The Artists of Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber

Over the years we’ve made music, broken bread, and covered thousands of road dogg miles worldwide with a host of alumni badasses among them: Jeremiah Abiah, Chelsea Adewunmi, Rene Akan, Marc Cary, Honeychild Coleman, Pete Cosey, Morgan Michael Craft, LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, Justice Dilla-X, Captain Kirk Douglas, Ronny Drayton, Melvin Gibbs, Trevor Holder, Julia Kent, Meret Koehler, Shazad Ismaily, Vijay Iyer, Tia Nicole Leak,  Okkyung Lee, Thom Loubet, Derrin “D Max” Maxwell, Omega Moon, DJ Mutamassik, Qasim Naqvi, Hiroyuki “Matsu” Matsuura, Melvin Van Peebles, W-Myles Reilly, Matana Roberts, Carl Hancock Rux, Petre Radu Scafaru, Sharif Simmons, Swiss Chris, Somi, Tamar-kali, Imani Uzuri, Michael Veal, Christina Wheeler, and Nioka Workman.

The current BSA crew includes business manager/electric bassist Jared Michael Nickerson; Sugar Lifer’s Lisala Beatty, Lewis “Flip” Barnes, Bruce Mack, Micah Gaugh, Satch Hoyt and Jason DiMatteo; along with Sugar Righteous Rompers Shelley Nicole, Mikel “Spirithood” Banks, Shawn Banks, Abby Dobson, James “Biscuit” Rouse, Julie “Sound” Brown, Asim Barnes, JS Williams, Karma Mayet Johnson, V. Jeffrey Smith, LaFrae Sci, Marque Gilmore tha Inna*Most, Avram Fefer, Luqman Brown, “Moist” Paula Henderson, Dave “Smoota” Smith, Mazz Swift, Leon Gruenbaum, Marika Hughes, Curtis Stewart, Andre Lassalle, Ben Tyree, Greg Gonzalez, Chris Eddleton and Vernon Reid. This is how we roll … Burnt Sugar Baby!

Current Members (most of us)

Past Members & guests (a short list)