In this episode, your host Carl Brown welcomes Mr. Marcus Adams, a saxophonist, and a vocalist. His latest project Reset is reflective of what everybody is going through right now. His career was started and rooted in the church. Gospel music was his first love. He describes himself as a Soul/Jazz artist. Mr. Adams is a school teacher and also a mental health advocate. In this episode, he describes his music, talks about the process for creating music, collaboration with other musicians, and his top musical influences. In the 'Bout it or Doubt it segment, he gives his opinion about All Night After Parties and Rollercoasters, from the Fun and Leisure category. In the last segment of the show, you can hear about the artists he would like to work with, three people he would like to invite to a dinner party, what are his plans for the rest of 2021 and 2022, and more. You can listen to Simple, Long Way from Home, and Sounds of Art from his album Reset.  

Episode Highlights

02:44 – I released two projects; I have two pandemic CDs. The first one is Love Letters, released last year, 2020, July 4th. And then, after that, coming out of the pandemic, Reset. 

13:27 –– The process for writing in the industry nowadays with the advent of the loop - that is the industry standard - now the loop dictates the song. But with Reset, I let the voice dictate the song. 

26:58 – When I hear music, I see colors. Each song has a mood, has a color. When I’m playing, that’s what I’m trying to produce. I was choosing a certain sound to produce a certain vibe and a mood in a moment. 

32:00 – I believe that in the African American community, mental health is one of the most understated things that we deal with. There is no health more important than mental health. 

55:26 – I’m starting a couple of business ventures. One of them is, I’m trying to create a space in the City of Milwaukee for artists like myself. Nothing big, just something that is intimate and something that allows us to evolve and speak that soul-jazz.  

Contact

Fresh Coast Jazz Festival

Marcus Adams