Jahmori
@jahmori55
Atlanta, GA USA
Joined Jul 7, 2010
Jahmori “Jay-mo” Simmons was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a 9th grader at Carver School of the Arts. He is a songwriter, producer, pianist, harpist, violist, violinist and percussionist. He has been a student in the Atlanta Public School system since 2003. He began his musical training at the early age of 4 as young drummer under the direction of Omelelika Kuumba of Atlanta’s Giwayen Mata. During his elementary years he attended Grove Park Elementary School and performed in the GP chorus, the orchestra, the Urban Youth Harp Ensemble and the Atlanta Public Schools Elementary Honor Chorus. His musical training continued through the middle school years as he played violin and viola in the Sutton Middle School orchestra. It was also at Sutton Middle school where he experienced composing and arranging for the 8th grade orchestra, under the direction of Ms. Natalie Colbert. Currently, he is studying viola under the direction of Dr. Roumena Georgieva of Clark Atlanta University, a mentee of Jim Hawkins of Electro Acoustic Systems in Athens, Georgia, a member of the Urban Youth Harp Ensemble and a student/producer in Cajo University, an artist training program conducted by gospel recording artist Canton Jones.
Under the direction of his father and mother, he progressed to songwriting, producing and recording when he was only 9 years old. His first recording was entitled, “Ooo, Wee,” a collaboration between he and his father, which depicts the person of “Jay-mo.”
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