Jade Simmons

Simply put, you haven’t seen an artist like Jade Simmons before. She’s been called a “musical force of nature” by Yamaha. She offers a diverse mix of repertoire by way of head-banging sets of her own brand of hybrid hip-hop with ridiculous beats created by producer Roburt Reynolds; she also plays completely Classical recitals and genre-mixing mash-ups that dare to bring it all together. Poised for a breakout in the mainstream, no one's putting the lid down on this lady. Modern-Day Renaissance...

Simply put, you haven’t seen an artist like Jade Simmons before. She’s been called a “musical force of nature” by Yamaha. She offers a diverse mix of repertoire by way of head-banging sets of her own brand of hybrid hip-hop with ridiculous beats created by producer Roburt Reynolds; she also plays completely Classical recitals and genre-mixing mash-ups that dare to bring it all together. Poised for a breakout in the mainstream, no one's putting the lid down on this lady. Modern-Day Renaissance woman Jade Simmons is the hardest working lady in Classical Music. Not only is she one of the nation's most innovative and versatile concert artists, but the former beauty queen happens to be one of the world's few and most accomplished African-American female concert pianists. 2011 ended with a performance at the White House. 2012 brings the creation of Superwoman Records and the release of a genre-smashing EP called Playing with Fire, inspired by Classical, Hip Hop, Jazz, Dancehall, Bossa Nova and Film Music. On the title track, Jade takes a surprising and don't forget fierce, turn as a rapper. #FireEP is available online now. Daughter of a Civil Rights Activist father and a pianist mother who works in higher education, Jade is committed to expanding the boundaries of Classical music and redrawing the lines that constitute Black music. But don't let that "Classical" moniker fool you. After a performance at Grambling University, the students described her as "going hard" and "cold AF". She's not your grandma's concert pianist. Her goals are simple: make mind-blowing music, move audiences beyond their imagination and blast through as many boundaries as possible in the process. Check out the multimedia megahub for all things Jade at: www.jademedia.org