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'''Ahamefule J. Oluo''' is an American musician,<ref>{{cite web|title=New Pop Opera By Oluo of Industrial Revelation Opening in Seattle|first=Florangela|last=Davila|date=December 1, 2014|work=[[KPLU-FM]]|url=http://www.kplu.org/term/ahamefule-j-oluo}}</ref> trumpeter,<ref name="Berson">{{cite web|date=December 6, 2014|title=Ahamefule J. Oluo: A true talent emerges at OtB|first=Misha|last=Berson|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|url=http://blogs.seattletimes.com/artspage/2014/12/06/ahamefule-j-oluo-a-true-talent-emerges-at-otb/|accessdate=February 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Miserable Year That Inspired Ahamefule Oluo's 'Now I'm Fine'|first=Marcie|last=Sillman|date=December 4, 2014|url=http://kuow.org/post/miserable-year-inspired-ahamefule-oluos-now-im-fine|work=[[KUOW-FM]]}}</ref> [[composer]],<ref name="Berson" /> stand-up comedian, and [[writer]].<ref name=CA1>{{cite web|work=City Arts|url=http://www.cityartsonline.com/articles/technically-christmas|title=Technically Christmas|date=November 24, 2014|first=Ahamefule J.|last=Oluo}}</ref> He was the first artist-in-residence at [[Town Hall Seattle]].<ref name="Town Hall">{{cite web|publisher=[[Town Hall Seattle]]|url=https://townhallseattle.org/event/oluos/|title=Ijeoma and Ahamefule Oluo in Conversation|date=June 29, 2017|accessdate=February 6, 2018}}</ref>
'''Ahamefule J. Oluo''' is an American [[musician]],<ref>{{cite web|title=New Pop Opera By Oluo of Industrial Revelation Opening in Seattle|first=Florangela|last=Davila|date=December 1, 2014|work=[[KPLU-FM]]|url=http://www.kplu.org/term/ahamefule-j-oluo}}</ref> trumpeter,<ref name="Berson">{{cite web|date=December 6, 2014|title=Ahamefule J. Oluo: A true talent emerges at OtB|first=Misha|last=Berson|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|url=http://blogs.seattletimes.com/artspage/2014/12/06/ahamefule-j-oluo-a-true-talent-emerges-at-otb/|accessdate=February 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Miserable Year That Inspired Ahamefule Oluo's 'Now I'm Fine'|first=Marcie|last=Sillman|date=December 4, 2014|url=http://kuow.org/post/miserable-year-inspired-ahamefule-oluos-now-im-fine|work=[[KUOW-FM]]}}</ref> [[composer]],<ref name="Berson" /> stand-up [[comedian]], and [[writer]].<ref name=CA1>{{cite web|work=City Arts|url=http://www.cityartsonline.com/articles/technically-christmas|title=Technically Christmas|date=November 24, 2014|first=Ahamefule J.|last=Oluo}}</ref> He was the first artist-in-residence at [[Town Hall Seattle]].<ref name="Town Hall">{{cite web|publisher=[[Town Hall Seattle]]|url=https://townhallseattle.org/event/oluos/|title=Ijeoma and Ahamefule Oluo in Conversation|date=June 29, 2017|accessdate=February 6, 2018}}</ref>


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Revision as of 02:59, 26 June 2018

Ahamefule J. Oluo
BornDenton, Texas
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Trumpeter, musician, writer, comedian
InstrumentsTrumpet

Ahamefule J. Oluo is an American musician,[1] trumpeter,[2][3] composer,[2] stand-up comedian, and writer.[4] He was the first artist-in-residence at Town Hall Seattle.[5]

Career

As a trumpeter, Oluo has performed or recorded with numerous prominent musicians and groups, including Das Racist, John Zorn, Hey Marseilles, Wayne Horvitz, Macklemore, and Julian Priester.[6] He is a member of jazz quartet Industrial Revelation,[7] winner of a 2014 Stranger Genius Award.[8] The other members of Industrial Revelation are D'Vonne Lewis (drums), Evan Flory-Barnes (bass), and Josh Rawlings (keyboards).[9]

