Plunky: Juju Jazz Funk And Oneness [Paperback]

Saxophonist J. Plunky Branch began his music career while attending Columbia University in New York City in 1967. He moved to San Francisco during the tumultuous 1970s and established his African avant-garde group, Juju. Migrating back to NY Plunky began working with free jazz pioneers Ornette Coleman, Pharaoh Sanders, Sam Rivers and artists on the Strata-East Record label. Upon returning to his native Richmond, VA where he currently resides, Plunky spearheaded the regions Black arts movement and founded Branches of the Arts, Inc., a non-profit community arts organization. For the next several decades Plunky & Oneness of Juju would continue to evolve, while touring in Europe, Africa and the Caribbean. J. Plunky Branch has released over 35 albums through his two independent record companies. A studio musician for The Cosby Show, a record producer, writer of over 400 songs, producer of a documentary film on Afro-Cuban music, he is the subject himself of two feature length documentary films: Plunky Live In Paris and Plunky: Never Too Late - The Documentary. A political activist, educator and writer, he was recognized by the Library of Virginia as one of the 2015 Strong Men and Women in Virginia History. PLUNKY  Juju Jazz Funk & the Oneness of Music is Plunkys autobiography, the story of his life chronicled in his music, momentous events, pictures and his journals. *** Reading his book, it is evident that Plunky seeks and imparts wisdom through music, and is relentless in his pursuit of new ways to elevate our collective consciousness. I met Plunky over 40 years ago when he frequented my performances as a fan of my music. He would, later, follow and expand on some of the things I was doing, combining the rhythms and spirit of African music with high energy improvisation. Plunkys memoir details his personal journeys and the challenges and triumphs of a contemporary artist in modern society.  Pharaoh Sanders, saxophonist From the very first notesls³