Orland0 Watson has recorded with Latin
Grammy award winner Linda Briceño, John Clayton, Dominick Farinacci, Braxton
Cook, Damien Sneed, and Bobby Sparks II of Snarky Puppy to name a few. His
knack for storytelling led him to co-write Terence Blanchard’s “Our Voices:
Democracy Revisited” suite, which was live-streamed on NPR’s “Jazz Night in
America” hosted by acclaimed bassist Christian McBride. Watson was selected as
1 of the top 8 national finalists to compete at the 2019 “Jazz in the Gardens”
poetry slam in Miami, Florida. His poetry has been published in Linden Avenue
Literary Journal as well as Five 2 One Magazine and he currently serves as the
Director of Programming for the August Wilson African American Cultural Center
in Pittsburgh, PA.
In this episode , Orlando shares his
journey, the virtues of being an EntreMusician and balance.
Show Notes
00:00 - Show Open & Intro
01:59– Formative Years
03:22 – Tri C Jazz Fest to August Wilson
10:06 – The Landing
12:19 – Performing Days
17:20 – Connecting The Dots
19:41 – The EntreMusician
22:55 – Character & Gifts
28:00 – Revenue
31:20 – Getting in Touch
33:32 - Show Close
Enjoy!
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Theme Music is "YOYO" written by
G.H. Beulah, Jr. & J. Herod, Jr.
Performed by SounDoctrine © 2002 Soul Food
Music (BMI) All Rights Reserved
YOYO - Original Composition - ALL Rights
Reserved
ISRC: ushm80313063
BMI Work #: 5852411
ISWC: T-071.347.654-0
MLC Song Code: YA2UJ9
SOUL FOOD MUSIC IPI: 00231529687
Publisher Number: PV45SE
Publisher share: 100%
US Copyright Office Registration Date: May
24 2002
US Copyright Office Registration Number:
PA1-145-851
