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.
* Listen to two track from Myth & Logic — War Strategies (featuring Kam Franklin) and Without You (featuring Contour & Yaajé) — HERE.

JAWWAAD’S list of performances includes countless national and international festivals such as the Hove Festival, Sonar Festival, Meltdown Festival and the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Jawwaad is a Red Bull Music Academy alumnus. He studied and participated in workshops with Pauline Oliveros and is a member of the Deep Listening Institute and Nameless Sound. Using scientific and evidence-based techniques, Jawwaad teaches students how to use advanced deep listening techniques to create music and sounds that stimulate the body’s endorphins which increase feelings of well-being. Jawwaad is a 2020 Creative Capital Award recipient. His award-winning concept, Myth & Logic, is a sonic stimulation and visual art piece based on scientific research which concludes that certain decibels stimulate endorphins in the body that lessen pain and improve well-being. This work is also based on his lived experience with sonic healing and is located at the Shepard-Acres Homes Library in his hometown of Houston, Texas.

No Idea 2026 performances:
* Established ensemble, JAWWAAD's Myth & Logic record release concert (Friday, November 20)