JAWWAAD is a trumpeter, composer, producer, educator, hip hop and visual artist, as well as Founder of Sound Mind and Body Labs. He collaborates regularly with MacArthur Fellow Carrie Mae Weems, and composed a piece for her permanent exhibition at the Obama Presidential Center. He also provided the music for the Prada Symbole handbag campaign. Jawwaad performs with jazz, free jazz and improvisors, as well as hip hop artists from around the world. He is a founding member of the group, Shape of Broad Minds (Lex Records 2005), whose critically acclaimed album, “Craft of the Lost Ark,” brought JAWWAAD international attention. Jawwaad is also the co-founder and producer of the band The Young Mothers.

JAWWAAD’S first solo project, Myth & Logic, at its core is hip hop. It is also about resiliency--against all odds. It takes listeners on a journey through fear, failure, acceptance and joy for the sake of protecting and preserving all that they love.