It's podcast Friday people! Godwin Louis is the CEO and Founder of Experience Ayiti.(https://www.ExperienceAyiti.org) He and I explored the meaning of success, spirituality and mastery. We also spoke about his time in Africa and the impact that the continent has had on his day to day life. I hope you enjoy this episode of The Working Artist Project. Please don't forget too like, comment, and subscribe to this podcast.
Connect with Godwin Here: https://www.experienceayiti.org/
Connect with Darrian Here: https://www.secondlinearts.org
Bio:
Godwin Louis, alto saxophonist, was born in Harlem, New York
and began playing saxophone at age nine. Godwin grew up in
Bridgeport, Connecticut and Port au Prince, Haiti. Godwin was
a finalist in the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Saxophone
Competition. He has performed around the globe including:
Mali, Senegal, Togo, France, Spain, United Kingdom, Italy,
Russia, Azerbaijan, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Venezuela,
Colombia, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia and Australia.
Godwin is a graduate of Berklee College of Music and the
prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute for Jazz Performance.
Godwin has studied and performed with Herbie Hancock, Clark
Terry, Roger Dickerson, Ron Carter, Al Foster, Jack Dejohnette,
Jimmy Heath, Billy Preston, Patti Labelle, Toni Braxton,
Babyface, Madonna, Gloria Estefan, Barry Harris, Howard
Shore, David Baker, Mulatu Astakte, Mahmoud Ahmed, Wynton
Marsalis, and Terence Blanchard just to name a few.
In addition, Godwin has performed as a sideman, guest soloist
and has conducted clinics and master classes worldwide. As a
composer, Godwin has received the Jerome Foundation
Emerging Artist Grant, and the Jazz Gallery's "New Works
Commission". As an educator, humanitarian and ambassador,
Godwin has traveled from Ghana to China to help promote
cross-cultural understanding and introduce thousands to
America’s indigenous art form, through public concerts, master
classes, and jam sessions. Godwin is the founder of Experience
Ayiti, a nonprofit educational, multidisciplinary arts
organization.
