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DAWN NORFLEET (Website in Progress)
Dawn Norfleet, Ph.D.
Composer, Musician, Scholar
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“Dawn Norfleet is a rare treasure in the
world of music, as both an educator and
creator. She’s an amazing composer,
arranger, flutist, and vocalist.”
- Kamasi Washington
“A Renaissance woman."
- Dr. Robin D.G. Kelley
Live at the Alex Theatre, Glendale, CA. Photo by Tom Pease
Los Angeles-based composer, vocalist, flutist, and educator Dawn M. Norfleet embodies the 21st Century "hyphenated" creative intellectual. For over three decades, “Dr. Dawn” has reigned supreme in a myriad of musical inventions and dimensions: As a vocalist, she has a solid 3 ½ octave vocal range, inspired by the distinctive soprano timbres of Minnie Riperton, Phillip Bailey and Bobby DeBarge. As a flutist, she draws inspiration from the likes of Hubert Laws and Yusef Lateef. Her compositions draw equally from diverse masters, from Claudio Monteverdi and J.S. Bach to Stevie Wonder and Herbie Hancock, as well as contrapuntal music of Europe, South Asia, the African Diaspora, and beyond. And as an educator, Norfleet passionately teaches, mentors and trains students and educators around the nation.
Is she...
A classical music composer?
A jazz composer, vocalist, and flutist?
An innovative, self-produced singer-songwriter?
A trailblazing scholar and sought-after educator?
The answer to all of these questions is a resounding YES!