal Lokumbe – USA Cummings Fellow". United States Artists. 2009. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.