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Olu Dara Jones (born Charles Jones III; January 12, 1941) is an American cornetist, guitarist, and singer. He is the father of rapper Nas.
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Jun 11, 2018 · Olu Dara. Trumpeter, cornetist, singer, guitarist, bandleader. A performer from an early age, Olu Dara was a leading trumpet player in New York's burgeoning avant-garde loft-jazz scene in the 1960s.
Feb 13, 2013 · Dara, born Charles Jones III and recently turned 72, is as much a compelling storyteller as he is a musician, and concertgoers are doubly fulfilled when he decides to blend the two elements...
May 15, 2009 · The jazz cornetist Olu Dara has been playing music professionally for nearly four decades, but chances are you know him from the 2004 Nas single “Bridging the Gap,” in which he turns in a cheery...
Olu Dara. An all-around jazz talent whose cornet and trumpet numbers range from blues stomps and rags to screaming free passages. Read Full Biography.
Oula Dara (born January 12, 1941) is a jazz cornetist, guitarist, and singer. He is most well-known for being the father of the legendary rapper Nas and featuring on a couple of his songs,...
Apr 16, 2021 · Olu Dara is a multi-talented entertainer who has been performing since he was eight years old. Born (1941) in Natchez, Miss, Olu landed in New York in 1963 after a stint in the US Navy which took him all over the world.
Jazz trumpeter, cornetist, and composer Olu Dara describes his music as "rhythmic fusion," and is the leader of the Okra Orchestra. His live shows are unusual among jazz concerts due to their dancing audiences. Dara joins the show to discuss his life, career, and contemporary jazz.
Olu Dara's Album Illuminates the Origins of Jazz. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the CD "In the World From Natchez to New York" by Olu Dara from Atlantic Records. Dara who plays coronet, has been a fixture in the New York jazz scene since the 1970's.
Jun 15, 2021 · As a backing musician for the likes of James Blood Ulmer, cornetist, guitarist and singer Olu Dara made himself at home in the world of jazz. But since stepping out on his own a few years back, Dara has moved to the wide open spaces.