In 2012, Oluo was selected as Town Hall Seattle's first-ever artist-in-residence.[10] During his time as the artist-in-residence, he began created an experimental autobiographical pop opera, "Now I'm Fine," about the year his father died. [11] The full-length opera (co-written with Lindy West) debuted in December 2014, at On the Boards theater, complete with a 17-piece orchestra, and received positive reviews.[12] Seattle Times critic Misha Berson said Oluo possibly created "a new art form" by combining his own big-band jazz pieces with a blend of standup comedy and memoir.[2] The piece went on to New York City's Public Theater in January 2016 as part of the Under the Radar Festival [7][13] and was also staged at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland in February 2017.[14] The New York Times reviewed the Public Theater run of "Now I'm Fine," saying that Oluo expanded the format of the "standard, modest, one-man confessional show" to "dizzying proportions" and described the score as "modernist jazz [that] leans toward solemnity, suggesting a New Orleans funeral march."[15]

As a comedian, he has collaborated closely with Hari Kondabolu, who described him in 2010 as "my great friend and writing partner."[16]

Personal life

Oluo is biracial; his father is an immigrant from Nigeria and his mother is a Euro-American from Kansas.[17]

Oluo married writer Lindy West on July 11, 2015.[18] His older sister is writer and activist Ijeoma Oluo.[5]

References

  1. ^ Davila, Florangela (December 1, 2014). "New Pop Opera By Oluo of Industrial Revelation Opening in Seattle". KPLU-FM.
  2. ^ a b c Berson, Misha (December 6, 2014). "Ahamefule J. Oluo: A true talent emerges at OtB". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  3. ^ Sillman, Marcie (December 4, 2014). "The Miserable Year That Inspired Ahamefule Oluo's 'Now I'm Fine'". KUOW-FM.
  4. ^ Oluo, Ahamefule J. (November 24, 2014). "Technically Christmas". City Arts.
  5. ^ a b "Ijeoma and Ahamefule Oluo in Conversation". Town Hall Seattle. June 29, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  6. ^ Mudede, Charles (August 28, 2013). "Horns of Sorrow". The Stranger. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Ahamefule J. Oluo: Now I'm Fine". The Public Theater. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  8. ^ "The Stranger Genius Awards: The Event". The Stranger. 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  9. ^ Mudede, Charles (2016). "Industrial Revelation". The Stranger. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  10. ^ "TOWN HALL: Our NEW Artist/Scholar-In-Residence!". hosted.verticalresponse.com. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  11. ^ Sillman, Marcie. "The Miserable Year That Inspired Ahamefule Oluo's 'Now I'm Fine'". Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  12. ^ "When The Biggest Success Is Refusing To Ever Quit". UPROXX. November 4, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  13. ^ Brantley, Ben (January 17, 2016). "Review: 'Now I'm Fine,' Ahamefule J. Oluo's Take on Himself". New York Times. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  14. ^ Schweich, Emily (February 18, 2017). "Review: Ahamefule J. Oluo's 'Now I'm Fine' at The Clarice". DC Metro Theater Arts. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  15. ^ Brantley, Ben (2016). "Review: 'Now I'm Fine,' Ahamefule J. Oluo's Take on Himself". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  16. ^ Kondabolu, Hari (December 13, 2010). "December Shows in the Pacific Northwest". harikondabolu.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  17. ^ Oluo, Ahamefule J. (July 6, 2011). "My Father Is an African Immigrant and My Mother Is a White Girl from Kansas and I Am Not the President of the United States Or, How to Disappoint Your Absent Father in 20 Words or Less". The Stranger.
  18. ^ West, Lindy (July 21, 2015). "My wedding was perfect – and I was fat as hell the whole time". The Guardian.
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