July Presents Brother Judah!
Brother Judah moved to Stuart in 2000 from New York. He has been performing for more than 30 years, including reggae, jazz, R&B, Latin and African drums. He learned to play in Central Park, at Orchard Beach in the Bronx, in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. "I was a young, teenage drum warrior. As soon as I heard it, it called me."
Brother Judah's family came down to Florida and for two years he kept his career as a mortgage broker in New York, commuting back and forth. He performed on weekends, getting off his corporate job and running into Manhattan to do shows and taking leaves to do tours outside the country. "A musician knows never to quit his day job," he said.
He came down to Florida and got a job as a credit manager for a company in Stuart, but the decision to become a full-time musician was made for him by his daughter, who came home from school one day and told him her best friend couldn't play with her anymore because of her race. She wanted to know why. - Learn more about the changes & sacrifices in his story at http://www.myhometownnews.net/index.php?id=44962.
"This feels good and I'm going to stick with it," he said. Today, Brother Judah holds a drum circle at Shepard Park in Stuart every Sunday from 5-9 p.m. Spectators and drummers are welcome. He and his ensemble are available for public and private workshops and performances. He can be reached at (772) 979-3410.
Brother Judah's Birthday is July 28th ~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
