Somi April 12, 2007

New York's progressive Soul Movement has been taken to a new level by the young singer/songwriter sensation Somi. Somi is a daughter of the New African world. Born in Illinois to East African parents, the diplomat's daughter weaves African rhythms with soul and jazz traditions. Pelt's major focus is on writing music for each of his three bands - Creation -- a sextet consisting of trumpet, alto sax/bass clarinet, vibraphone, guitar, bass and drums; Noise -- an semi-electric band consisting of trumpet with effects, guitar, rhodes, bass and drums; The Jeremy Pelt Quartet -- which is trumpet, rhodes, bass and drums. His work earned him a huge write-up in the Wall Street Journal by legendary jazz writer and producer Nat Hentoff. His performances have received rave reviews from publications around the world.