Thursday Night Jazz: Kente Summer Madness Presents the Dr. Emmett Goods Quintet

Photo Courtesy: Kente Arts Alliance

Dr. Emmett Goods is a Pittsburgh native who comes from a very rich musical background. He is an alumnus of the Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, where he flourished under the instruction of drummer Roger Humphries, and then further developed with the support of the legendary trombonist Steve Davis.

Emmett has performed with a wide variety of musicians from jazz to R&B, like Dr. Billy Taylor, Wycliffe Gordon, The Four Tops, Aretha Franklin, and Gladys Knight. What many fans of Emmett don’t know is that Latin music is a specialty of his as well. He has performed with many of the Latin world’s musicians, such as Kevin Caballo, Tony Vega, and his own band, THE LATIN JAZZ PROJECT. As an educator, Emmett began his successful teaching career as a private instructor, teaching trombone and piano. 

Dr. Emmett Goods is the impressive recipient of a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies (Hartt School of Music), Master of Music in Jazz Studies (Georgia State University), and a Doctor of Music Arts in Trombone Performance (West Virginia University). These accomplishments highlight just a small part of what is already an illustrious career. 

About the Presenter:

This program is presented in partnership with Kente Arts Alliance, an African American arts organization whose mission is to present high-quality arts of the African Diaspora.

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