#5 Justin Faulkner

Today I sat down in the ever lively Clark Park, home of the Annual
Community Unity Festival, with Philadelphia Jazz Icon Justin
Faulkner. Brought up in a musical household, extremely gifted, and
infinitely motivated he began his professional career at thirteen.
Since then he has played with Jazz royalty such as Jimmy Heath,
Orrin Evans, Sean Jones, Tim Warfield, Pharoah Sanders, Terence
Blanchard, Jacky Terrasson, Christian McBride, and perhaps best
known as drummer for the Branford Marsalis Quartet. We had a great
conversation about a variety of topics including: the origins of
The Community Unity Festival, fashion, his acting debut in the film
“Bolden”, the joy of listening, coming up in Branford’s band,
advice for students and much more.  I hope to see you all at
this year’s Community Unity Festival on August 3rd at Clark Park in
West Philadelphia. It’s always a blast, supports a great cause, and
it’s free. http://communityunitymusicfest.wedid.it/campaigns/6489